Theatre
The Theatre Program offers opportunities for advanced studies leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and the Master of Arts (M.A.) in dramatic literature, theatre history, and criticism. The program also offers advanced studies leading to the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in the direction of plays and in the design of scenery, costume, and lighting.The program has diverse offerings in both practical theatre and the academic study of dramatic literature, history, and criticism.
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Faculty Members in Theatre
Name | Research Interests |
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Firkins, Jacqueline | costume design |
Gardiner, Robert | Sceneography , stage design, lightning |
Heatley, Stephen | Theatre, acting, directing, new play development, comedy, commedia dell’arte, solo performance, play producing, Canadian theatre, Canadian plays, Literature, gender/sexuality |
Johnston, Kirsty | Dramatic literature and theatre history with particular interest in disability arts and intersections between health, disability and performance |
Liu, Siyuan | twentieth century Chinese theatre and Asian Canadian theatre |
Marshall, Hallie | Performing arts; Ancient Greek Theatre; Arts and Cultural Traditions; Classics; Contemporary British Theatre; Cultural Industries; History of the Book; Literary or Artistic Work Dissemination or Reception Contexts; Performance and Theatrical Productions; Poetry; Reception Studies; Religion, Culture and Space; Theatre; Tony Harrison |
Mathijs, Ernest | film, alternative cinema, independent cinema, European cinema, horror film, David Cronenberg, film audiences, film festivals, censorship, fantasy film, Lord of the Rings, Film studies |
Murphy, Gayle | Voice for the Actor, Voice and speech |
Pennefather, Patrick | theatre design; Theatre Production; digital media; Public VR projects; xR development; Scalable virtual and augmented reality prototypes; Rapid prototyping for mixed realities; Design of spatial audio in physical and virtual environments |
Powers, Bradley | Production Technology |
Rizzotti, Patrick | Performing arts; design; Design and Planning of Space; Theatrical Productions; Virtual Reality; Augmented reality; design for new works; devised work; narrative visual experience; production design; site specific experiences; theatre design |
Scholte, Tom | Theatre, film, and television |