CATR 2014 - Important Conference Updates

[CATR 2014]

Dear CATR 2014 Attendees,

Please find attached the preliminary program for this year's conference.
Please note that as a preliminary program, this schedule may be subject to
change. A final, translated program with abstracts will be available next
month. The full program is also available on the CATR
Website<http://www.catracrt.ca>

*Important Reminders and Updates:*

   - Be sure to take advantage of the Congress early bird registration
   rates, which expire on March 31, 2014. To register for Congress visit:
   http://congress2014.ca/register


   - Note that all accepted presenters at CATR must become a member of the
   association and all existing members must renew their memberships prior to
   the conference. To become a CATR member or renew your membership please
   visit: https://www.fedcan-association.ca/catr-acrt


   - The Federation has recently announced that they will be providing
   shuttle service from hotels in St. Catharines and Niagara Falls that are
   affiliated with Congress. These shuttles will operate at peak times and on
   a fee-for-service basis. More details from the Federation are forthcoming.
   For a list of participating hotels, visit:
   http://congress2014.ca/plan-your-trip/accommodations


*Cultural Programming Updates:*

   - We are pleased to announce a special, one-night-only performance of
   *Khalida* at the Sean O'Sullivan Theatre, 8pm, Saturday, May 24th.
   Written and directed by David Fancy (Brock University), designed by Vojin
   Vasovic, and featuring Jason Jazrawy, *Khalida* is a dynamic, poetic,
   and politically relevant production featuring the confessions and testimony
   of Said, a man in flight from a conflict zone in the Middle East who has
   found himself in an oil producing country in the economic North. Drawing on
   resonances from the ongoing Arab spring, the production provides an
   opportunity to explore cultural alienation in contemporary multicultural
   society.

          "*Khalida* is a complex rendering of the extraordinary life of an
Iraqi immigrant to North America. It is a collision of worlds, culture, and
politics paralleled by a clash of theatrical styles" - Richard Rose,
Tarragon Theatre

   - An Evening at the Shaw Festival -- CATR 2014 Conference Attendees are
   invited to sign up for our trip to the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake
   on Sunday May 25, 2014. This event is open to CATR members and their
   guests. Your ticket price includes roundtrip bus transportation from Brock
   University to the Shaw Festival. Registrants will have access to a
   backstage tour of the Festival Theatre, a talk by Shaw Festival Artistic
   Director Jackie Maxwell, time for dinner, and tickets to one of two evening
   shows: *Cabaret* (Festival Theatre) or *The Charity that Began at Home:
   A Comedy for Philanthropists* (Court House Theatre).

   Advance online registration is required. *Registration opens Friday,
   March 28th *and closes on May 20, 2014. Package prices are
   $80 (individual) and $55 (student/retired). Look for the *SHAW
FESTIVAL *link
   to go live on the CATR/ACRT conference and membership registration
   web pages on Friday, March 28th.

   * Shaw Festival Fine Print: All CATR members can attend the tour or talk
   without prior registration, but you may be required to find your own
   transportation to these events. Bus transportation can only be guaranteed
   for members who sign-up online in advance. Payments for show tickets can
   only be made in advance online with MasterCard and VISA. Personal cheques
   and cash will not be accepted. If you have any questions about the Shaw
   Festival trip please contact Peter Kuling at catr.membership at gmail.com


   - The full cast for our final, closing night performance of *The Revered
   and Reviled: Dirty Plötz (Congress Redux) *at the Sean O'Sullivan
   Theatre on Tuesday, May 27th at 8pm has been announced. The performance
   includes: Jess Dobkin, Canon Cook, Tina Fushell, Heather Mclean, Nari,
   Alexandra Tigchelaar, Judy Virago, Laura Kane, TL Cowan, Jen Markowitz,
   and Laurel with films by Maya Suess, Operation Snatch, and Hoa Nguyen. Join
   us at this closing night event to celebrate with our neighbouring
   associations who have co-sponsored the event --  Women's and Gender
   Studies at Recherches Féministes (WGSRF) and the Association of Canadian
   College and University Teachers of English (ACCUTE) -- and our
sponsor the *Canadian
   Theatre Review *for the launch of its special issue on burlesque.

Please feel free to email us with any questions or concerns at
catr2014 at gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you in May!

Best wishes,

Natalie Alvarez & Peter Kuling
CATR Conference Program Planning Co-Chairs
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