Discovery

Coaching

Navigating the arduous task of auditioning can be harrowing. An unprepared audition can freeze an actor’s progress in the business of acting. Auditions should be fun and focused. Good auditions are building blocks towards a fully realized career in acting.

If you are a current student of Kate's, the fee is $65 per hour, $40 per 1/2 hour.

If you are not a current student of Kate's, the fee is $75 per hour, $45 per 1/2 hour.

You can book a private coaching with Kate by contacting us here, or by calling Cucumber Satellite at: 604-602-1312.

Note: to maximize the benefit of any private coaching session, please email sides and breakdown to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it in advance of the coaching session.

Voice and Alexander Technique Private Coaching: The Alexander Technique is a very powerful tool for actors. It is designed to bring forth the grace and balance innate in every human body. It brings a greater kinaesthetic awareness which allows the actor the possibility of expressing another character.

Vocal freedom is discovered when the body is free from unconscious habits that get in the way. $60 an hour for voice lessons. $50 per 45 minute Alexander Technique lesson ($450 for 10 lessons)

For more information contact Carole Davis: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (www.youaretheinstrument.com)

Anthony Shim

Anthony first began studying acting with Kate Twa in 2003 at the Lyric School of Acting and has continued his studies with her over the last 7 years continuously developing his craft and seeking new challenges.

In 2005, Anthony joined Cucumber Satellite partaking in many of the company's ventures, notably starring in the company's first feature film, "Candyland".

To round out his studies, Anthony has also trained with Iris MacGregor Bannerman, Lori Triolo, Bill MacDonald, and Daniel Bacon. Professionally, Anthony has made appearances in film/TV projects such as "Smallville", "Reaper", "Shred", "Dear Mr. Gacy", "Freshman Father", "Dancing Ninja", "Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story", as well as recurring roles in "Aliens in America" and "The Guard".

In the spring of 2010, Anthony co-founded The Little Bastards Theatre Company, and directed the company's first production, "Beyond Therapy" by Christopher Durang. He is currently preparing to direct "This is Our Youth" by Kenneth Lonergan for the fall.

Society Annual Membership

A Cucumber Satellite Membership is $25 per year. With a membership you will be notified of all events and presentations. With few exceptions, your membership will gain free admittance to Society events.

Cucumber Satellite Theatre and Film Society’s mandate is to encourage the exploration of theatre and media, supporting avenues to positive personal and social change.

This not-for-profit Society’s work is intended to provoke thoughtful examination and discussion while also educating and entertaining audiences and actors alike. We challenge attitudes, stereotypes, and preconceived ideas about both society, theatre, and the arts, collaborate with other individuals and organizations to assist in achieving mutual goals, and offer local talent a community in which to thrive as artists.

Carole Davis

Carole Davis is a certified Alexander Technique teacher, having completed an intensive three-year teacher training program at the Vancouver School of the Alexander Technique. Ms. Davis has given lectures and workshops on the Alexander Technique for various music departments and theatre schools.

Ms. Davis is also a voice teacher. She has studied voice at the Frankfurt Musikhochschule, Germany, the Banff School of Fine Arts and privately with Selena James and Harold Brown. She is an Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Music at Toronto in Voice. She has performed with the Vancouver Early Music Society, on CBC Radio and given numerous concerts. She has performed in Turkey, Europe, the United States and toured Iceland at the invitation of the Icelandic government.

Carole Davis is a certified Alexander Technique teacher, having completed an intensive three-year teacher training program at the Vancouver School of the Alexander Technique.

Ms. Davis has given lectures and workshops on the Alexander Technique for various music departments and theatre schools.Ms. Davis is also a voice teacher. She has studied voice at the Frankfurt Musikhochschule, Germany, the Banff School of Fine Arts and privately with Selena James and Harold Brown. She is an Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Music at Toronto in Voice. She has performed with the Vancouver Early Music Society, on CBC Radio and given numerous concerts.

She has performed in Turkey, Europe, the United States and toured Iceland at the invitation of the Icelandic government.

Alexander Technique

The scenario: You finish doing your scene and it feels like it went pretty good. The instructor/director says to you “Good, now let’s remove the (insert shoulder hunching, ankle rolling, hip protruding, finger twitching, foot shuffling caving in the body etc) thing that you did."

Your response? “I had NO idea I was doing that."

If the director does not know why you are doing it and you don’t know that you are doing it, then there is awareness of the body that needs to be addressed. The Alexander Technique helps students discover patterns of chronic tension that have unconsciously become a fixed part of how we move, breathe, and act.

Habitual psychophysical patterns can limit your functioning and your self-awareness on stage. In the Technique’s simple, systematic process, students relearn movement and undo the patterns, which interfere with natural coordination.

Instructor: Carole Davis
When: Sunday September 12th (ongoing)
Time: 10am to 12pm Cost: $160 (per 4 classes)
Because this technique involves intricate hands on instruction, Ms. Davis can teach a maximum of 6 students per session.

Students do not need to fill in an online application, simply request information on Alexander Technique at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Carole Davis is also available for private coaching. Please refer to coaching.