Adam McCort

About Adam McCort

Adam McCort is an actor, multimedia performance artist, and writer based in Vancouver, Canada. McCort is an alumni of the Nick Mancuso Acting Academy, the University of Manitoba, and Prairie Theatre Exchange.McCort most recently co-produced a live performance of Nick Mancuso's poetry collection, "Mediterranean Men", which was performed in the Irish National War Memorial Gardens in Dublin, Ireland."Mediterranean Men" was performed by poet Rachel Lally and Adam McCort. The event was presented by Trash De La Trash Theatre and co-produced by Adam McCort, Nick Mancuso, and Paul Scully. "Mediterranean Men" was published by Guernica Editions.McCort was born in Winnipeg, Canada. A professional stage actor in Canadian independent and alternative theatre since 2004, he did his professional apprenticeship with Prairie Theatre Exchange. At PTE he trained in contemporary theatre, as well as stage design, mime, puppetry, commedia del arte, and other forms of avant-garde and classical theatre. At PTE McCort also trained with Doug Bagot, co-writer of Jerry Ciccoritti's romantic/comedy Boy Meets Girl (1998), and Philip Jackson's sci-fi/thriller 2103: The Deadly Wake (1997).Bagot mentored McCort and cast him in his professional theatre debut with a lead role in Bob Armstrong's dark comedy/tech-thriller "Penetration." McCort played Gene Taylor who is a flamboyant, slyly devious, often manic, anarchistic computer hacker with an insatiable ego. "Penetration" was produced by the We Happy Few Theatre Company and was directed by Doug Bagot in 2004. "Penetration" was a runner-up in the 2002 Canadian National Playwriting Competition.McCort performed in other PTE stage productions including Bruce McManus's tragicomedy "Selkirk Avenue." McCort played the tyrannical patriarch Steve Sawatzky. "Selkirk Avenue" was produced by PTE and was directed by playwright Ellen Peterson in 2004. "Selkirk Avenue" was a finalist for the 1998 Governor General's Award.McCort also collaborated with Armstrong and Bagot on the writing and filming of the video surveillance installation scenes in "Penetration." This led McCort to want to learn more about writing and filmmaking, and he then went on to study at the University of Manitoba. While at the U of M, McCort wrote and directed plays, short films, and performed in U of M Black Hole Theatre Company stage productions.In 2007 McCort formed his own theatre and live performance company, Trash De La Trash Theatre, which the same year presented its first production, "Transcona." McCort's first full length play, "Transcona" was written and performed by McCort as a solo production at the U of M. "Transcona" explored the history of industrialization within the railyard hub of east-end Winnipeg.In 2009 McCort performed in Ken Rudderham's drama "Gorilla", which is based on a true story. McCort played American serial killer, Earle Leonard Nelson. "Gorilla" was produced by the Black Hole Theatre Company and was directed by playwright Megan Andres.The same year, McCort did public readings of poetry by W.B. Yeats at various cafes in Winnipeg, and directed two plays by W.B. Yeats for the BHTC, "Purgatory" and "Cathleen Ni Houlihan." McCort graduated from the U of M in 2012 with a BA in English & Theatre, and a BA in Film & Politics.In 2013 McCort wrote, produced, and performed as Joelle Addams in the solo show and absurdist horror play, "Glamorous Gothic Delinquency." McCort played mid 1950s era teenager, drag queen, satanist, and goth glam diva, Jo...

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