A Man of Letters

Edited by Jessica Riley
Subjects: Ontario Playwrights, Theatre Studies, History & Criticism, Non-Fiction / Essays, Playwriting, Biography

The late Urjo Kareda was renowned for his commitment to respond personally to the hundreds of mostly unsolicited scripts received by Toronto’s Tarragon Theatre, where he served as artistic director ...

Long Story Short

Edited by Rebecca Burton
Subjects: Scenes & Monologues, Super Short Shows, Theatre Studies, Acting & Technique, Anthologies

Ideal for a range of readers, from drama students to aspiring theatre practitioners, and for those working in community and professional theatres, Long Story Short gathers from acclaimed and emerging ...

Fundamentals of Directing

By Ric Knowles
Illustrated by Pat Flood
Subjects: Non-Fiction / Essays, Theatre Studies, Theatre Direction & Production

Concise and practical, Fundamentals of Directing is a distillation of Ric Knowles’s twenty-five years of experience as a director, teacher of directing, and dramaturge across Canada. Organized to reproduce ...

Medicine Shows

By Yvette Nolan
Subjects: Women Writers, Theatre Studies, Indigenous Playwrights, Prairie Playwrights, Saskatchewan, Non-Fiction / Essays

Contemporary Indigenous theatre in Canada is only thirty-three years old, if one begins counting from the premiere of Maria Campbell’s Jessica in Saskatoon and the establishment of Native Earth Performing ...

The Ancient Comedians and the Influence They Had on Contemporary Theatre

By Clem Martini
Subjects: Non-Fiction / Essays, Comedy, Theatre Studies, Playwriting

Nobody invented a sense of humour; that’s inherent. People have always laughed, joked, and shared comic stories. What the ancient Greeks and Romans did, however, was develop ways to express that comic ...

Truth in Play

By Debbie Nyman, Jill Lloyd-Jones & David S. Craig
Subjects: Scenes & Monologues, Theatre Studies, Acting & Technique, Anthologies

Geared towards high-school students, Truth in Play: Drama Strategies for Building Meaningful Performances features a curated collection of short scenes from Canadian plays, complete with learning activities ...

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Edited by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard & Yvette Nolan
Subjects: South Asian Canadian Playwrights, Anthologies, Jewish Theatre, Theatre Studies, Acting & Technique, Indigenous Playwrights, African and Caribbean Canadian Playwrights, Scenes & Monologues, Asian Canadian Playwrights

A collection can be used both as a monologue source for actors and students, or as a primer on diverse Canadian theatre and an entry point into new works, many of which are not yet widely available.Includes ...

Pure Gold

Edited by Brian Kennedy
Subjects: Theatre Studies, Acting & Technique, Scenes & Monologues, Anthologies, Canadian Classics, Theatre for Young Audiences, By Age - 15-18

Culled from a wide variety of award-winning plays, the pieces presented here are sure to delight both those new to Canadian plays and those familiar with some of this country's most memorable stage shows ...

The Greek Playwright

By Clem Martini
Subjects: Non-Fiction / Essays, Theatre Studies, Playwriting

Picking up where The Blunt Playwright left off, Clem Martini returns to the subject of playwriting, turning his attention to the lessons modern playwrights can learn from the ancient Greeks. Outlining ...

Design and Scenography

Edited by Natalie Rewa
Subjects: Theatre Studies, Technical Skills, Stagecraft & Scenography, Non-Fiction / Essays
Series: Critical Perspectives on Canadian Theatre in English

"In this volume several broad areas of concern may be discerned. A main one is the kinds of understanding and modes of collaboration between creative artists…. Another is, of course, the exploration ...