TERRY Talks: Michael Greyeyes hosts public lectures on Indigenous representation in Hollywood
Fresh off his Canadian Screen Award win, star Prof. Michael Greyeyes is ready to dive into Hollywood’s media-making machine and the ways Indigenous artists are reclaiming narrative sovereignty. Terry Talks is hosted by the Department of Theatre at The York University School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design. Open to all, the free online sessions take place every Monday in January at 9 PM EST.
Joyce Padua is the Siminovitch Prize’s one to watch
Joyce Padua (BFA '19) is the winner of the 2021 Siminovitch Prize Designer Protege distinction. A costume and set designer, her work has been featured in a broad range of playing spaces—including shows with Factory Theatre, Canadian Stage, Thousand Islands Playhouse, and the Stratford Festival.
Alum Gillian Gallow wins Canada’s top theatre award
Set and costume designer Gillian Gallow (BFA 2004) was named the 2021 Laureate of the Siminovitch Prize, Canada’s largest and most prestigious theatre award.
The School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design brings six new faculty into its ranks
This fall, six new faculty join the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD). They are Rebecca Caines, Moussa Djigo, Danielle Howard, Marissa Largo, Taien Ng-Chan and Archer Pechawis.
AMPD Theatre Professor Wins Big at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards
AMPD Theatre Professor Michael Greyeyes brought home the Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role award for his work in Blood Quantum at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards.
The show must go on: How York theatre students helped adapt a local high-school musical for pandemic times
In an effort to provide students with a unique experiential education opportunity during the COVID-19 pandemic, Marlis Schweitzer, professor and Chair of York’s Department of Theatre, spearheaded the Independent Production Practicum in partnership with Richmond Green Secondary School.
Message to the AMPD community
I am writing to you today to not offer another statement. I am writing to you today to offer my deepest condolences and acknowledge the pain of individuals and communities affected by these and other events.
STAR Leaves York U with a “G.A.Y” Song
Joshua Hughes just finished his 4th year in the York University Theatre program and is graduating in June. For this multifaceted performer, York University is a special place because it is where he started performing in drag as STAR.