Celebrating the Recipients of the 2025 Faculty Excellence Awards
Join us in congratulating Selena Couture on receiving the 2025 Henry Marshall Tory Chair award.
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BFA Acting ('21) Alumnus Maxwell Hanic has received an inaugural Gerda Hnatyshyn Launch Grant of $10,000 from the Hnatyshyn Foundation. Max's practice is in the discipline of Contemporary Dance. "Max is forever grateful to the incredible teachers he has had, most notably his first dance teachers Lin Snelling and Marie Nychka."
“If we go back in the historical record, we have many societies where dress is interchangeable between genders, or how they construct genders,” says Robert Shannon, associate professor of Theatre Design in the Department of Drama. "Fashion tends to start with something that’s functional."
Announcing the 2025 Lee Playwriting Prize for New Canadian Plays
2025 Lee Playwriting Prize for New Canadian Plays has been awarded to Ken Beatty for his play War Artist.
Most people who study theatre at college or university won't become famous. But many will go on to use their skills in other careers. Melanie Dreyer-Lude is a drama professor at the 91ĸƵ. She has a new book out called The Adaptable Degree. It delves into what theatre students do after they graduate.
Stage setter: Theatre education cultivates skills for any career
The fine art of drama may be the “secret sauce” for developing the adaptability students need to thrive in diverse fields.
Post Doc SSHRC Success
Department of Drama alumnae HeunJung Lee (PhD '23) and Lily Climenhaga (BA '13, MA '15, PhD '21) have both received Post Doc SSHRC grants to support their continued academic work.
Mukonzi Musyoki (PhD Student in Performance Studies) and Kijo Gatama are interviewed by Global News Morning Edmonton about the Workshop West production of "Hyena's Trail."
An Edmonton documentary travels to Poland, sparking global dialogue on 2SLGBTQ+ rights. Read about the global impact of 2024 Lee Playwright in Residence Darrin Hagen's award-winning documentary, "Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story"
Congratulations to MA Drama student Valentine Ukoh on receiving both First Place and the People's Choice Award in the Images of 91ĸƵ Competition.
Announcing the 2025 Lee Playwright in Residence
Join the 91ĸƵ Drama Department in welcoming Ron Jenkins as the Lee Playwright in Residence for 2025.
Mũkonzi Mũsyoki has received a 2025 Graduate Student Teaching Award
Congratulations to PhD Performance Studies student Mũkonzi Mũsyoki on receiving a 2025 Graduate Student Teaching Award