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Dramatic Arts graduand Gabriela Queiros, this year\u2019s Shaw Festvial Intern, is now working as a theatre educator and actor with Carousel Players, a professional theatre company for young audiences based in St. Catharines.<\/p><\/div>\n
Queiros, who specialized in performance at Brock\u2019s Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts (MIWSFPA), said learning from Shaw\u2019s celebrated repertory theatre Ensemble was a dream come true.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was exciting to learn about the difference aspects of the company and experience the wide variety of genres covered in the 2026 season. From Sleuth<\/em> to Funny Girl<\/em> and The<\/em> Wind in the Willows<\/em>, the talent and versatility of Shaw actors inspired me, and I hope to deepen those elements in my own acting work,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n In addition to backstage tours of the festival and seeing nearly every play of the Festival\u2019s 2026 season, Queiros shadowed Associate Artistic Director Kimberely Rampersad who directed the 2026 musical theatre production Perfect Pairings<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n During the rehearsal process, Queiros was invited to make observations as the cast rehearsed songs from iconic composers and songwriters. The experience allowed her to see how a professional production is built from beginning stages to final performance.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was inspiring to see how the actors explored their creativity under the guidance the director with joy and laughter while maintaining their incredible work ethic and professional focus,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Queiros attended a weekly Ensemble class led by Rampersad, engaging with company members and working on scenes from various plays.<\/p>\n \u201cInteracting with actors at the top of their game once a week and diving into scene work was invigorating, especially analyzing text and speaking and performing the lines in the way Bernard Shaw himself intended them to be spoken,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n