Dionne Brand's play thirsty, based on the linked poetry collection of the same title, premiered to critical acclaim November 5th at NAC Studio in Ottawa. NOW Magazine says "Brand's is a voice both brave and beautiful."
Professor Ric Knowles has just published Fundamentals of Directing with Playwrights Canada Press. The book is illistrated by SETS professor Pat Flood.
A summary of a ten year research into theatrical space and site specific theatre.
In August Sky Gilbert's play Naked Hamilton was a hit at the FringeNYC -- TimeOut calling it a "charming 60 minute gem." Naked Hamilton will go on to be performed at Fringe Encore (the best of the New York City and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals) in October.
Judith Thompson, a member of faculty in the School of English and Theatre Studies, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. This is a tremendous honour which recognizes Judith's accomplishments as an internationally renowned playwright and director whose contributions have been acknowledged through many awards, including twice receiving the Governor General's Award for Drama. Additionally, in 2005, Judith was named as an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Congratulations to Allen Kwan, who successfully defended his PhD thesis, Authored Agency: Exploring the Language and Grammar of Video Games, on Friday, January 8.
Two graduates from the PhD program are about to have books published: Elizabeth Groenevald's Making Feminist Media: Third-Wave Magazines on the Cusp of the Digital Age (Wilfrid Laurier University Press) and Benjamin Authers' A Culture of Rights: Law, Literature, and Canada (University of Toronto Press).
Congratulations to Mark Kaethler who successfully defended his PhD dissertation, Thomas Middleton's Middle Way: Political Irony and Jacobean Drama, on Friday, January 15.
Creative Writing MFA grad Ayelet Tsabari has just won the $100,000 Sami Rohr prize for Jewish literature for her collection of stories, The Best Place on Earth, published by HarperCollins Canada. The stories were Ayelet's thesis project in the MFA.
http://forward.com/articles/215316/ayelet-tsabari-wins-sami-rohr-prize/