Vincent Leclerc and Anie Richer, graduates of the Department of Theatre, University of Ottawa, have been honoured with Gemini Awards by the Quebec section of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. Vincent won the “Meilleur premier rôle masculin – série dramatique saisonnière” and Anie the “Meilleur premier rôle – Jeunesse”. Our sincere congratulations to both!
Laurie Fyffe has just been appointed as the new artistic director of Evolution Theatre, replacing Christopher Bedford who left the helm of the company in January 2016.
Nicole Nolette of the Department of Theatre of the Faculty of Arts and postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University has been awarded the Ann Saddlemyer Award for her book Jouer la traduction : théâtre et hétérolinguisme au Canada francophone (2015).
Students of the Department of Theatre’s Theatre in English Canada course are actively helping build a National Performance Research Project. As part of their studies, the students are contributing to the development a nation-wide project dedicated to creating the first community-maintained Canadian online compendium of the performing arts.
On Friday March 18th, Dr. Louise Frappier, Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre, will host a conversation between French director Joël Pommerat and dramaturge Daniel Loayza.
From February 6 to February 14, at Mois Multi Festival in Quebec city, professor Anne-Marie Ouellet present the immersive play Le son de l’ère est froid.
Under the guidance of Professor Kristina Watt, students in the ‘Theatre in Canada’ course are using Twitter as a means to engage the nation in a living conversation about theatre in Canada.
The Department of Theatre launches its first initiative in Continuing Education: “The Actor’s Work”, workshop given by Ottawa actor Peter James Haworth
