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Signy Lynch
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Signy Lynch

Dr. Signy Lynch explores diversity amongst theatre audiences and how they are ‘cast’ by theatremakers, and her research also investigates contemporary diasporic, intercultural, and Black theatres in Canada and theatre criticism. She is an assistant professor at the University of Toronto (Mississauga and CDTPS).

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REVIEWS: Next Stage Festival explores a wide range of stories and styles

Over the past several years, Intermission and the Toronto Fringe Festival have partnered on the New Young Reviewers program, a workshop series and writing group for emerging theatre and performance...

By Signy Lynch, , Ahla Arain

Cake, commuting, and conversation: Here’s what Canadian audiences value when they go to the theatre

This past spring, we invited a group of scholars, artists, and students to gather at the University of Toronto Mississauga to figure out what Canadian audiences want and need from their hosts.

By Signy Lynch, , Kelsey Jacobson

“There’s Joy and There’s Pain at the Same Time”: In Conversation with Fairview’s Tawiah M’Carthy and Pulga Muchochoma

“The joy for me is…being with the performers in the room, because they support each other a lot. And they dance together. They make jokes. There's joy and there’s pain at the same time.”

By Signy Lynch
iPhoto caption: The Jubilant in rehearsal. Clockwise from top left: stage manager Kaelee Brassard-Welch, director Kimberley McLeod, designer Nancy Perrin, assistant director Dan Stanikowski, performer Bethany Joy Radford (on two screens), props master Valerie Bonasso, playwright Elena Eli Belyea (centre). Photo by Kaelee Brassard-Welch.

Zoom lags, Cyborgs, and Brain-devouring Caterpillars

Despite myriad concerns about Zoom, the fusing of the performer’s body with the infrastructure of technology has allowed artists to create work even when performance venues are closed and physical gatherings impossible.

By Signy Lynch