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John J. Conklin Theatre News Archive

A man dressed from the eighteen hundreds standing between two brain charts hanging on a wall.

Faculty of Arts

Lighting Up the Stage: The Magic of That Elusive Spark

November 28, 2024 — 
An exceptional tale that is funny, emotional, and thought-provoking, That Elusive Spark, by playwright Janet Munsil, seamlessly blends the past and present.

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Theatre production information for show titled That Elusive Spark, along with a human skull with a orange sparkler running through it.

Faculty of Arts

That Elusive Spark opens November 27

November 8, 2024 — 
The next production of the Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media’s Theatre Program runs November 27-December 2. Support student theatre – get your $10 + fees ticket today.

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Pixelated woman with heavy makeup, spiky short hair and wearing a sparkly jumpsuit holding out her hand to her own reflection.

Faculty of Arts

‘Unforgettably poignant and hilarious’: The Comedy of Errors runs until March 31

March 24, 2024 — 
The next production of the Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media’s Theatre Program runs March 27 - 31. Support student theatre – get your $10 ticket today.

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A rhinoceros standing next to large, white letters spelling the word rhinoceros.

Faculty of Arts

Rhinoceros opens November 29

November 22, 2023 — 
The next production of the Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media’s Theatre Program runs November 29 to December 2. Catch the student production of Rhinoceros from playwright Eugène Ionesco at the John J. Conklin Theatre on the University of Manitoba campus.

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Four student actors on a barren stage. Two actors lying down, one standing and one crouching.

Faculty of Arts

Scorched, a fiery performance

March 9, 2023 — 
A brilliant tale that is equal parts riveting, suspenseful, dramatic and heartbreaking, Scorched by Lebanese-Canadian writer Wajdi Mouawad is a breathtaking tale of two twins, Janine and Simone, trying to fulfil their mother’s last wishes.

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Brother and sister sitting shoulder to shoulder listening to a walkman through headphones.

Faculty of Arts

Scorched opens March 2

February 27, 2023 — 
The next production of the Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media’s Theatre Program runs March 2 to 11. Scorched is by Lebanese-Canadian writer Wajdi Mouawad and is directed by Dr. William Kerr. All are welcome to attend this free production.

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Group of actors in farming costumes on stage.

Faculty of Arts

Seeds blossoms on the stage

November 24, 2022 — 
The UM Theatre Program in the Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media shines in their first in-person mainstage show since 2020.

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Image of two actors standing. From the play Capture Me.

Faculty of Arts

Kindergarten teacher and refugee face fear and find love

March 5, 2020 — 
The University of Manitoba Theatre Program is gearing up to present their third and final mainstage show of the 2019-2020 season – Capture Me by Canadian playwright Judith Thompson.

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Homecoming to unveil historic arts transformation

August 24, 2017 — 
The story of Taché Hall is the story of a community that formed the heart of the University of Manitoba

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Paul Duncan as Manus, Melanee Deschambeault as Bridget, Becky Zacharias as Sarah, Glorya Thompson as Maire, Ian Bastin as Hugh, Sherab Rabzyor Yolmo as Jimmy and Patrick Bellemare as Doalty IN "TRANSLATIONS" // PHOTO CREDIT: BLACK HOLE THEATRE COMPANY

Curtains up

January 18, 2017 — 
The Black Hole Theatre Company is raising the curtains on 2017 with Translations. The play is set in 1833 in the rural townland of Ballybeg/Baile Beag (literally, "small town") in county Donegal in Ireland

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