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Dress warmly and wear sensible shoes

June 26, 2016by queensjenn Leave a comment

I’ve been doing a lot of immersive theatre lately. (Fun, but hard on the limbic system. That is a thought for another post.) What has struck me particularly is the […]

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How to be a gentleman

July 22, 2015by queensjenn Leave a comment

Yesterday I finally caught up with Rebecca Northan’s Blind Date. First created in 2007, the show has toured extensively in Canada, the US and the UK. The premise of the […]

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How audience participation makes the real realer

June 20, 2012by queensjenn Leave a comment

As a citizen of this postmodern moment, authenticity is something I desire. I want to be authentic and I want to surround myself with authentic objects and experiences. Contemporary philosophers […]

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Jenn Stephenson is an Associate Professor in the Dan School of Drama and Music at Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.

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When I started this blog in 2012 the dual intent of this blog was: 1) to record the process of my research and 2) to share that process with interested fellow scholars, students, theatre-makers, and curious readers about contemporary Canadian theatre. More and more I think that it is all well and good to publish in established and authorized print venues, but I wonder about the actual impact of these select venues. Important public discourse is happening online and I want to be part of that conversation. New note: Regarding "established print venues" I just signed a contract with University of Toronto Press to publish a book tentatively titled "Insecurity: Perils and Products of Theatre of the Real" based on the research posted here. (Now that I've said it in public, I'm committed.) Look for it in 2019.

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