Announcing New Journal

[WHITELEY DAVID]

The masters students in Art dramatique of UQAM's departement de Theatre
held a booklaunch for the first issue of their journal _THEATRE - les
cahiers de la maitrise_ on November 7th of this year.  The festive launch,
held in the magnificent Salle des Boiseries of the Pavillon Judith-Jasmin,
was a resounding success.

Summary of Issue No. 1:

Presentation (Introduction), by Yves Raymond
Normand Chaurette:  d'un pari a l'autre (N.C.: from one bet to the next),
        interview with the playwright by Guy Beausoleil
Jacques Duchesne, Profil d'un dramaturge (J.D., Profile of a Playwright),
        by Yves Raymond
Quartett d'apres Laclos (Quartett, Inspired by Laclos), by Marie-Josee
        Lanoix
De l'intuition (Of Intuition), by Claude Emond
Le Systeme Berenger (The Berenger System), by Guy Beausoleil

and a "DOSSIER LUDIQUE" (Series on Playfulness) comprising:
L'ecriture s'amuse et se maitrise (Writing Has Fun and Gets
        Mastered/Masters Itself), by Gilles-Philippe Pelletier
Pour un theatre ludique (Towards a Playful Theatre),
        by Louis-Dominique Lavigne
and the following "playful plays":
A la petite semaine (By the Mere Week), by Renee Levesque
Coulisses (Offstage), by Francois Pare
Jof, by Gilles-Philippe Pelletier.

Graphics for the journal and the cover page are by Jose Dupuis.

You may order a copy from:

Hamida Bendriss, THEATRE - Cahiers de la maitrise
Departement de Theatre, UQAM
C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H3C 3P8

Enclose a cheque or money order for $8 CND made out to Hamida Bendriss.



Issue No. 2 of _THEATRE - les cahiers de la maitrise_ will be launched
March 27, 1997, on the International Day of Theatre, as part of the events
(conferences and public presentations) organised by the Regroupement des
Etudiantes et des Etudiants de la Maitrise en Art dramatique (REMAD).