Most people who study theatre at college or university won't become famous. But many will go on to use their skills in other careers. Melanie Dreyer-Lude is a drama professor at the ֱ. She has a new book out called The Adaptable Degree. It delves into what theatre students do after they graduate.
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Stage setter: Theatre education cultivates skills for any career
The fine art of drama may be the “secret sauce” for developing the adaptability students need to thrive in diverse fields.
Post Doc SSHRC Success
Department of Drama alumnae HeunJung Lee (PhD '23) and Lily Climenhaga (BA '13, MA '15, PhD '21) have both received Post Doc SSHRC grants to support their continued academic work.
Mukonzi Musyoki (PhD Student in Performance Studies) and Kijo Gatama are interviewed by Global News Morning Edmonton about the Workshop West production of "Hyena's Trail."
An Edmonton documentary travels to Poland, sparking global dialogue on 2SLGBTQ+ rights. Read about the global impact of 2024 Lee Playwright in Residence Darrin Hagen's award-winning documentary, "Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story"
Congratulations to MA Drama student Valentine Ukoh on receiving both First Place and the People's Choice Award in the Images of Research Competition.
Announcing the 2025 Lee Playwright in Residence
Join the ֱ Drama Department in welcoming Ron Jenkins as the Lee Playwright in Residence for 2025.
BFA Acting Alumnus Hunter Cardinal (2015) speaks with CBC Radioactive about his starring role in the upcoming Netflix series BET, and about studying acting at the U of A.
2024 Lee Playwright in Residence Darrin Hagen has received the 2025 City of Edmonton Film Prize for his film, "Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story"
Mũkonzi Mũsyoki has received a 2025 Graduate Student Teaching Award
Congratulations to PhD Performance Studies student Mũkonzi Mũsyoki on receiving a 2025 Graduate Student Teaching Award
You could call it “retirement.” After a quarter century at the U of A, in which she has directed every sort of play, taught acting and directing, encouraged young playwrights, commissioned new Canadian plays, sat on countless academic committees, instigated theatre research projects, chaired the drama department for a decade, Jan Selman is exiting her university office.
Artistic director Marshall Eglinski, assistant director Andreas Schroder, props designer Amanda Komarniski, and actor Trey Maruyama put their chops to the test from Feb. 6 to 9