Women in Theatre: Second call for participation

[Reina Green]

Please note the deadline for submissions has been extended to
January 31, 2005.

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

Research Collaboration Workshop: Women in Theatre: The Maritime
Experience
Mount Saint Vincent University, March 19, 2005

Despite the identification in the early 1980s of significant gender
inequality within Canadian theatres, there are still many areas of
concern for women in theatre. In addition, there has been limited
critical inquiry into topics related to women in theatre, particularly as
related to theatre in the Maritime Provinces, despite the presence of
women-focussed theatre groups and active professional and amateur
theatre communities in all three provinces.

On Saturday, March 19, 2005, Mount Saint Vincent University will host
a one-day workshop on the topic of Women in Theatre with special
emphasis on productions by theatre companies in the Maritime
Provinces, and plays and performances by playwrights and theatre
practitioners whose work reflects the diverse cultures of the region, or
who are associated with the theatre community of the region. Speakers
include award-winning playwright Wendy Lill, and Rebecca Burton and
Denyse Lynde, representatives of the National Committee on the
Status of Women in Canadian Theatre.

The goal is to bring together theatre practitioners with researchers in
the Maritime Provinces to identify useful directions in research related
to women in theatre.  We want to establish networks of practitioners
and researchers who can potentially collaborate in mutually beneficial
ways to explore the issues and how they relate to the theory and
practice of women in theatre in the Maritimes.

Theatre practitioners, researchers and others who have an interest or
experience in this area are invited to attend.  To help with planning we
would like you to write a brief description of your work (not more than
one page) and how it connects with different aspects of the topic of
women in theatre in the Maritimes.
Possible areas that we will be exploring include:
                1. Status of women in theatre
                        a. Opportunities for women in theatre
                        b. Difficulties for women in theatre
                        c. Aging women in theatre
                2. Gender role performance
                        a. Performing female genders
                        b. Cross-gendering roles
                        c. Performing traditional gender roles for
                                contemporary audiences
                3. Gendered direction and design
                        a. The practice and purpose of gendered
                        direction and design
                        b. The value and purpose of all-female theatre
                        c. The politics, practice and marketability of
                        feminist theatre
Descriptions of work (including work in process) that combines theory
and practice or identifies methods or opportunities for researcher-
practitioner collaboration are particularly encouraged. Please send
submissions by e-mail to Reina.Green at msvu.ca by January 31, 2005.

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Dr. Reina Green
Assistant Professor, English
Mount Saint Vincent University
166 Bedford Highway
Halifax, NS
B3M 2J6

Tel: (902) 457-6231
Fax: (902) 457-6455