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This anthology represents a wide range of literary and performance practices—ranging from poetic tragedy, to radio drama, to Indigenous satire—and, because of its broad generic and historical scope, also serves as an excellent survey of Canadian dramatic literature from Confederation to the present.
Includes:
Tecumseh by Charles Mair
The Birth of Montreal by Amy Redpath Roddick
Alexander Mackenzie by Merrill Denison
At My Heart’s Core by Robertson Davies
The Komagata Maru Incident by Sharon Pollock
Angélique by Lorena Gale
Price: $29.95
Pages: 496
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Imprint: Playwrights Canada Press
Publication Date:
10 October 2017
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9781770917767
Format: Paperback
Heather Davis-Fisch is a professor at the University of the Fraser Valley and the co-editor of the Views and Reviews section of Canadian Theatre Review. She is also the author of Loss and Cultural Remains in Performance: The Ghosts of the Franklin Expedition (Palgrave 2012), which was the co-recipient of the Ann Saddlemyer Award from the Canadian Association for Theatre Research. Her research on Canadian theatre and performance history has appeared in journals such as Theatre Research in Canada, as well as in Theatres of Affect, a critical anthology of essays. Heather’s research interests include intercultural performance, theatre historiography, and nineteenth century theatre and performance culture.