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Canadian Theatre Review The Canadian Theatre Review features thought-provoking plays and articles on current issues and tren CTR is available in print and online.

The Canadian Theatre Review features thought-provoking plays and articles on current issues and trends in Canadian theatre. CTR provides the Canadian theatre community with in-depth feature articles, manifestos, slideshows, videos, design portfolios, photo essays, and other documents that reflect the challenging forms that theatre takes in the contemporary Canadian arts scene.

! Submit your research to Canadian Theatre Review’s upcoming Winter 2028 issue exploring the subject of “Failure” in th...
08/04/2026

! Submit your research to Canadian Theatre Review’s upcoming Winter 2028 issue exploring the subject of “Failure” in the Canadian theatre landscape.

The journal invites scholars, artists, and educators to reflect on how failure operates in Canadian theatre: as a barrier, as a catalyst, and as a methodology.

Submissions of scholarly articles, interviews, practitioner reflections, and photo/text collages are welcome. There is space in this issue for performance practitioners to discuss their work, processes, and the wider field. Potential contributors are welcome to contact the guest editors to discuss ideas before submitting.

Read the full Call for Papers and submission guidelines: bit.ly/40tE0m1

The University of Winnipeg - Theatre and Film BCurrent Performing Arts Journals - University of Toronto Press

Canadian Theatre Review is seeking submissions for an upcoming issue exploring “Failure.”Failure shapes the Canadian the...
12/03/2026

Canadian Theatre Review is seeking submissions for an upcoming issue exploring “Failure.”

Failure shapes the Canadian theatrical landscape: it can stall projects, limit careers, and constrain institutions—but it can also generate new ideas, methods, and relationships. This issue asks how failure can be understood as both obstacle and strategy in Canadian theatre and performance.
The journal welcomed submissions of scholarly articles; interviews; personal reflections; and photo/text collages. Potential topics include (but are not limited to): failure as creative/learning tool, failure as resistance, institutional and policy failure, curatorial and pedagogical failure, technical failure and emerging technologies, audience development and fundraising, and examples from Canadian theatrical history.

Abstracts are due June 29, 2026. Read the full Call for Papers and submission guidelines here: bit.ly/40tE0m1

For half a century, Canadian Theatre Review has been a leading voice in theatre scholarship, advancing conversations tha...
11/09/2025

For half a century, Canadian Theatre Review has been a leading voice in theatre scholarship, advancing conversations that have shaped and redefined the field in Canada. In its landmark 200th issue, CTR invites readers to reflect on its rich history and its enduring influence on the theatre landscape.

This special commemorative issue revisits pivotal moments in CTR’s legacy—spotlighting feminist histories and representations, the vital role of Indigenous performance, the development of disability arts, and more. While celebrating five decades of critical discourse and innovation, CTR also turns toward the future, continuing its mission to foster dialogue, creativity, and bold new directions in Canadian theatre for the next 50 years and beyond.

Dive into the 200th issue: bit.ly/ctr199200

The new issue of Canadian Theatre Review highlights Experiments in Live Journalism, bringing together interviews, script...
22/08/2025

The new issue of Canadian Theatre Review highlights Experiments in Live Journalism, bringing together interviews, scripts, and reflections that probe challenges and possibilities across size, scope, scale, and mission.

In this issue, you’ll find a critical study of the landscape in which live journalism exists and thrives; critical questions about the importance of building trust and the challenge of finding a pedagogy for journalism performance; utilizing theatre and various adjacent spaces to find voice and purpose; and much more.

Discover the full issue today: bit.ly/ctr-203

TMU Journalism Research Centre National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts

The new issue of Canadian Theatre Review, Volume 202, spotlights XR Performance, tracing the evolution of extended reali...
04/06/2025

The new issue of Canadian Theatre Review, Volume 202, spotlights XR Performance, tracing the evolution of extended reality (XR) technologies in theatre over the past several decades. From fully immersive virtual reality productions to site-specific experiences enhanced by augmented reality on mobile devices, this issue examines how XR is reshaping the possibilities of performance.

Topics include interactive innovations driving digital theatre; the community-building potential of augmented reality; the use of XR as a pedagogical tool; and more. The issue also features the original script of Alone Together, a compelling exploration of our relationship with machines and the shifting nature of presence in an AI-driven world.

Read the full issue: bit.ly/ctr202

Debbie Deer Productions York U AMPD Dustin Scott Harvey

What role does art and performance play in the climate crisis? Can AI shape the future of the arts in Canada? How can we...
27/01/2025

What role does art and performance play in the climate crisis? Can AI shape the future of the arts in Canada? How can we strengthen Indigenous intercultural practices to help forge new paths in the Canadian theatre sector?

These are just a few of the thought-provoking questions explored in Canadian Theatre Review 201: Future, Uncertainty, and the Theatre Sector. This issue dives deep into the critical issues impacting the future of Canadian theatre, offering a space for artists, scholars, and thought leaders to reflect on how we can reimagine the landscape of theatre in Canada.

With a focus on the possibilities that lie ahead, this issue challenges us to rethink, anticipate, and navigate the future of the arts.

Explore these vital discussions shaping the future of Canadian arts. Read the full issue here: bit.ly/ctr-201

Journals - University of Toronto Press Toronto Metropolitan University University of Regina University of Calgary

Canadian Theatre Review is celebrating its 50th year, and 200th issue!For five decades, Canadian Theatre Review (CTR) ha...
23/12/2024

Canadian Theatre Review is celebrating its 50th year, and 200th issue!

For five decades, Canadian Theatre Review (CTR) has been at the forefront of critical discourse, shaping and expanding the boundaries of Canadian theatre scholarship. As the journal marks its 200th issue, CTR invites readers along on a captivating journey through its evolution, reflecting on its transformative impact on the Canadian theatre landscape and its unwavering commitment to innovation.

In this special commemorative issue, contributors explore key moments in Canadian Theatre Review’s history, including feminist histories and representations, the importance of Indigenous performance, the evolution of sexual politics and identity, and more. These reflections highlight Canadian Theatre Review's dedication to pushing boundaries and amplifying diverse voices throughout its 50-year legacy.

As Canadian Theatre Review celebrates its past, it also looks ahead to the next 50 years of critical engagement, creativity, and cultural dialogue.

Dive into the 200th issue to discover how Canadian Theatre Review has shaped Canadian theatre studies—and how it continues to evolve alongside it: bit.ly/ctr199200

Canadian Theatre Review 198 shines a spotlight on Black Futures and Freedoms. This issue seeks to provide a panoramic vi...
20/12/2024

Canadian Theatre Review 198 shines a spotlight on Black Futures and Freedoms. This issue seeks to provide a panoramic view of trends, conversations, and aspirations for the direction of theatre from Black perspectives, with the goal of continuously growing the community and addressing the complexity and nuance of Black experiences in Canadian theatre.

In this issue, contributors explore everything from pedagogy to research to artistic practices, canons, futures, and freedoms, amplifying the experiences of Black Canadian artists, examining experiences from past and present, and identifying pathways forward.

Among the featured pieces, Raechele Lovell offers a deeply personal reflection on her artistic journey, while critically examining the systemic barriers still faced by many aspiring artists. Readers can also explore the creation of This Is Canada, an interactive play that focuses on the experiences of adult refugees and immigrants who identify as part of Edmonton’s African, Caribbean, and/or Black communities, as well as a thought-provoking piece examining cooking as performance and as a form of communication with ancestors.

Read the full issue here: bit.ly/ctr198

Raechele Lovell DiverseWorks Dance Co.

Canadian Theatre Review is celebrating its 50th year, and 200th issue! For five decades, Canadian Theatre Review (CTR) h...
20/12/2024

Canadian Theatre Review is celebrating its 50th year, and 200th issue!

For five decades, Canadian Theatre Review (CTR) has been at the forefront of critical discourse, shaping and expanding the boundaries of Canadian theatre scholarship. As the journal marks its 200th issue, CTR invites readers along on a captivating journey through its evolution, reflecting on its transformative impact on the Canadian theatre landscape and its unwavering commitment to innovation.

In this special commemorative issue, contributors explore key moments in Canadian Theatre Review’s history, including feminist histories and representations, the importance of Indigenous performance, the evolution of sexual politics and identity, and more. These reflections highlight Canadian Theatre Review's dedication to pushing boundaries and amplifying diverse voices throughout its 50-year legacy.
As Canadian Theatre Review celebrates its past, it also looks ahead to the next 50 years of critical engagement, creativity, and cultural dialogue.

Dive into the 200th issue to discover how Canadian Theatre Review has shaped Canadian theatre studies—and how it continues to evolve alongside it: bit.ly/ctr199200

Canadian Theatre Review
Journals - University of Toronto Press

“Audiences bring all kinds of skills and knowledge, but they arrive at each specific performance experience mostly unawa...
17/06/2024

“Audiences bring all kinds of skills and knowledge, but they arrive at each specific performance experience mostly unawares. And so, a key area of attention for participatory creators and scholars is to think about how these valued but uncertain collaborators entering into relation are to be guided and cared for.”

Guest editors Mariah Horner and Jenn Stephenson reflect on the meaning of participatory theatre in the introductory article for the latest issue of Canadian Theatre Review, themed “Participation.”

In CTR 197, Sammie Gough and Laurel Green (Yarrow Collective) explore creative acts of public gardening; Signy Lynch interrogates the role of discomfort in political participatory theatre; Keren Zaointz analyzes the Ottawa trucker convoy as an instance of participatory political violence; and more.

Explore CTR 197 online: bit.ly/CTR197

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