Events - October 2022

UWRA Autumn Banquet Wednesday October 12, 2022

Federation Hall, University of Waterloo. Doors open at 11:30. Lunch at 12 noon. Speaker at 12:45. Parking nearby to Federation Hall.

The UWRA is pleased to once again offer our annual autumn banquet. This year the speaker will be David Connolly, the Associate Artistic Director of Drayton Entertainment and the Director of Education of their brand-new Youth Academy for the Performing and Technical Arts. He will talk about the recovery of Drayton Entertainment from the pandemic impacts, and its future plans.

David has directed many over thirty productions, including Mamma Mia!, Hairspray, Kinky Boots, many Panto productions and Disney’s Newsies. He holds an Honours Bachelor Degree in Musical Theatre Performance from Sheridan College, is a recipient of The Ontario Premier's Award of Excellence, The Waterloo Region Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement, and an Ambassador for both The War Amps’ Child Amputee Program (CHAMP) and The Shriners Hospitals for Children. 

This year the banquet will be limited to 60 people. The price is $30 for the banquet. Please book well in advance.

Please click on the following link to purchase tickets on TicketFi https://ticketfi.com/event/4759/uwra-2022-autumn-banquet