overview of theatre in Canada

[Moira Day]

Hi Nadine,
        Oxford Companion to Canadian Theatre. Check major entries and
survey sections. The Canadian Encyclopedia has also substantially increased
its theatre and drama entries in its most recent editions.

Moira

At 1:28 PM -0400 4/6/04, Don Rubin wrote:
>hi nadine:
>
>suggest anton wagner's Contemporary Canadian Theatre: New World
>Visions (Simon and Pierre, 1985) and the Canada entry in the
>World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre (Routledge,
>1994-2000). in the latter suggest he look at the section entitled
>"structure." the wagner book was prepared for non-canadian
>theatre people in connection with the world congress of the
>international theatre institute which was held in toronto and
>montreal and sponsored in part by pact. it was edited under the
>general advice of the canadian theatre critics association.
>
>i am sure there are others that would be useful.
>
>best
>
>don rubin
>
>Nadine Sivak wrote:
>
>> A colleague of mine in the Dept. of Canadian Heritage has asked if I
>> know of
>> any articles that provide an overview of how theatre is produced in Canada.
>> She is responding to piece written by a theatre director in Prague which
>> alleges that theatrical activity in Canada is negligible and completely ad
>> hoc.  I suggested she consult the PACT website for a list of companies but
>> she would also like an explanantion of our "system", if such a thing
>> exists.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Nadine Sivak, Toronto
>>
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