Drama

Karen Metcalfe, Blake and Mckenna Lumley in the CORe atrium at the University of Windsor.Karen Metcalfe, Blake and Mckenna Lumley in the CORe atrium at the University of Windsor.

Dramatic arts student and brain tumour survivor drives research support

Fifteen years ago, everything changed for Mckenna Lumley. 

At just four years old, Lumley was diagnosed with a juvenile benign pilocytic astrocytoma (JPA), a rare childhood brain tumour. 

Her family started to notice something was off when she was in the bath and unable to move her head back. This limited mobility progressed into her screaming due to neck pain and vomiting. While doctors were convinced Lumley was suffering from a flu bug, her mother, WE-SPARK assistant director Karen Metcalfe, knew something more was going on. 

Drama students Adam Kleinsmith, Hayley Mehenka, and Kate Fase.Drama students Adam Kleinsmith, Hayley Mehenka, and Kate Fase rehearse a short play in the CAW Student Centre in preparation for “Performing Precarity.”

Dramatic art students to act out effects of financial insecurity

Drama students will perform across campus on Wednesday, Dec. 4, in a site-specific show tackling financial insecurity and its impact on the student experience.
cartoon rendering of Ebenezer ScroogeA dramatic telling of “A Christmas Carol” will join songs of the season in a year-end performance.

Student talents to shine in year-end concerts

Music students are ready to take to the stage for concerts marking the end of the semester. 
cartoon haunted house with ghouls and batsA Halloween haunted house for residence students is seeking actors, designers, hair and make up artists, and videographers.

Haunted house seeking cast members

A Halloween haunted house for residence students is seeking actors, designers, hair and make up artists, and videographers.

professorsClockwise from top left: Steven Palmer, Adrian Guta, Hajar Fatemi, Michelle MacArthur, Naved Bakali, Yanhong Li, and Alexander Daros are recipients of SSHRC Insight and Insight Development grants recently announced by the federal government.

Funding supports exploration of societal challenges

Seven UWindsor professors are recipients of SSHRC Insight or Insight Development grants recently announced by the federal government.
poster image Mary’s Wedding of a couple embracing silhouetted against a heartMary’s Wedding, directed by drama professor Lionel Walsh, will come to Colchester for performances July 18 to 28.

Romance to tread on Colchester stage

Mary’s Wedding, directed by drama professor Lionel Walsh, will come to Colchester for performances July 18 to 28.