Queer Canadian Theatre and Performance asks what a comparative analysis of contemporary queer performance practices in Canada can tell us about current appetites and potential future programming.

This collection seeks to understand why it is important not just to continue to tell queer stories on stage, but also to piece together the larger historical narrative of Canadian queer theatrical production and reception through academic research. Through these essays, artist reflections, and curatorial statements, the contributors generate theories and new ways of understanding how queer theatre and performance have contributed more broadly to the political and social development of LGBT2Q communities in Canada. Q2Q: Queer Canadian Theatre and Performance asks what a comparative analysis of contemporary queer performance practice in Canada can tell us about current appetites and potential future programming.

Contributors:

T. Berto

Kym Bird

Eury Colin Chang

Cameron Crookston

Ryan Cunningham

Spy Dénommé-Welch

Peter Dickinson

C.E. Gatchalian

Sky Gilbert

Dirk Gindt

Moynan King

Stephen Low

Sean Metzger

Jean O’Hara

Kathleen Oliver

Evalyn Parry

Cordula Quint

Dalbir Singh

Sarah Garton Stanley

Jay Whitehead

Richie Wilcox

Laine Zisman Newman