Theatre News Archive

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.

Faculty of Arts
Explore past and present, order and disorder in this virtual murder mystery
March 22, 2022 —
The University of Manitoba Theatre program is gearing up to present their final mainstage show of the 2021-22 season – Arcadia by English playwright Tom Stoppard. Catch this student production March 30 to April 3.

When ‘hope and history rhyme’: Joe Biden quotes an Irish poet to inspire healing in America
November 17, 2020 —
'Following president-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the United States, a campaign video of him reading Irish poet Seamus Heaney’s verse adaptation of an ancient Greek play went viral'

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.

Faculty of Arts
Setting Macbeth in the 1980s lets characters explore toxic masculinity
January 16, 2020 —
The University of Manitoba Theatre Program is gearing up to present their second mainstage show of the 2019-2020 season – Macbeth - by the most celebrated playwright of all time, William Shakespeare.

Faculty of Arts
‘Look Homeward, Angel’ runs to November 30
November 21, 2019 —
Directed by George Toles, the play tells the story of Eugene Grant and his family as they run a North Carolina boarding house in the early 1900s

Faculty of Arts
Arts jobs in the tech industry
November 13, 2019 —
An Arts degree will open doors to exciting and challenging careers

From spinster to career women
August 29, 2019 —
Professor launches book that traces advocates’ efforts to alter cultural perceptions of women, work, class, and the ideals of womanhood

Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Arts 2019 Teaching Awards Announced
July 29, 2019 —
The 2019 Faculty of Arts annual teaching awards have been announced. Arts congratulates the award winners on their commitment to students, higher learning and quality instruction.

Curtains up on the 2019 fringe
July 16, 2019 —
Classes may be out for university students but that isn't stopping some of them from refining their theatre skills alongside alumni, faculty and staff. The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival runs July 17-28.