Creating more diversity in Canadian theatre: from the actor's perspective

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dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Andrea Lilli
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts
dc.contributor.supervisorScott, Shelley
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-27T19:24:49Z
dc.date.available2024-09-27T19:24:49Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.description.abstractActors in Southern Alberta, particularly in Lethbridge and Calgary, currently want more diversity and inclusion in theatre. There is an absence of research that supports the actor's perspective with respects to diversity and inclusion in theatre in Southern Alberta. This thesis explores issues of the lack of representation, opportunities, and tokenistic casting practices that ultimately affect actors in Canadian theatre, and more specifically, Southern Alberta. This thesis contains a comprehensive literature review of Canadian theatre, interviews with four racially diverse, professional actors who live and work in Southern Alberta, and a detailed case study of a ground-breaking, Indigenous-led theatre production at the University of Lethbridge, 'Yisstsiiyi.' 'Yisstsiiyi' was a devised creation, staged in the University of Lethbridge's main theatre, in the fall of 2023. The collaboration between Calgary's Indigenous theatre company, Making Treaty Seven, and the University of Lethbridge's Faculty of Fine Arts (Department of Drama), researched in this thesis, demonstrates that measures towards a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse theatre landscape in Canadian theatre is achievable, but there is still a lot of progress to be made, in order to de-colonize antiquated theatre practices.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6923
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Drama
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Drama
dc.publisher.facultyFine Arts
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts)
dc.subjectdiversity in Canadian theatre
dc.subjectinclusion in Canadian theatre
dc.subjectdiversity in character roles
dc.subjectminority actors
dc.subjectracialized actors
dc.subjectdisenfranchised actors
dc.subjectcasting decisions
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic
dc.subject.lcshActors
dc.subject.lcshIndigenous peoples in the performing arts
dc.subject.lcshMinorities in the performing arts
dc.subject.lcshArtists and theater
dc.subject.lcshIndigenous artists
dc.subject.lcshMinority artists
dc.subject.lcshTheater--Casting
dc.titleCreating more diversity in Canadian theatre: from the actor's perspective
dc.typeThesis
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