Holly Hilts

Theatre

Specialities: Collage, Drawing, Recycling/upcylcing art projects

Contact Info

Email address

holly.a.hilts@gmail.com

Website address

www.hollyhilts.com

Where Artist lives

Montreal

Resides in

English Montreal

Social Media

Experience working with

Cycle 3 Elementary
Secondary 1 & 2
Secondary 3 & 4
Secondary 5
CEGEP

Lifelong Learners

Adult Learners

I regularly explore the following Broad Areas of Learning/Themes in my work

Citizenship and Community Life (Identity & Belonging)

Listed in the Quebec Culture in the Schools Repertoire

I have experience working with

community theatre workshops and mentorships

I can facilitate virtual creative experiences

School board areas you are available to work in

Central Quebec - Quebec City & Environs
Central Quebec - Rural/Regional Schools
Cree School Board
Eastern Shores - Gaspe/Coast
Eastern Shores - Lower St. Lawrence
Eastern Shores - Magdalen Islands
Eastern Townships
English Montreal
Kativik School Board
Lester B Pearson - outside Montreal transportation areas (STM)
Lester B Pearson - within public transit area
Littoral - Lower North Shore
New Frontiers - Chateauguay
New Frontiers - Chateauguay Valley
Riverside
Sir Wilfrid Laurier – Lanaudiere
Sir Wilfrid Laurier – Laval
Western Quebec - Northern area
Western Quebec - Southern area (Hull, Wakefield etc)
wherever ! I have a flexible work schedule

Travel

I am available for travel within the same day
I am available for travel overnight
An extended residency is an option
as long as there is enough planning/time for me to get there, should be fine!

Holly Hilts is a designer, production manager & web developer based in Montréal. She fell in love with stage design as a student of McGill and has since participated in Black Theatre Workshop's Artist Mentorship Program, as well as designed and built shows with independent companies around Montréal. In Holly's youth, theatre seemed to be a place just for actors, but she has since seen the possibilities that theatre presents and is excited to share the magic of building worlds with students.

example of a scale drawing of a set

example of a maquette of a set

Creative Approach and Experiences Offered

In this workshop, students will read an excerpt/scene from a play (can be a play related to class or even a chapter from a novel they have been discussing) and we will pull out themes, colours, feelings, and keywords from the text to direct our use of space. By the end of the workshop, they will have planned out and executed a mini version of the stage they have designed. This workshop is flexible in that we could have them design just the stage and create a maquette, or they could design all parts of the physical world of the story (set, costume, props) to create a design folder. Another option worth discussing would be the possibility of building a piece of the set together in full scale, or bringing elements together (rather than building) to create a world for the characters. My approach is unique because of my experience in both design and production - so we can happily explore how to make new and beautiful spaces from materials already in existence or old items needing a new use.