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We are seeking actors for this non-Union production with paid honorarium. Lusty Juventus A short Tudor Interlude by R. Wever Poculi Ludique Societas (PLS), Toronto’s renowned medieval and renaissance players, is a non-profit, non-Equity theatre company affiliated with the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Toronto. PLS is dedicated to … Continue reading Audition Notice: Lusty Juventus

Welcome to the twelfth century, where everyone is noble, wise and good. Except these guys... Poculi Ludique Societas & Pneuma Ensemble present: Problematic Men Babio, an elegiac comedy Samson dux fortissime, a lai/sequence/planctus   About In this performance Pneuma Ensemble takes the moral high ground and introduces two twelfth century "negative exemplars"—characters who showed audiences … Continue reading Pneuma Ensemble’s ‘Problematic Men’

You—yes, you!—are invited to PLS's Annual General Meeting. We will be discussing our 2018–2019 season and planning for the future. When: Sunday, September 29, 2019 at 2pmWhere: Rm 103, Lillian Massey Building, 125 Queen's Park(across from the ROM) See you there! The Dutch Courtesan, March 2019

Performances from March 21 to 24, 2019with a special RSA performance on March 19Location: Luella Massey Studio TheatreAddress: 4 Glen Morris St The urban landscape of The Dutch Courtesan presents London as a city that prides itself on being multicultural and cosmopolitan while also feeling deeply anxious about the place of ‘strangers’ within its urban landscape. The main plot deals with the … Continue reading Marston’s The Dutch Courtesan

Date: February 23, 2019Workshop: 10:00 am to 5:00 pmReading: 7:00 to 9:00 pm Location: Robert Gill Theatre3rd floor (use St. George St. entrance)214 College St. Free and open for all! Register here. This workshop invites scholars and actors to test out a variety of approaches to The Dutch Courtesan in a collaborative rehearsal process. During the day, … Continue reading The Dutch Courtesan Rehearsal Workshop & Public Reading

We are seeking diverse actors for a production of The Dutch Courtesan by John Marston Produced by Poculi Ludique Societas and Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Toronto Non-Union, Paid Honorarium Performance Dates: March 22-24 (preview March 19) Rehearsals: Through January, February, March, mostly evenings and weekends Audition dates/times (by … Continue reading Audition Notice: The Dutch Courtesan

Conference: Strangers and Aliens in London and Toronto: Sex, Religion, and Xenophobia in Marston's The Dutch Courtesan Dates: 22-24 March 2019 Length of abstract: 250 words Place: University of Toronto Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies Final date for submitting abstracts: 31 January 2019 Please e-mail submissions to Helen Ostovich at ostovich@mcmaster.ca Date of … Continue reading EXTENDED Call for Papers: Marston’s The Dutch Courtesan

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Dame Sirith, which opened today at the New Chaucer Society banquet! Public performances--with Pneuma Ensemble's "The Nun's Priest's Tale"--are next weekend. Have a look at photos from the dress rehearsal below. (The performances will be at Majlis Garden, a different venue that is outdoors.) //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js

Poculi Ludique Societas and Pneuma Ensemble Present Two Medieval Fabliaux Dame Sirith  –  Poculi Ludique Societas Fabliaux are short comic verse tales popular in France in the 12th and 13th centuries. Dame Sirith is the earliest known fabliau in English, and the only one not written by Chaucer. Dame Sirith tells the story of a love-lorn clerk, … Continue reading

Please note: the performance date for Dame Sirith at the New Chaucer Society banquet has changed to July 14. It will take place at Metro Library Epic Hall. Public performances will take place July 20-22 at Majlis Art Garden. Show times will be announced shortly.