James Gangl
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James Gangl teaches Page to Stage independently and been a facilitator with The Second City since 2008. James recently directed and dramaturged Evie and Alfie: A Very British Love Story which won Best English Production at the Montreal Fringe Festival. He also did the dramaturgy for Adam Bailey: My Three Deaths, Patron’s Pick Winner at the Toronto Fringe Festival.
James won the Ed Mirvish Award for Entrepreneurship and a Canadian Comedy Award for Best One Person Show for his first solo show, Sex, Religion & Other Hang-ups. James has since written four solo shows and his work been Heldover at The Edmonton Fringe Festival, featured at Intrepid Theatre’s UNO Fest in Victoria and at the United Solo Festival in New York City. James is a Moth storyslam winner and performed at the Moth Grand Slam in Los Angeles.
James’ recent TV credits include Saved by The Bell (NBC Peacock), Workin’ Moms (Netflix), Murdoch Mysteries (CBC), and the and the newly released, Jane (Apple+). James also writes for some of your kid’s favourite TV shows including Odd Squad, the 2-time Daytime Emmy Award Winner for Best Children’s Show.
When James isn’t writing and performing, he is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) in private practice and is a peer-to-peer support facilitator at The Gatehouse, an organization dedicated to serving adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
“Do not miss the chance to take a storytelling class with the one and only James Gangl. You will learn, cry (not required) and laugh your way to becoming a better writer and performer -come as you are and you’ll love it! ”
“Hearing life experiences be told and then improved upon to make that a compelling story was fascinating!”
“James creates the perfect environment to dive deep into uncovering meaningful content and creating a wealth of material.”