After centuries of queer life being hidden in the closet and the loss of almost an entire generation of gay men to HIV/AIDS, The Gay Heritage Project is an important step in the excavation, preservation and promotion of a community’s cultural history. The tour brings an essential conversation about history and identity from the world’s largest queer … Read moreAndrew Kushnir on The Gay Heritage Project
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the University of Alberta’s Department of Drama, the Curious Arts blog is sharing 50 Reasons to Go See A Play throughout the 2015-16 season. Here is reason seven to go see a play. UAlberta PhD candidate Lily Climenhaga’s new translation and adaptation of Spring Awakening debuts with ABBEDAM production Nov. 5 … Read moreABBEDAM Productions: new Spring Awakening
Join me in supporting New Work The dictionary defines the word new as: n(y)o͞o/ adjective; new: comparative adjective: newer; superlative adjective: newest not existing before; made, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time, as in “a new stage play.“ It takes guts to write a play in May 2014 and put it up in February 2015, less … Read moreNew Works Festival 2015
BFA Acting student Jessy Ardern shares her tips on how to prepare an entry for the U of A’s Leone McGregor Prize Jessy Ardern was recently named the first winner of the Leone McGregor Writing Competition for Leone, her complex and imaginative play about the historic alumna’s life. The Leone McGregor Writing Competition is being held again in … Read moreHow to: Enter a creative writing competition