Calder became involved in some of the St. Catharines Collegiate's plays, including 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat' and 'Seussical'. Primarily backstage, he also wrote and directed his own play as a final project for Drama class.
At Brock University, Calder left theatre behind. Then, his studies there conflicted with his interests and he left Brock. While he was working downtown, his brother was asked by Bryan White for a web-comic. With time to kill and a chance to reconnect with theatre, Calder offered to produce it.
Currently, he is staying rather busy studying Game Design at the Vancouver Film School.
At Brock University, Calder left theatre behind. Then, his studies there conflicted with his interests and he left Brock. While he was working downtown, his brother was asked by Bryan White for a web-comic. With time to kill and a chance to reconnect with theatre, Calder offered to produce it.
Currently, he is staying rather busy studying Game Design at the Vancouver Film School.
You can find Calder's work right here on the site every week with his web-comic entitled "Every Tuesday". The series follows some interesting storylines with characters like Chekhov, Stanislavski and a zombie-Shakespeare! Cameos have included Juliet, the girl in the red dress and Edwin Booth.
Below are some hand-picked classics (click them to see a larger view). To view the rest of the series, click on the Comics link on the left hand side of this page.
Below are some hand-picked classics (click them to see a larger view). To view the rest of the series, click on the Comics link on the left hand side of this page.
ET # 1 - The first-ever comic in the series.
ET # 12 - Every Tuesday goes colour!
ET # 17 - Jerry Springer?!
Bryan:
Congratulations on being nominated the June 2009 Artist of the month! It's always nice to see hard work acknowledged by members of the community. So first off, you've been drawing Every Tuesday, a comic strip here on StKittsTheatre.com for several months now, maybe you could speak a bit about your influences for the characters or their story lines.
Calder:
I knew I wanted Anton Chekhov as a major character and I had a school project on Stanislavski, who I found to be under appreciated for his contributions to theatre. Shakespeare, though, was 'borrowed' from The Simpson's Tree house of Horrors. I never got around to much research into these characters.
Bryan:
Any inside info on who or what to expect in the future with the series? I know many people would love to know.
Calder:
There is one major story arc that is going to start in a few weeks. The topic is so obvious that I took weeks to think of it. I'm not kidding, it's that obvious. Also expect to see more Bartender and more Edwin Booth (possibly with a slight makeover)
Bryan:
What are your ties (or interests) to theatre?
Calder:
I love the storytelling aspects of theatre. Television, film and even video games have their own advantages, but theatre is unique; it can never told the same way twice. The storyteller's tale is always evolving with each successive telling.
Bryan:
Tell me about a memorable play you've seen.
Calder:
One of my favourites was Laura Secord High school's production of Urinetown. The actors delivered their lines with plenty of life, the few visual effects were perfectly executed and the story, either from the acting or original script, was communicated very clearly.
Bryan:
Do you prefer crusts on or off when eating a sandwich?
Calder:
Crusts on. It's more cost effective
Bryan:
Have you created any other artistic pieces (drawn, written, etc)? What is one of your favourites and why?
Calder:
I love to draw. Unfortunately, I never have the time anymore. From the little I've done lately, some of my favourites are from a life drawing class I went to a little while ago. Amazingly, my other favourite is a skeletal foot I drew from reference.
I also deal with concept art, storyboarding, character concepts, 3d modeling, 2d textures, etc from the game design course, so I'm quite grateful that my creative muscles are flexed.
Bryan:
Well thanks Calder, congratulations again on the nominations and thank you for being such a good sport!
Congratulations on being nominated the June 2009 Artist of the month! It's always nice to see hard work acknowledged by members of the community. So first off, you've been drawing Every Tuesday, a comic strip here on StKittsTheatre.com for several months now, maybe you could speak a bit about your influences for the characters or their story lines.
Calder:
I knew I wanted Anton Chekhov as a major character and I had a school project on Stanislavski, who I found to be under appreciated for his contributions to theatre. Shakespeare, though, was 'borrowed' from The Simpson's Tree house of Horrors. I never got around to much research into these characters.
Bryan:
Any inside info on who or what to expect in the future with the series? I know many people would love to know.
Calder:
There is one major story arc that is going to start in a few weeks. The topic is so obvious that I took weeks to think of it. I'm not kidding, it's that obvious. Also expect to see more Bartender and more Edwin Booth (possibly with a slight makeover)
Bryan:
What are your ties (or interests) to theatre?
Calder:
I love the storytelling aspects of theatre. Television, film and even video games have their own advantages, but theatre is unique; it can never told the same way twice. The storyteller's tale is always evolving with each successive telling.
Bryan:
Tell me about a memorable play you've seen.
Calder:
One of my favourites was Laura Secord High school's production of Urinetown. The actors delivered their lines with plenty of life, the few visual effects were perfectly executed and the story, either from the acting or original script, was communicated very clearly.
Bryan:
Do you prefer crusts on or off when eating a sandwich?
Calder:
Crusts on. It's more cost effective
Bryan:
Have you created any other artistic pieces (drawn, written, etc)? What is one of your favourites and why?
Calder:
I love to draw. Unfortunately, I never have the time anymore. From the little I've done lately, some of my favourites are from a life drawing class I went to a little while ago. Amazingly, my other favourite is a skeletal foot I drew from reference.
I also deal with concept art, storyboarding, character concepts, 3d modeling, 2d textures, etc from the game design course, so I'm quite grateful that my creative muscles are flexed.
Bryan:
Well thanks Calder, congratulations again on the nominations and thank you for being such a good sport!