Department of Drama 75th Anniversary: Our First 25 Years
A panel discussion and reunion celebrating the department’s first turbulent quarter-century
The University of Saskatchewan (USask) Department of Drama is celebrating its 75th anniversary! Join us for a series of events and reminiscing by alumni, faculty and friends from June 1–19, 2021.
Act I 1945–1970: “Hits! Misses! Triumphs! Disasters! Our first 25 years”
Panel Discussion and Reunion
Date: Saturday, June 5
Time: 5 pm
Location: Online
Cost: Free
Celebrate our first turbulent quarter-century. Remembering Emrys Jones and the Hangar building, the provincial players, Town and Gown, Walter Mills and the Arena Theatre, and the productions and those who produced designed, directed, and acted in them. Join our panel of Greystone alumni and associates as they remember those heady years. Then bring your own memories to our virtual reunion for the years 1945 to 1970. Visit a breakout room for your own years and/or drop in on others.
Learn more about the Department of Drama’s virtual 75th anniversary celebrations and browse the full list of events: https://artsandscience.usask.ca/drama/anniversary/index.php
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