Sept. 9, 2020 The Tom Hendry Awards honour and celebrate Canadian playwriting in a wide range of categories. It is the only awards ceremony in Canada dedicated solely to playwrights. Named after Tom Hendry, a founding member of PGC who passed away in 2012. The awards offer generous cash prizes [...]
Sept. 7, 2020 The recording of the CATR E-RoundTable on teaching theatre history and theory online (Sept.1, 2020) is now available. Follow the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiJDAr1-U3E&t=5169s The next round table will be on October 1, between 4 and 6 p.m. (Ottawa time), stay tuned for more information. L’enregistrement de table ronde virtuelle de l’ACRT sur l’enseignement [...]
Sept. 7, 2020 On behalf of the Canadian Theatre Educators Conference (https://www.canadiantheatreeducatorsconference.com/):CTEC is hosting a weekly Tea-Time on Monday nights: an informal, judgment-free space for support and encouragement. Drop in whenever you'd like to ask for help, to share ideas, to celebrate your victories, and (every now and then) to indulge in [...]
August 27, 2020 The organising team of Partition/Ensemble is thrilled to announce that the plenary session “Signed Music and the Deaf Musicians” is now LIVE! You’ll find here the video of the session (in ASL and LSQ) as well as the ASL/English and LSQ/French transcripts, videos of the performances referenced [...]
August 24, 2020 Dear CATR/ACRT membership, Below you will find a survey about our annual conference that we are very eager for you to fill out. The first part of the survey asks about your hopes for future iterations of the event, and the second part asks you to register [...]
August 21, 2020 ACLS fellowships are available to any scholar, regardless of membership in ASTR or any other organization: "ACLS welcomes applications from scholars without faculty appointments and scholars off the tenure track.” The application deadline is September 30, with notification in March 2021. Please see the ACLS website for details. https://www.acls.org/Competitions-and-Deadlines/ACLS-Fellowships#eligibility
August 13, 2020 Dear Colleagues, Please see below the call for papers for an anthology on "Decolonizing Dramaturgy" forthcoming from the Routledge Focus on Dramaturgy series.Please contact Prof. Taiwo Afolabi directly with your proposals and questions. Feel free to share this CFP with others who might be interested. ***Routledge Dramaturgy [...]
August 13, 2020 Dear ASTR Colleagues and Friends, Welcome to the ASTR Commons.The Commons is a virtual space where scholars and artists at every stage of their careers can connect with each other, offer their expertise, and share resources. It complements work already underway by ATHE, MATC, ATDS, and other organizations [...]
August 11, 2020 Dear Members of CATR, The 2020 conference has just concluded. It has been an unprecedented event and a remarkable success, a huge undertaking, and an impactful achievement! I personally learned so very much, and for this I am deeply grateful. I would like to invite everybody to [...]
August 9, 2020 Last day of Partition/Ensemble: Lucky #13 (en français ci-dessous) Dear P/E Participants, It’s hard to believe that the Partition/Ensemble symposium comes to an end today. Our collaborator and advisor, Peronik Hébert Basile, does us the honour of closing this symposium in a silent presentation that ushers us into her [...]