Featured Alumni

Join us at a 2-for-1 Alumni Night!

Join us at a 2-for-1 Alumni Night!

We are thrilled to launch 2-for-1 Alumni Nights as part of our theatrical season for the very first time. UBC alumni, join us for an evening of theatre and relive the excitement of being on campus.

VAFF 2023 Spotlight: Celebrate UBC Theatre and Film Alumni

VAFF 2023 Spotlight: Celebrate UBC Theatre and Film Alumni

Congratulations to the UBC Theatre and Film Alumni featured in the Vancouver Asian Film Festival this year!

Chelsea Birks wins Society for Cinema and Media Studies’ Best First Book Award

Chelsea Birks wins Society for Cinema and Media Studies’ Best First Book Award

Sessional Lecturer and alumna, Dr. Chelsea Birks has won the Society for Cinema and Media Studies prestigious Best First Book Award for her recently published book, Limit Cinema: Transgression and the Nonhuman in Contemporary Global Film. Congratulations Chelsea!

Safe Space: How Star Wars Helped Alum Nicholas Harrison Heal

Safe Space: How Star Wars Helped Alum Nicholas Harrison Heal

UBC Theatre and Film is proud to announce the publication of alumnus Nicholas Harrison’s new book, Safe Space: A True Story of Faith, Betrayal, and the Power of the Force. In Nicholas’ words, “Safe Space is the story of my abuse, my survival, and how Star Wars saved my life.”

Congratulations to Julia Henderson on her recent work in Canadian Theatre Review and Theatre Research in Canada!

Congratulations to Julia Henderson on her recent work in Canadian Theatre Review and Theatre Research in Canada!

Congratulations to recent UBC Theatre Studies PhD graduate Julia Henderson on her publication in Canadian Theatre Review! She is also co-guest editor of a forthcoming special issue of Theatre Research in Canada.

"The paper, and all of my research pursuits, have been inspired by the fantastically stimulating environment that is the Theatre Studies Department at UBC." Katrina Dunn

Congratulations to Dr. Katrina Dunn on winning CSN-RÉC’s 2021 Best PhD Dissertation in Canadian Studies Prize

UBC Theatre and Film is proud to announce that our recent Theatre Studies PhD graduate, Dr. Katrina Dunn, has been named a co-recipient of the Canadian Studies Network/Réseau d’études canadiennes (CSN-RÉC) Best PhD Dissertation in Canadian Studies Prize. The prize is awarded annually to an outstanding interdisciplinary dissertation that enhances and advances the field of […]

Anna Chiyeko Shannon

Perseverance Amidst the Pandemic: Part 3

In the midst of a pandemic, our students have proven to be exceptionally resilient. We are proud to spotlight the work they have accomplished this year.

Ross Branch, smiling with a flower in his hair

Perseverance Amidst the Pandemic: Part 2

In the midst of a pandemic, our students have proven to be exceptionally resilient. We are proud to spotlight the work they have accomplished this year.

Congratulations to Drew Pollins on being nominated for the Young Director Award for Best Use of Humor

Congratulations to Drew Pollins on being nominated for the Young Director Award for Best Use of Humor

UBC Theatre and Film is proud to announce that our alumnus, Drew Pollins, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Cannes Lions Young Director Award.

Kensaku Asano

Call for Nominations. The tenth annual “Kensaku Asano Memorial Award in Theatre”

Nominations must be received by 5pm on Tuesday, April 6.