David Hume, a seasoned actor with thirty-four years of experience, has worked on numerous projects with Fanshawe Acting students, including productions of "The Winter's Tale" by William Shakespeare and "Lion in the Streets" by Judith Thompson.
Trained at the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in England, Hume has had the opportunity to hone his craft in various productions. Most recently, he appeared as The Fool in "King Lear" alongside David Fox in the title role with Watershed Shakespeare in North Bay and at Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto.
Hume's extensive resume includes appearances in a wide range of productions. Some of his recent credits include "War of the Clowns" with Pea Green at the 2015 Festival of Clowns, "To Kill a Mockingbird" at Young People's Theatre, "Cymbeline's Reign" with Shakespeare in the Ruff in Withrow Park, "Dinner at Seven-Thirty" with Theatre Rusticle at Buddies in Bad Times, "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Macbeth" with Canadian Stage in High Park, "The Charge of The Expormidable Moose" with One Little Goat, and his one-person show "The Girl in the Picture Tries to Hang Up the Phone" at video fag in Toronto and at Theatre Kingston.
With his extensive experience, Hume has had the opportunity to work with numerous esteemed companies, including the Stratford and Shaw Festivals, Tarragon, Factory, Passe Muraille, Threshold, Platform 9, Modern Times, Shakespeare in the Rough, Eldritch, Wild Excursions, Artword, and Festival of Classics, as well as at theatres across Canada.
Upcoming, Hume will be directing a production of "Our Town" with Theatre Rusticle at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.
As a director, Hume has worked on several projects, including "Twelfth Night" (Direct Flight/Gromkat),"Rising Below the Sun" (Cecelia McHugh/TPM Backspace),"Therac 25" (Direct Flight); "All's Well That Ends Well" (Alchemy); "Child Hood" (Summerworks); and "La Duchesse de Langeais" (Orlando Fringe).
Hume's own play, "Crush", was presented by Optic Heart Theatre in December 2011 after an earlier production at Summerworks in 2008. The play was nominated for a 2012 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical in the Independent Theatre Production Division.
As a teacher, Hume has shared his expertise with students at George Brown College, Canadore College, Fraser Studios, Theatre Rusticle, and Tarragon Theatre.
In addition to his work in theatre, Hume has also published prose and poetry in Queen's Quarterly, This Magazine, and The New Quarterly.
