What's New > 2025 Emerging Technical Talent Award Recipients
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Congratulations to Brendan Briceland and Marshall Kidd!
CITT/ICTS is pleased to recognize the exceptional talent and early career of two emerging professionals who are shaping the future of our field. Brendan and Marshall have shown exceptional promise in their careers, and it is with great pleasure that we recognize their achievements. Learn more about this year's recipients below!
The Emerging Technical Talent Award is awarded to an individual who has shown continued development and work ethic in the early stages of their professional career. The candidates must have spent at least 2-years and not more than 10-years working in a technical field in the Canadian live performance community.
Brendan Briceland
Brendan is an award nominated Digital Media Designer and technician based in Calgary, Banff and Toronto. Select credits: Sydney Opera House: Scott Silven’s The Lost Things (Deputy Stage Manager, video/networking tech), Theatre Calgary: Beaches world premier (David Bengali, Asst. Projection Designer/Animator) Selma Burke (Projection Design), Importance of Being Earnest (Asst. Projection/Lighting Design), Little Women (Asst. Projection Design). University of Toronto: Three Islands (Projection Design) Catalyst: The Invisible (Bretta Gerecke, Associate Projection Designer, tour) Vertigo Theatre: The Girl on the Train (Projection Design) Alberta Theatre Projects: The Jungle Book (Projection Design). Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity: Serena Ryder in Concert (Projection Design), The Handmaid’s Tale world premiere (Katy S. Tucker, Associate Projection Designer, Programmer) Jens Lindemann in Concert (Projection Design) Opera in the 21st Century (Projection Design), Twin Flames in Concert (Projection Design), Indigenous Choreographers Lab (Projection Design), Banff Musicians in Residence (Projection Design), Evolution Classical (Projection Design), Indigenous Singer Songwriter Residency (Projection Design). Instagram: @mrbrendanb
Marshall Kidd
Marshall Kidd is a Technical Director working at Canadian Stage in Toronto (Tkaronto), Ontario, Canada. There he is proud to have led and collaborated on over 30 productions to date, many of which could be found in Toronto's leading and historic performance venues. During his time in the city, he has honed his managerial practice by overseeing a variety of performance styles including plays, musicals, dance performances and concerts. Marshall thrives on the creative problem-solving opportunities the industry presents and is always eager to work on the next innovative and inspiring production.
Marshall is a graduate of the Production Design and Technical Arts program at the National Theatre School of Canada (NTS). He was grateful to have been mentored by outstanding industry professionals representing all aspects of theatre production. He credits his strong artistic and managerial foundation to NTS and continues to learn from his time spent at the school.
Prior to NTS, Marshall was a volunteer theatre technician at his high school and local community theatre. There Marshall grew his love and respect for the rigors of theatre and would often need to be pulled out of backstage at the end of a day. He took pride in going to great lengths to push the limits of what he, his fellow crew and small theatre were capable of.
When not in the theatre Marshall enjoys spending time outdoors. He can most often be found on a bike, repairing bikes or planning his next bike tour.