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Department News
Graduates reminisce on their time at the Phoenix
Graduating students look back on their favourite Phoenix memories.
Students prepare in anticipation of Presentation Day
Raeleigh Aberg and Olivia Reid-Friesen offer behind-the-scenes intel about Presentation Day.
BIPOC women shine in Phoenix mainstage
Two cast members of Shakespeare’s Women discuss their experiences as BIPOC women in theatre.
A Look Inside the Shakespeare’s Women Streaming Process
An interview with the “Shakespeare’s Women” Stream Director Sydney Hunt and Assistant Director Kevin Eastman.
From Page to Stage: Costumes to Characters
Check out the development of some of the female characters in “Shakespeare’s Women”, from costume design to final onstage character.
Phoenix Fire Podcasts
Friday Afternoons at the Phoenix Fire: Episode Twelve
Playwriting for SATCo with Three Different Playwrights
Friday Afternoons at the Phoenix Fire: Episode Eleven
The Process of Design MFAs with Lisa Van Oorschot and Mallory Goodman.
Friday Preshow Lectures: Shakespeare’s Women
Listen to the Friday preshow lecture for “Shakespeare’s Women” with UVic English professor Erin Kelly, including images from her slide presentation.
Friday Afternoons at the Phoenix Fire: Episode Ten
Finding passion in theatre with guest director, Dean Gabourie.
Past Guest Artists & Events
Belfry@UVic: Sia Foryoh & Nathan D. Simmons
Thursday, December 2 at 12:45 pm in the Chief Dan George Belfry@UVic with Sia Foryoh & Nathan D. Simmons Cast members of Serving Elizabeth at the Belfry Theatre Join cast members Sia and Nathan in conversation about their work on Serving Elizabeth at the Belfry...
Orion Lecture Series: Marcia Johnson
The Orion Lecture Series in Fine ArtsMarcia Johnson Turning Anger Into Theatre Friday, November 26, 12:45 – 1:30 pm Chief Dan George Theatre, UVic Phoenix Building Serving Elizabeth Marcia Johnson has been a theatre artist in Toronto for over 30 years. Her latest...
Staging Equality: Kamloopa
Staging Equality: "Kamloopa"Staging Equality is a collaborative and creative research project that explores ways in which theatre engages with issues of race, diversity, and inclusion.STAGED READING: Kamloopa: An Indigenous Matriarch Story by Kim Senklip Harvey...