From Training to Tease: Burlesque Workshops with YorkU Alumni

Join us for a dynamic event featuring York University alumni from the Dance, Theatre, and Sexuality Studies departments, now professional burlesque performers. Burlesque, a performance art form dating back to the 19th century, is known for its fusion of satire, comedy, and provocative entertainment, often centered around striptease. What makes burlesque truly unique is its […]

Scenes by Design 2025

Scenes by Design is the York University Theatre Department’s annual exhibition showcasing the work of the Design and Production area. Scenes by Design offers an insider’s look at the creative work done behind the scenes in class as well as our students personal projects they have been working on. The exhibition features original set designs […]

Theatre@York presents People, Places, and Things

Emma was having the time of her life. Now she’s in rehab. Her first step is to admit that she has a problem. But the problem isn’t with Emma, it’s with everything else. She needs to tell the truth. But she’s smart enough to know that there’s no such thing. When intoxication feels like the […]

playGround Festival 2025

playGround Festival is York’s annual student-run theatre festival dedicated to giving emerging artists within the York community the opportunity to conceptualize, develop, and present new and original work. For 33 years, the playGround Festival has served as a creative outlet for hundreds of participants to take on all the roles that go into organizing the […]

Concord Floral by Jordan Tannahill

Concord Floral is a one-million-square-foot abandoned greenhouse and a refuge for neighbourhood kids; a place all to themselves in which to dream, dare, and come of age. But hidden there is a secret no one wants to confront, and when two friends stumble upon it they set off an unstoppable chain of events, from shadows […]

Theatre@York presents She Kills Monsters

She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister’s refuge. […]

Worlding Feminist Theatre & Performance Historiography

A world history of women’s innovations in theater, dance, and performance is still being written. To date, existing accounts of women’s innovations in theater, dance, and performance in English have been overwhelmingly tied to Euro-American histories of stage actresses, concert dancers, and feminist performance artists. Yet, a vibrant world of women’s social performances, expressive vernacular […]

Devised Theatre Festival 2024

York University’s Devised Theatre class of 2024 is excited to present this year’s Devised Theatre Festival. The Festival consists of four different shows by four different companies consisting of students from the class, their crews, and the PM team. SHOWTIMES Wednesday, March 20 7:00 pm – “45 Minutes” by Be Right Back 8:30 pm – […]

INTERCUT 2024

The Department of Cinema and Media Arts in collaboration with The Department of Theatre and Performance present Intercut 2024. Join us for an evening of staged readings and original scenes from upper-year Screenwriting students performed by Theatre students. Thursday, February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Winters Senior Common Room (021 Winters College) FREE […]

Student Panel – York University’s Theatre Program

ABOUT THE EVENT Join the Deptment of Theatre & Performance chair Eric Armstrong and a group of undergraduate students as they discuss their experience as students in the programs that the department offers. You’ll hear about why they chose York, their experience in first year, and why they chose the specific programs they’re exploring in […]