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Jerry Wasserman

Professor of English and Theatre at the University of British Columbia, Jerry Wasserman has written and lectured widely on Canadian theatre, modern fiction, dramatic literature, theatre history and blues music; edited the two-volume anthology Modern Canadian Plays, a standard course text now in its fourth edition; made over two hundred appearances on stage, film and television; and served for over fifteen years as a drama critic on CBC Radio. He is currently the editor of Vancouverplays.com, an informative Web site that provides up-to-date listings and reviews of local theatre performances. Wasserman grew up in New York City and attained an M.A. in English from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. from Cornell, specializing in twentieth-century literature and drama. He started teaching at UBC in 1972; though his initial research focus was on fiction, his work in the theatre as an actor soon led him to teach mainly drama courses, eventually creating a course in Canadian drama.

In addition to his scholarly accomplishments, Wasserman continues to maintain a busy career as an actor. A seasoned veteran on the Vancouver theatre scene, he has also appeared in numerous feature films and major television series. For more information on Wasserman and his work, please visit his faculty webpage. His acting credits may also be found here.

December 2012 : Announcing Modern Canadian Plays, Volume Two, Fifth Edition

April 2012 : Jerry Wasserman to receive Sam Payne Award for 2011

February 2012 : Jerry Wasserman on Studio 4 with Fanny Kiefer

October 2011 : Stuart Aikins and Jerry Wasserman on Urban Rush

QUOTES OF NOTE

“The French play by Lescarbot is a significant literary and cultural artifact: it represents a social interaction expressed in artistic form.”
—Dalhousie Review

“The Theatre of Neptune in New France was a defining moment … a moment in which the theatre enacted an imagined authenticity even as it confirmed the extension of empire by transmuting the work of colonialism into spectacle.”
—Alan Filewod, Performing Canada

“A useful and amusing book filled with fascinating little-known facts.”
—Geist