Diane Bessai (1931-2024) On April 20, 2024, CATR lost one of its most distinguished prairie pioneers, Diane Bessai, at the age of 92. While Diane was born and died in Ontario, for over fifty years her name was synonymous with Canadian and more specifically Western Canadian theatre scholarship, editing, publishing, [...]

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It is with great sadness that CATR members mourn the loss of a great friend, colleague, and supporter Louise Forsyth. Dr. Robin C. Whittaker, CATR President*****TRIBUTE Au nom du Département de théâtre de l’Université d’Ottawa, permettez-nous de témoigner de notre affection et de notre respect pour feu Louise Forsyth. Ce [...]

https://youtu.be/nPkMzn1pWhU VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: EMILY:Hello, colleagues and members of CATR. It is with great pleasure that the CATR Scholarships and Grants committee would like to publicly present the recipients of this year’s CATR Scholarships – the Lawrence and McCallum Scholarships – as well as the Denis Salter Grants.  First, I am [...]

[English follows below] APPEL À CANDIDATURES : PRIX D’EXCELLENCE 2024 DE L’ACRT Chaque année, l’Association canadienne de la recherche théâtrale (ACRT) récompense les réalisations de ses membres et de non-membres, en décernant quatre prix reconnaissant la contribution d’œuvres méritoires dans le domaine de la recherche sur l’art dramatique, le théâtre [...]

The Canadian Association for Theatre Research invites nominations for its Distinguished Scholar Associateship and for its Honorary Associateship. The Distinguished Scholar Associateship is given each year to a scholar whose body of work has made a significant contribution to the study of drama, theatre, and performance, broadly understood, of what [...]

(la version française suit)  The CATR Scholarships and Grants Committee is pleased to announce a call for applicants for the 2023 Heather McCallum Scholarship ($1000), Robert Lawrence Scholarship ($500), and the Denis Salter Grants ($500 per grant). Information about the application materials and submission can be found on the CATR/ACTR [...]

CATR members mourn the loss of former president Ches Skinner. Renowned in Lethbridge for his community service and on the University of Lethbridge campus for his generosity and kind leadership, Ches was a friend and valued colleague to many and will be widely missed. I am grateful to have spoken [...]

On behalf of the CATR Board, congratulations to CATR Lifetime Associate Jerry Wasserman on receiving the prestigious 2023 Max Wyman Award in Critical Writing! As many of you know, Jerry is an acclaimed theatre critic, actor, and UBC professor emeritus based out of Vancouver. As noted in the press release [...]

(La version française suit.)  CATR Lawrence Prize Call for Self-Nominations The Robert G. Lawrence Prize was established in 1995 by the Association to honour the memory and contribution of a valued member and friend. The prize recognizes the research of an emerging scholar who has presented an outstanding paper at [...]