Brian Taylor

Director Bruce Kotowich leads the University SingersDirector Bruce Kotowich leads the University Singers in a performance of “There Will Be Peace,” Wednesday during the campus observance of Remembrance Day.

University community gathers in remembrance

Hundreds of students, faculty, and staff gathered in front of Memorial Hall on Wednesday to pay tribute to Canadian soldiers who fought and fell in the cause of freedom.

Acting students Aine Donnelly and Megan Milette joined professor Lionel Walsh to read letters from archives of the Canadian wartime experience.

Brian TaylorDrama professor Brian Taylor is directing and starring in the stage adaptation of No Great Mischief, which will be performed in the Studio Theatre at the Jackman Dramatic Arts Centre.

English, drama team up to stage No Great Mischief

The weight of directing a stage adaptation of a novel penned by a Canadian literary giant like Alistair MacLeod is keeping Brian Taylor awake at night.

“I do feel under an enormous amount of pressure,” the dramatic art professor admitted during an interview about two weeks before the opening night of No Great Mischief, a staged reading of the novel of the same name.

spinning wheelUniversity Players presents a magical holiday production of the classic children’s fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty" over the next two weekends at Essex Hall Theatre.

University Players to stage fairy tale

University Players presents a magical holiday production of the classic children’s fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty" over the next two weekends at Essex Hall Theatre.

Contest offers opportunity to win tickets to University Players production

University Players is offering DailyNews readers a chance to win two tickets to see the comic murder mystery Nine Girls. The play’s run continues through Sunday at Essex Hall Theatre. Wednesday through Saturday performances are at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 519-253-3000, ext. 2808, or visit www.universityplayers.com.