Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre presents Little Women
Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, Little Women, loosely based on the lives of her and her three sisters, was first published in 1868. After it…
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That Elusive Spark comes to stage on campus
Presented by the department of English, theatre, film and media, students in THTR 3000 (special topics in theatre production) are bringing That Elusive Spark to…
The Play That Goes Wrong comes to Winnipeg
To open the 2024-25 season, the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (MTC) welcomes the award-winning comedy, The Play That Goes Wrong. The ongoing original production of…
Come From Away continues to instill hope despite dark times
9 /11 is one of the most devastating terrorist attacks to have ever happened in human history, according to the Pew Research Center. On Sept. 11,…
Shakespeare as flashy high fashion fun
When Katrina Dunn, assistant professor in the University of Manitoba theatre program, asks her students to raise their hands if they love, hate or don’t…
Surrender to the story of Rise, Red River
When Calgary-based playwright Tara Beagan was first approached by artistic director of Prairie Theatre Exchange (PTE), Thomas Morgan Jones, to write a play about climate…
‘La Vie Boheme’ of the musical theatre ensemble
The musical theatre ensemble is one of many ensembles tucked away in the practice rooms of the Taché Arts Project. The course is open to…
Intertwining human connections, student theatre, For Elise
A bustling scene unfolds in the green room of the John J. Conklin Theatre as students return to rehearsals for the third student-led show of…
Space Girl goes digital
Space Girl, a play by Frances Koncan which ran at Prairie Theatre Exchange (PTE) last March and April, is now being shown digitally through PTE’s…
A Swiftie spotlight on Shakespearean soliloquy
A common question that I hear almost every day as an English major is, “why?” From discussions with my peers, it’s painfully clear that this…