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Theatre Prof Paul Lampert and course director Niki Landau‘s  Theatre PANIK Art Project present PEEP, a live photography and performance-art drag show, at 2015 Scotiabank Nuit Blanche Toronto. Inspired by the original peep shows, when people gathered around “wonder boxes” to peer at lit-up images (both popular and forbidden), PEEP feastures recreations of 10 iconic …

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The Theatre Department’s annual exhibition showcasing the work of the Design and Production area, Scenes by Design, opens on Tuesday, March 31st, 2015 at 6:00 pm in the Joseph G Green Theatre. Scenes by Design offers an insider’s look at the creative work done behind the scenes before the curtain rises on a stage production. The exhibition …

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Devised Theatre Festival 2015 presents an evening of three original, one-act performances exploring conflicts in relationships between family, friends, and oneself. THE FRAGMENT COLLECTIVE: Two characters, Fear and Curiosity, lead the audience into a metaphorical exploration of the battle in an artist’s mind. AUTOSLAM CREATIONS: Dear Mandy is an autobiographical look at body image and …

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A selection of tales from Ted Hughes’s Tales From Ovid. The blind folly of man forces divine transformation.  Come witness the spirit world as seen through the eyes of the blind prophet. This epic by former British Poet Laureate Ted Hughes features thrilling stories of literal human transformation, dramatic acts of violence, and very angry …

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As you may have heard, the 23rd Annual playground Festival is coming to the Joseph G. Green Theatre this week from Tuesday, February 10th to Friday February 13th, 2015. If you haven`t heard about it (are you living under a rock?!) please click HERE for more information about the shows! Great! Now that you’re all …

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York University’s 23rd Annual playGround Festival is well on its way to being one of the most exciting yet! The festival is spread out over four days (Tuesday, February 10th – Friday, February 13th), and is comprised of many short plays that are divided into two different series. You may be wondering, “What could all …

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After a much needed winter break, the cast and crew of Theatre@York’s Oh What a Lovely War are back to work! We visited the shops, tech boxes, and rehearsal spaces to see them get back into the swing of things. Take a look! The show will take place in the Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre, …

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The Ecstatic Bible by Howard Barker is an epic tale featuring over 65 characters who find themselves in extraordinary situations of extreme violence, horror and suffering, but also full of dark humour and comic absurdity. At the heart of the play is the story of a Priest’s painful, unrequited desire for a woman named Gollancz, …

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