The Department of Theatre of the University of Ottawa is very well represented in the most recent issue of Recherches théâtrales au Canada/Theatre Research in Canada which focusses on Québecois theatre.
From June 26 to June 29, Professor Yana Meerzon and MA candidate Catherine Ballachey participated in the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas conference in Boston.
The play Fucking Carl, directed by Kevin Orr, associate professor and artistic director at Theatre 4.669, has been awarded the prize for outstanding overall production at the 2014 Ottawa Fringe Festival.
Master of Fine Arts in Theatre (MFA) candidate Ekaterina Shestakova receives Best student production award (Princess Ivona) at the 14th annual Capital Critics Circle awards. Congratulations!
Under the guidance of part-time professor Kristina Watt, students in the ‘Theatre in English Canada’ course are using Twitter as a means to engage the nation in a living conversation about theatre in Canada. In partnership with the National Arts Centre English Theatre’s ‘SpiderWeb Show’ (spiderwebshow.ca), students conduct investigative research in order to create dynamic and concise ‘tweets’.
