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Vershawn Young has published Neo-Passing: Performing Identity after Jim Crow. The official U.S. publication date is set for March 12, 2018.

The year was 1997. I sat in the Blyth Festival theatre in anticipation of seeing my very first production of a Norm Foster play, The Melville Boys. I was in my last year of high school preparing to attend the University of Waterloo Dramatic Arts program that coming fall. The house lights dimmed and I felt that familiar sense of excitement as I settled in to be entertained.

Dr. Vershawn Young has just been elected to the position of Assistant Chair for the Conference on College Composition and Communication.

The Theatre and Performance program is excited to announce that Toronto-based director-designer-producer, Vikki Anderson, has been contracted to direct the fall production of Concord Floral by Jordan Tannahill.  This is Vikki's first time working with the program.

"We need to create communities where we’re all helping each other,” says Arts alumnus Michael Robson. Last June, he put that statement into action by starting an award for undergraduates at the University of Waterloo. He pledged $10,000 of his own money over five years to build the Collective Movement Award, which supports students involved in the African, Caribbean or Black communities.

Listen to Prof. Naila Keleta-Mae in a featured interview on CBC Radio's q with Shadrach Kabango discussing Beyonce's Formation.

Featured article on CTV news discussing the new Beyonce focused Drama course being offered this Fall term.

Marina Endicott was recently featured in the National Post. Her website also features her numerous accomplishments.

Caleb Polley, a Speech Communication graduate shares his experiences at the University of Waterloo. Read about his accomplishments in this featured article. Congratulations Caleb!