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Vol. 49 No. 1 (2024): Special Issue Staging Strategies: Trends in Canadian Drama and Performing Arts

Performing Complaint in Contemporary Canadian Academic Drama

Submitted
June 24, 2025
Published
2025-06-24

References

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  13. —. Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes. Directed by Michael Shamata, performances by Vincent Gale and Sara Canning, Belfry Theatre, Mar.-Apr. 2022, Victoria, BC.
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  15. —. “Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes — [Tarragon Theatre] Interview with Hannah Moscovitch.” YouTube, 17 Jan. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hJdon5GZew.
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