Theatre
Stories from the Creative Edge
Orion Series presents media designer Candelario Andrade
Anyone working with projections in live theatre will be interested in our upcoming free public talk with Vancouver-based video and projection designer Candelario Andrade: he'll be discussing his creative work for theatre and film, including collaborating with the...
New Student Orientation Sept 8
Wondering what it’s going to be like to be a Fine Arts student at UVic? Get a snapshot of your upcoming year while meeting other students at our annual New Student Orientation event! NSO runs 1-4pm Tuesday, Sept 8: we'll all start in the Phoenix Theatre building...
Three ways donor support can help
Lynda Gammon in the renovated computer lab Not surprisingly, student support in the form of scholarships, bursaries and financial prizes is the most popular form of donor support we receive. Consider Doug Gray, who created the Eleanor Gray Memorial Piano & Voice...
Orion Fund marks 30 years of donor impact
Saeed TeebiPhillipe PasquierRachel PodgerWhen it comes to ongoing donor impact, it’s hard to imagine anything more lasting than the Orion Fund in Fine Arts. Named for the constellation whose visibility across most of the globe makes it a universal symbol of human...
International field school inspires Theatre students
Thanks to its well-deserved reputation as an arts destination, Victoria has a big city’s amount of culture tucked into a small town’s space. But it’s always good for students to get a more big-picture perspective, which is where international field schools come in. In...
Theatre grad Laura Anne Harris practices patients
While Theatre graduate Laura Anne Harris (BFA 2007) is known for her creative work as a playwright, director and actor through solo shows like Pitch Blonde and The Homecoming, she also offers far more intimate performances in her ongoing role as a Simulated Patient...
Conference marks Canadian Association for Theatre Research’s 50th anniversary
Keynote speaker Nininsky Lee AquinoOur Department of Theatre was proud to support the 50th annual Canadian Association for Theatre Research conference, which took place at UVic from May 26-29 and welcomed an exciting mix of theatre artists, scholars and researchers...
New Phoenix season of plays announced
Exciting news: our Phoenix Theatre has announced their new season for the 2026/27 season, and it features a mix of a Tony-winning musical, a beloved classic and a bold new play. But did you know Phoenix productions also serve an integral academic part for students...
The research behind the curtain of In My Day
By focusing on BC’s historical HIV/AIDS crisis, the new UVic production In My Day highlighted collaboration between researchers, community and performance-makers Neon lights, club beats, a generation on the edge of disaster: when UVic’s Phoenix Theatre staged the...
Take our Spring 2026 student survey!
1969 was a year of transformation: the moon landing, the Stonewall riots, Woodstock, Ottawa’s National Arts Centre opens, Margaret Atwood publishes her first novel, Canada becomes officially bilingual . . . amidst that time of change, Fine Arts emerged as UVic’s...
Win $1,000 in the Community Impact Award!
Who wants to win $1,000? You do, of course!! Since 2021, we've given out over $15,000 to 13 students in our annual donor-funded Fine Arts Community Impact Award! If you're a UVic Fine Arts undergrad (any year) who has been creatively active outside of your classes,...
In My Day brings verbatim HIV/AIDS experiences to the stage
The cast of Phoenix Theatre's In My Day (Photo: Dean Kalyan)On March 12, the Phoenix Theatre opened their final mainstage production of the semester, In My Day, written by Rick Waines. Waines is a Victoria playwright whose work uses autofiction and verbatim material...