{"id":3236,"date":"2021-02-23T18:40:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T18:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theatremuseum.ca\/?post_type=cpt_videos&p=3236"},"modified":"2021-02-23T18:40:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T18:40:52","slug":"ardon-bess","status":"publish","type":"cpt_videos","link":"https:\/\/theatremuseum.ca\/cpt_videos\/ardon-bess\/","title":{"rendered":"Ardon Bess"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\t\t\tArdon Bess on growing up and encounters with celebrities.
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\n\t\t\tArdon Bess on moving to Oakville and getting involved in acting.
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\n\t\t\tArdon Bess on attending Ryerson, racism, and the National Theatre School.
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\n\t\t\tArdon Bess on the National Theatre School, working after graduation, and missed opportunities.
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\n\t\t\tArdon Bess on Peter Desbarats, institutional racism, and the importance of kindness.
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\n\t\t\tArdon Bess on Paul Thompson, The English Patient, and Clark Rogers.
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\n\t\t\tArdon Bess on experimental theatre, Stratford, and August Schellenberg.
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\n\t\t\tArdon Bess on the best places he's performed and TV history.
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\n\t\t\tArdon Bess on the King of Kensington and his relationship with Al Waxman.
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\n\t\t\tArdon Bess on Obsidian Theatre, unemployment, and his father.
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