November 6, 2020 Ric Knowles has received the 2020 Distinguished Scholar Award from the American Society for Theatre Research. This is a tremendous honour! Congratulations Ric! To see the award presentation, check out the video below beginning at approximately the 20:21 mark. https://www.astr.org/page/awards_ceremony_2020
November 5, 2020 CATR-SQET 2021 – June/July2021, Online Relay Conference Crisis and Recovery: Theatre and Performance Before and After the Global Pandemic Call for Papers and Organizers The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our professional and personal lives, deeply affecting every member of our organizations and our field in general. Theatre and [...]
October 30, 2020 Playwrights Guild of Canada Announces a Partnership with Queen’s University, Dan School of Drama and Music, for a Musical Theatre Award Sponsorship for the 2021 Tom Hendry Awards Playwrights Guild of Canada (PGC) is excited to announce a new partnership with Queen’s University’s Dan School of Drama [...]
October 28, 2020 Scheduled for November 25th and 26th *** Day I IFTR NEW SCHOLARS WEBINAR A webinar brought to you by the New Scholars Forum of the International Federation for Theatre Research, in collaboration with the Faculty of Media, Art and Performance of the University of Regina, Canada. Date: 25 [...]
Oct. 19, 2020 The CATR Grants and Scholarships Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 CATR awards! Here is the committee's video announcement celebrating this year's recipients - https://youtu.be/zj64q9FJSa8 - with more information available on the CATR Website under Grants & Awards. Le Comité des subventions et [...]
Oct. 19, 2020 The Playwrights Guild of Canada is currently searching for its next Executive Director! “The Executive Director will be a strong advocate for Canadian playwrights providing consistent, competent and innovative leadership. The ED will be responsible for implementing the goals and priorities of the PGC. The Executive Director [...]
Oct. 5, 2020 The recording of the CATR E-RoundTable on teaching online courses in theatre practice (Oct. 1, 2020) is now available. Follow the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdvx5toHy_E&feature=youtu.be L’enregistrement de table ronde virtuelle de l’ACRT sur l’enseignement de la pratique théâtrale en ligne (1er octobre 2020) est maintenant disponible. Suivez le lien : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdvx5toHy_E&feature=youtu.be
Oct. 4, 2020 Dear colleagues,We hope that this email finds you well during challenging times. We are writing about a training opportunity hosted by our Association which we hope will interest members.As the theatre industry in Canada continues to have frank and difficult discussions regarding inclusion across gendered and racial [...]
Oct. 4, 2020 Two full-time positions have opened up at Sheridan College (located just outside of Toronto) in the Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance program. One is dedicated to 'Professor, Music Theatre Performance (Acting)' and the other is 'Professor, Music Theatre Performance (Vocal).' Please see links below for more [...]
Sept. 26, 2020 TEACHING POSITION AVAILABLE - January-April 2021 DRAM 219 - Special Studies I: Stand-up Comedy See full posting here