Community collaboration rediscovers a female rabbi
Site-specific play celebrates two anniversaries, brings historical research and momentous event to life
Being funny and surviving the Fringe circuit
How do you know when something’s funny? UVic theatre alumni Chris Wilson and Peter Carlone get a pretty good idea when they’re writing comedy sketches together. The first sign? If they’re falling on the floor laughing at it themselves!
Students learn and work with legendary man of the theatre
Imagine getting the chance to work with a legendary Shakespearean master? This was the opportunity offered to more than a dozen talented actors, designers and aspiring directors at the Department of Theatre when the illustrious playwright, director and critic Charles Marowitz came to UVic this spring to direct his reinterpreted version of Hamlet that will be performed at the Phoenix Theatre, running March 15–24.
Theatre grads create their own careers on the Fringe circuit
Not having a job after graduation can be scary for any student. But for many UVic Theatre alumni, playing on the Fringe circuit allows them to create their own job… and their own success.
Twins take different paths to theatre careers
As twin sisters, Kesinee and Joelle Haney have shared many things their life—including a passion for musical theatre. This month, the two will also share the experience of graduating together with BFA degrees in theatre. However, each sister took a different path to come to UVic and their own separate paths through the theatre program.
"Inside" Daniel MacIvor
Calling actor, director and playwright Daniel MacIvor a busy guy is a bit of an understatement. Within the span of the past few months, he opened his latest movie, Trigger, now playing in film festivals across Canada, and took over as a last-minute replacement director for David Mamet’s The Cryptogram at the Belfry Theatre.
Theatre department looks to the stars for International Year of Astronomy
Galileo proposed that, “All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.”
Theatre: Theatre grads get “bridge” to professional careers
After graduation, most theatre students expect to have to work hard and “pay their dues” to make it big. But this summer, six graduates from UVic’s Department of Theatre will get an amazing opportunity to break into the national theatre scene with Victoria’s newest professional theatre company, the Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre.
Driving the issue home
“It’s a man’s god-given right to drive, damn it!” These words—uttered in frustration by Grandpa in the play No Particular Place to Go—get to the heart of the complex set of issues surrounding older driver safety.
Hands up for La Ronde
For the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community, the opportunity to experience live theatre in Victoria is a rare occasion. But it’s an experience that has become much more accessible since the Department of Theatre began offering sign language interpretation for performances.
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