Mel Tuck

Mel is a highly regarded pioneer of Canadian theatre, a director of international reputation and an innovator in acting training technique and philosophy. In a career spanning 55 years, he has performed in dozens of plays, founded 9 theatre companies and has directed over 300 shows across Canada. He headed the acting department at Ryerson University in Toronto for 13 years, originated and ran the Gastown Actors Studio conservatory in Vancouver for 12 years, and taught at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity for 3 years. For the last 18 years he has been teaching advanced scene study in Vancouver. Mel holds a BFA from the University of Alberta. Mel teaches advanced scene study in Vancouver, continuing in the tradition of Stella Adler's text analysis and language flexibility combined with the psychological approach developed by Lee Strasberg and Sanford Meisner's preparation training. Mel has taught, coached and mentored thousands of Canadian actors across the country spanning thre