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The Dan Studio Series grapples with identity in DSS: Embrace

Written on October 31, 2017. Posted in Arts.

This past weekend, The Dan School of Drama and the Dan Studio Series (DSS) staged a series of performances about life on the margins. The fall installment, titled DSS: Embrace, was comprised of four one-act performances thematically centered on the idea of a journey towards self-acceptance. The pieces...

Othello warrants conversation, not retaliation

Written on November 11, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

Queen’s Vagabond’s artistic choice left students of colour in the dark and it’s a decision that can’t be ignored. Student theatre company Queen’s Vagabond released a statement last week announcing the suspension of their production of Shakespeare’s Othello. The decision follows a torrent of backlash...

Are you there, Queen’s theatre? It’s me, Nina.

Written on March 31, 2016. Posted in Arts.

Last year, I was given the opportunity to see a play to review it for an arts magazine on campus. The play was decent. Nothing too rave-worthy and nothing too disparagingly bad. It was typical and unsurprising. In my review, I wrote about the good and the bad, and came to the conclusion that...

Something wicked this way comes

Written on February 5, 2016. Posted in Arts.

Macbeth began just outside the Isabel Bader Centre with a firelight fight scene that burned brightly against the inky night sky. Lit by burning torches and glowing yellow lights, the cast twirled swords daringly in the patio of the Isabel as they began Shakespeare’s epic tale of ambition and murder. From...

Student actor and playwright sets the stage for a prolific career in theatre

Written on January 12, 2016. Posted in Arts.

There aren’t many Queen’s students who can rightfully call themselves professional theatre artists, and although Sean Meldrum doesn’t always admit to it, he’s one of the few. Now in his final year at Queen’s, Meldrum is both an actor and a playwright. He’s been cast in Canadian playwright Judith Thompson’s...

Comedic commentary

Written on November 15, 2013. Posted in Arts.

A socialist commentary on capitalism, The Threepenny Opera, put on by the Queen’s drama department, aims to capture the essence of human interaction. Tim Fort, a drama professor and the musical’s director, has dabbled in just about everything — from lighting production to set design, to acting himself. Since...

Feel the wait

Written on March 9, 2012. Posted in Arts.

When the audience first walks into the drama department’s new production, they follow a candlelit pathway that’s lined by dioramas. Each piece of art contains various interpretations of Penelope Waits and the idea of passing time. The ambient pathway leads audience members onto a balcony, down steps,...

Vogt A plays get provocative

Written on November 4, 2011. Posted in Arts.

This year Vogt gets funny, tackling themes of religion and homosexuality through mature and irreverent comedy. Vogt’s first production of the year, Vogt, got funny, A? is made up of four one-act plays. Web Confessional, The Badger and the Star, Jimmy the Antichrist and Venerating Pablum tackle a wide...

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The Dan Studio Series grapples with identity in DSS: Embrace

Othello warrants conversation, not retaliation

Are you there, Queen’s theatre? It’s me, Nina.

Something wicked this way comes

Student actor and playwright sets the stage for a prolific career in theatre

Comedic commentary

Feel the wait

Vogt A plays get provocative

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