The Intentional Dreams Productions Company is a non-profit bilingual Film and Theatre production company. Its creation is born of the strong desire of a group of actors, Francophone, Anglophone and Allophone, passionate about the Realistic School of Acting. The group is fostered by, and studies with, one of the direct descendants of this acting school, Master Teacher John Strasberg, who is an active collaborator in the company as Master Guest Artist.
The company has an integrated mandatory weekly training and rehearsal program with regular showcase presentations. Members also participate in yearly intensive master classes with Mr. Strasberg and/or other workshops offered by the John Strasberg Studios. This way the members are constantly growing, developing and improving their skills in the application of this artistic creative process.
The company generates professional work opportunities for its members by creating, developing and producing Film and Theatre projects.
Finally, the company will involve itself in the current environmental reality by adopting values to optimize recycling and the use of environmentally friendly materials as an integral part of its daily operations.
Our mission is to produce and present a variety of productions with a well-advised choice of repertoire that truly represents all the creative aspects of the company and by so doing, allow its members to develop and blossom in a wide range of aspects such as acting, writing, directing and teaching. The members are committed to strive to achieve the highest standards of excellence in Film and Theatre productions fostered by the Principals of the Realistic School.
The Intentional Dreams Productions Company wants to pursue the study of acting according to the realistic school, much in the same way that world renowned actors and teachers Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler, Cheryl Crawford and Harold Clurman did in New York in the 1930's by committing to the study of the Stanislavsky Method. Their belief in and passion for this work method resulted in the foundation of the famous "Group Theatre Company", after they witnessed a performance of Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theatre Company touring in North America. They had never seen such realistic, believable acting before!
Today we continue to work with the essence of Realistic Acting with John Strasberg, son of Lee Strasberg, who is one of the last direct descendants of this work method that has had an international influence in both the Film and Theatre industries. John’s technique, the Organic Creative Process, has evolved from his father’s teachings and the Stanislavski Method. His technique defines and trains talent, imagination, intuition and spontaneous inspiration. His basic training develops the actor’s knowledge of him/her self, beginning with, and developing from, one’s natural capacity to become deeply involved in a character’s world. An actor dreams awake, creating a new life from real and imaginary life. He/she makes the invisible world visible; expressing his/her intuitive and conscious vision of life in his/her art. Because an artist has something to say about life!
It is interesting to remind ourselves that this type of technique has influenced the work of such great artists as Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe, Paul Newman, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Clifford Odets, Elia Kazan and many other great actors, writers, directors and producers.
Today, this heritage perfectly finds its place in Montreal, a dynamic city with a people of strong voice and passion for being involved and getting involved in the cultural diversity of Quebec and Canada, by offering a creative and artistic alternative to the public.