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<div style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This is a call for papers reminder for the 2016 </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Philadelphia Theatre Research Symposium held
at Villanova University.</span></div>
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<div style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">The goal of the Philadelphia Theatre Research Symposium is to provide a forum for theatre scholars and practitioners to share their research and
enter into a dialogue about current trends in theatrical practice and scholarship.</font></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>Conference Theme</b>: "Our Day Will Come": Reclaiming the Feminine in Irish Theatre</span><br style="font-size: 16px;">
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<span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>Date: Friday, April 29, 2016</b></span><br style="font-size: 16px;">
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Garry Hynes</span><br style="font-size: 16px;">
<span style="font-size: 16px;">Artistic Director of the Druid Theatre Company</span><br style="font-size: 16px;">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Garry Hynes founded Druid Theatre Company in 1975 and has worked as its Artistic Director from 1975 to 1991, and from 1995 to date. From 1991 to 1994 she was Artistic Director of the Abbey Theatre,
Dublin.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Internationally, Garry has worked with The Royal Shakespeare Company and The Royal Court (UK), and with Second Stage and Manhattan Theater Club in New York; with The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C;
for Center Theater in Los Angeles and with the Spoleto Festival (USA).</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Awards include; a Tony Award for Direction for <i>The Beauty Queen of Leenane </i>(1998), the<b> </b>Joe A. Callaway Award for Outstanding Direction for <i>The Cripple of Inishmaan</i> by Martin
McDonagh (2009), a Special Tribute Award for her contribution to Irish Theatre (2005), and Best Director at UK Theatre Awards 2012. In December 2010, Garry was appointed Adjunct Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies at her alma mater, <span class="caps">NUI</span> Galway.</font></font></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>Papers</b>:</span><br style="font-size: 16px;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><i>The Philadelphia Theatre Research Symposium</i> is seeking abstracts for papers for our 10<sup>th</sup> annual gathering of theatre scholars. This year's PTRS seeks to
highlight the work of new scholars in the area of women and Irish theatre. In response to the events surrounding the absence of female playwrights in the Abbey Theatre’s programming (titled “Waking the Nation”) commemorating the Easter Rising of 1916, this
conference seeks to explore the role of women in Irish theatre. We are inviting proposals that deal with all aspects of Irish theatre, including but not limited to playwriting, directing, acting, design, scholarship, production, and administration. While we
are interested in the current artistic climate and its opportunities for women, we will also accept proposals that deal with historicism and the reclamation of the role of women in the history of Irish theatre. This symposium offers the opportunity to present
work in progress and to share ideas with other researchers. Participants’ papers will be eligible for publication in <i>Praxis: The Journal for Theatre, Performance Studies and Criticism</i>.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Abstracts of 250 words or less should be submitted along with a brief bio to PTRS@villanova.edu.</font></font></i></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>The deadline for all submissions is</b> <b>Thursday, March 31, 2016</b>.</span><br style="font-size: 16px;">
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<div style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Alix Rosenfeld</span></font></div>
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<div style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Research Scholar - Theatre Department</span></font></div>
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