Western Theatre Studies
Western University N6A 3K7 London, ON, Canada

Professor Kim Solga talks about online teaching with Christie Carson from the Shakespeare Institute.

BEGINNING THIS SATURDAY, join Daniel Bennett and a special guest Londoner as they introduce their communities and neighbourhood, and talk about London and what arts and culture means to them. Ep 1 features A Walk Through Wortley with award-winning author, screenwriter and playwright Emma Donoghue! https://www.grandtheatre.com/event/grand-walks-podcast

Students enrolled in Year 2, 3 or 4 in the Honors Specialization in Creative Writing and English Language and Literature or Major in Theatre Studies are invited to apply for the Mackie Cryderman Award valued at $2,000. Visit website for more details! https://www.uwo.ca//underg/scholarships__awards/index.html

Some of your beloved professors share their experiences with online learning and tell us why (and how) they think we can make this work.

Professor Kim Solga, Director of our Theatre Studies program, demonstrates how she will use University College’s WALS classroom to teach a hybrid online/in-person course.

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Western University’s Summer Shakespeare celebrates 40 years with a virtual performance of the classic adapted by London actor-director Jeff Culbert: Pandemic Julius Caesar. The production premieres THURSDAY @ 8 PM online at Western’s Arts and Humanities YouTube channel bit.ly/3aB0hmR.

COVID-19 has transformed the annual Summer Shakespeare performance into an online event, a Zoom-recorded adaptation that will be posted to the Arts & Humanities YouTube channel from Aug. 20 to 31.

Here is a look back last semester when Western University social science and theatre students worked together to prototype strategies and resources to address four areas of discrimination happening in London: racism, physical ableism, xenophobia, and sanism.

Watch the prolific Coyote's moving performance from CBC's virtual special Queer Pride Inside.

Students in Professor Kim Solga’s class will immerse themselves in the theatre of life in a course integrating political science, medicine and policing as performance art.

Western University, Department of English and Writing Studies traditionally mounts a production of Shakespeare in the park during the summer. This year we are pleased to present Pandemic Julius Caesar. STAY TUNED! The show will be posted on this channel on AUGUST 20, 2020.

ENGLISH 2099G: THE ALICE MUNRO CHAIR IN CREATIVITY: THE CREATIVE MOMENT - ACTIVE VOICE Taught by acclaimed writer and storyteller, Ivan Coyote, this course was ...created for writers, poets, public speakers, and artists of all genres who wish to incorporate the power of live performance into their creative practice. NO PREREQUISITES! https://www.uwo.ca/engli/english_studies/courses/index.html

The Woodland Cemetery history team is putting together a DIGITAL walking tour this Saturday at 1pm about historic monument styles and how art and architectural forces have shaped Woodland over the years. It’s pretty interesting stuff you’ll come out of it knowing how to recognize a bit more about the cemetery and its stones.