Talonbooks Play Reading
Location: Outdoor Theatre/McIntyre Studio Theatre (weather dependent) Reading by Chantal Bilodeau
Opening Remarks
Location: Chief Dan George Theatre Welcome from CATR 2026 Presidents, Conference Co-Chairs, and Volunteers
Playwrights Canada Press Readings
Location: Outdoor Amphitheatre/McIntyre Studio Theatre (weather dependent) Readings from Kamila Sediego’s Homecoming and Colin Wolf’s CoyWolf. Biographies Kamila Sediego Here’s Kamila’s bio: Kamila Sediego (she/her/siya) is a Filipinx settler, daughter of immigrants, sister, auntie, partner, playwright, and dramaturg grateful to live on the stolen territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and [...]
Founders and Past Presidents Celebration
Join us at the University Club to honour and acknowledge the Association’s founders and past presidents. Drop-in reception with light appetizers and cash bar. Toast to founders and past presidents at 7:00pm. Location: University Club Sponsored by the Canadian Theatre Museum https://club.uvic.ca
TRIC/RTAC Editorial Meeting
Location: PNX138 Meeting of the Editorial of Board of Theatre Research in Canada/Recherches théâtrales au Canada
Opening Walk and Beach Gathering: Mystic Vale Walk to Cadboro-Gyro Beach
Meet at the Phoenix Theatre building and join a guided walk through Finnerty Gardens and the Mystic Vale to Cadboro-Gyro park beach.*Note: This is an approximately 25-30 minute walk, through some unstable terrain. Comfortable footwear, attire and sunscreen recommended. You are welcome to also meet us at the Cadboro-Gyro park [...]
Closing Longtable: Futures of the Field/Student Respondents to CATR/ACRT 50
Location: Chief Dan George Theatre
Paper Panel 27: Pedagogies for Change
Location: Barbara McIntyre Theatre Moderator: Stephen Johnson Claire Fogal, "Relational Performance Pedagogy as Creative Inheritance" This paper shares the key findings of my 2024 UBC dissertation “Relational Performance Pedagogy: Decroux and Grotowski based innovations in Western Canada.” The project was personal, investigating the entwined training inheritance I’ve received from my [...]