Where is real?
As part of an opening exercise in a recent dramatic theory class, my students were asked to respond with coloured Sharpies to a variety of prompts scattered on chart paper […]
Tag Archives: autobiography
The Thing that Doesn’t Fit
During my PhD studies at the University of Toronto, I had the great privilege of having for my supervisor Shakespearean scholar par excellence Alexander (Sandy) Leggatt. This was back when […]
The Postdramatic Value of Amateur Aesthetics
In my last post, I responded to a paper by Matt Jones that was presented at the recent CATR/SQET conference in Ottawa. Continuing that trend, here are some thoughts/questions inspired […]
The Evanescent Presence of the Non-Actor
(Spoiler Alert — If you have not seen the play, and do not want to know anything about it, you should stop reading now.) Last week in the Drama department, […]
Real autobiographical objects in a glass box
Yesterday, on the suggestion of my colleague Ted Little, I visited the Centre d’Histoire de Montreal in Old Montreal. There, the section “We Are Here/Nous Sommes Ici” presents the final […]
Upsurges of the Real: a performance research blog 