- Rebecca Northan
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birthplace =Calgary, Alberta Rebecca Northan is a Canadian actor. She is known for playing the hippie mother Diane Macleod on the CTV &
The Comedy Network sitcom "Alice, I Think", Rebecca Northan was born and raised inCalgary ,Alberta . She is a graduate of theUniversity of Calgary , and an alumna of theLoose Moose Theatre Company where she did her improv training withKeith Johnstone .Northan has been improvising and working as an actor for 17 years, and in 2004 she was nominated for a
Gemini Award for "Best Ensemble in a Comedy" for The Comedy Network’s "The Joe Blow Show". Northan is also a five-timeCanadian Comedy Award nominee for "Best Female Improviser". She has made several appearances at theMontreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in the World Improv Games, and was recently a member ofThe Second City Toronto mainstage cast in Good's Good, Evil's Bad.As an actor, Northan has worked in theatres across Canada including
Theatre Calgary ,Manitoba Theatre Centre ,Fringe Theatre Adventures (Edmonton),Quest Theatre (touring theatre for young people) andAlberta Theatre Projects where she appeared in the Fall Ensemble and playRites, a festival of new Canadian Work. InToronto , Northan was nominated for aDora Mavor Moore Award for "Best Actress" for her work in Eric Woolfe's Jack the Ripper play, Dear Boss. When not performing Northan also works as producer/director and is currently directing the comedy troupeThe Imponderables . She also directed the 2006Toronto Fringe Festival smash hit "The Burning Bush." Rebecca recently married her longtime partner, multi-talented entertainer Bruce Horak.Rebecca also recently launched the corporate company [http://www.biz-improv.com Biz Improv] with partners
Albert Howell and Randy Sabourin in an effort to bring the skills ofimprovisation to the corporate world.Rebecca and Bruce Horak are also collaborators on the live theatrical show, [http://www.thisiscancer.com This is Cancer!] , a comedy which brings the character of [http://www.thisiscancer.blogspot.com Cancer] to life in order to address the modern audience's current
cancer concerns.When not performing, producing, or directing - Rebecca also teaches
Keith Johnstone 's approach to improvisation in private workshops.External links
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