The Department of Communication Arts is thrilled to share that Emma Brandt, an AMTD Global Talent Postdoctoral Fellow, joins us from Northwestern University.
Paula Wing, a renowned dramaturge, has won the George Luscombe Mentorship Award for her exceptional mentorship in the performing arts, to be presented at the Dora Mavor Moore Awards on June 24th!
The latest publication by Dr. Kim Nguyen from the Department of Communication Arts, titled 'Mean Girl Feminism,' has garnered attention in a recent feature by Jezebel newspaper.
We are excited to announce Professor Samer Al-Saber will be a featured speaker for the 2024 Silversides Theatre Artist Series on March 18th, Devising Freedom: Lessons from Palestinian Theatre. He will also be holding a student workshop earlier in the day on Devising and Ethnography.
Congratulations to the upcoming graduating class of Communication Arts and DAC minors as well as William Chesney who will receive “Honorary Member of the University".
From performing to directing to storytelling, Emily Radcliffe’s undergraduate experience demonstrates her desire “to do all the things.”
THIS WEEK ONLY!! The Theatre & Performance program is excited to share our production of Portia’s Julius Caesar. This play represents a radical adaption of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.
Vershawn Young is many things: a professor in the department of Communication Arts and English Language and Literature; the director of the new Black Studies program, a program in which he led in the development; a solo performance artist, translating all of his academic work into stage productions; and a writer of books and articles.
He is now participating in the leading role of Sir Robert Chiltern, in the production of An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde at Firehall Theatre.
Every year, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) elects new cohorts for outstanding artistic, scientific and scholarly achievements. Waterloo is hosting this year's RSC 2023 Celebration of Excellence and Engagement conference in November.
Several Waterloo researchers have been nominated this year and will be joining the incoming cohorts of the RSC fellows and the new members of the RSC College. One of which is from the Communication Arts department! Professor Naila Keleta-Mae.
On October 11th, Toronto’s Studio 180- named after the University of Waterloo’s black box theatre in Hagey Hall, announced that artistic director, Joel Greenberg will be retiring after the current 2022/23 season.