[Candrama] Alumnae Theatre Company Recognized for Excellence in Theatre Research

[Robin Whittaker]

Dear Candrama colleagues,

It was great to see many of you in Victoria to honour CATR’s 50th and imagine the next 50! Scholars of theatre in Canada who missed CATR 2026 may be interested to learn this news. It takes a village, and this book exists because of many colleagues on this list.

With gratitude,
Robin.
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Dr. Robin C. Whittaker (he/him)
Associate Professor, Drama, Department of English, St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Alumnae Theatre Company: Nonprofessionalizing Theatre in Canada (2026 CATR Ann Saddlemyer Book Award Winner)
https://utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.3138/9781487548261
St. Thomas University is situated on the traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik, Wəlastəkewiyik / Maliseet whose ancestors along with the Mi’Kmaq / Mi’kmaw and Passamaquoddy / Peskotomuhkati Tribes / Nations signed Peace and Friendship Treaties with the British Crown in the 1700s.

From: University of Toronto Press <donotreply at utorontopress.com>
Date: Monday, June 22, 2026 at 2:01 PM
To: Robin Whittaker <rwhit at stu.ca>
Subject: Alumnae Theatre Company Recognized for Excellence in Theatre Research

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2026 Ann Saddlemyer Award – Best Book


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Congratulations to Robin C. Whittaker, winner of the 2026 Ann Saddlemyer Award for Alumnae Theatre Company: Nonprofessionalizing Theatre in Canada<https://p7tpm5cab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xgDWkC4rMcz0ODgw-cejcDsX0FQhRPXuFw36OKrFSjhuf2_TGqxB3NvLpQ16mGcleAN218g9EvTYL6__29pixl-szJZpAD5xQbSTN8pHLRa20rGey2Aogihod6AO2gVd2eLpuuj1flJQtGN8XqkkU-VbbifZ_5qT&c=Y4QhjJvrFBkFknvBOVOnCj8Zu4HKRrUoRtAHBQDz6XRNSuIWSFdKUw==&ch=RWHRB7SKWJd0dKflCUgOAY1Cxy8Zb7Jvxd-iR6Rj7Dqlevm5TkgPXw==>!


Awarded by the Canadian Association for Theatre Research<https://p7tpm5cab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xgDWkC4rMcz0ODgw-cejcDsX0FQhRPXuFw36OKrFSjhuf2_TGqxB3NvLpQ16mGcl7_TJpH6DcdtIl-l0cufg_G6m2Cgm_ms1VIBsIIodRWsID-ieuQgIyOpoUwP_DXhQ9-RQItwSqnmiNxcj3mgl_-6u_qjGbba7I3f0JBnrs15R6_ZtAuEiZYMBkX1RzhO0&c=Y4QhjJvrFBkFknvBOVOnCj8Zu4HKRrUoRtAHBQDz6XRNSuIWSFdKUw==&ch=RWHRB7SKWJd0dKflCUgOAY1Cxy8Zb7Jvxd-iR6Rj7Dqlevm5TkgPXw==>, this award is presented to the best book published in English or French constituting a substantial contribution to the field of drama, theatre, and performance studies in Canada.


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