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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"times new roman"">Good morning Canadian theatre
people,</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"times new roman"">I’m writing on behalf of one of the
sub-committees of the newly formed CATR task force devoted to Emerging
Scholars. We are currently in an information-gathering phase, and looking for
your help.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"times new roman"">For today, my big question for the
group is this: </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"times new roman"">What </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times">percentage of the CATR membership can be identified as pursuing
alt-academic or non-academic careers? </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times">Any information will
be warmly welcomed at this stage. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times">I’d particularly like
to hear from you if you are a CATR member and:</span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:38.55pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "times new roman"">       </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times">you identify as a non-traditional
academic</span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:38.55pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "times new roman"">       </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times">your are an artist/practitioner (including
if you are an artist as well as a scholar)</span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:38.55pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "times new roman"">       </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times">your career has taken you away from a
traditional academic setting (instead of or in addition to a traditional one)</span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:38.55pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "times new roman"">       </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times">you are currently in grad school and
are planning a non-traditional career path</span></p>



<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times">I’d also welcome any
leads. If someone comes to mind as a member of CATR who falls into one of these
categories, please do pass on my contact information.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times">I can be reached by
email at <a href="mailto:drjessriley@gmail.com">drjessriley@gmail.com</a>. Many
thanks in advance for getting in touch!</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times">Very best,</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times">Jess</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times">Jessica Riley, PhD</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times">Independent Scholar <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times">Editor, <i>A Man of Letters: The Selected Dramaturgical Correspondence of Urjo Kareda</i> (Playwrights Canada 2017)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times"><a href="mailto:drjessriley@gmail.com">drjessriley@gmail.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times"></span><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span name="searchHitInReadingPane" id="gmail-0.21462685323153774" class="gmail-currentHitHighlight"><br></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span name="searchHitInReadingPane" id="gmail-0.21462685323153774" class="gmail-currentHitHighlight"><br></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span name="searchHitInReadingPane" id="gmail-0.21462685323153774" class="gmail-currentHitHighlight"></span><br></span></font></p><span class="gmail-PersonaPaneLauncher"><div class="gmail-_pe_d gmail-_pe_T1" tabindex="0"></div></span><p></p>





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