Join PLS’s Medieval World Drama Working Group (MWDWG) for a new season of readings, designed to build toward our full-scale production of the medieval York Corpus Christi Plays in June 2025. This year, we will pair readings from the Middle English York Plays with global dramatic counterparts, to explore a deeper understanding of medieval drama … Continue reading Join us for more international medieval play readings!
MWDWG: Special Event in May/June 2024!
COMING FRI MAY 31 (7PM) ANDSAT JUNE 1 (5PM, after Q&A at 2:30PM):THE INFATUATED AND THE RAVISHINGa workshop reading of Muḥammad ibn Dāniyāl’s raunchy, shocking, queer shadow play from 13th/14th-century Cairoin a new translation into English by Prof. Li Guo (U Notre Dame)set into rhyme and rhythmic dialogue by Prof. Matthew Sergi (U Toronto)presented by PLS … Continue reading MWDWG: Special Event in May/June 2024!
Lusty Juventus on stage now!
Congratulations to the cast and crew of Lusty Juventus on their opening last night! Show details are here.
Coming soon: Lusty Juventus
PLS's first fully staged production since 2020 opens in three weeks! Read more here.
PLS AGM: 2pm, March 23, 2024 on Zoom
You are invited to PLS's Annual General Meeting, to take place at 2pm on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Please email director@plspls.ca for the Zoom details. Come hear updates about PLS's year and upcoming events, including the York 2025 plays!
Upcoming Performance: Lusty Juventus
A Tudor Moral Interlude by R. Wever Lusty Juventus is a short mid-16th century Moral Interlude of the “Prodigal Son” type, telling the story of a young man tempted by the joys of the flesh. It was written during the brief reign of Henry VIII’s son Edward VI for a small troupe of travelling players, … Continue reading Upcoming Performance: Lusty Juventus
Rising Again: Lusty Juventus
A Tudor Moral Interlude by R. Wever Cancelled in March 2020, Lusty Juventus is back! Lusty Juventus is a short mid-16th century Moral Interlude of the “Prodigal Son” type, telling the story of a young man tempted by the joys of the flesh. It was written during the brief reign of Henry VIII’s son Edward … Continue reading Rising Again: Lusty Juventus
York 2025: One week left to apply!
There is one week left for groups to apply to participate in PLS's YORK PLAYS 2025. Come join us! Read all about it here:https://premodernity.net/york2025
Three weeks left to apply for York 2025!
Dear medieval players (and those who would like to be),Three weeks remain for group applications for PLS's massive YORK PLAYS 2025 production -- in June 2025, we'll gather hundreds of performers and spectators to stage the full fifteenth-century cycle of biblical plays from York, so we're asking interested groups to submit their application by the … Continue reading Three weeks left to apply for York 2025!
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