Visiting Artist 

Morris Panych

Lunchtime Talk | Friday, Nov. 27, 2026, 12-2 p.m.

Lobby, Timms Centre for the Arts

The department of Drama is delighted to welcome acclaimed playwright, director, and now novelist, Morris Panych for a lunchtime talk. Pizza lunch will be provided.

RSVP by Nov. 24, 11:59 p.m. to reserve your spot

Town and Gown | Saturday, Nov. 28, 2026, 3-5 p.m.

Lobby, Timms Centre for the Arts

Join us for an author reading and launch of Morris Panych's new novel, And So Forth. A wine & cheese reception will follow.

RSVP by Nov. 24, 11:59 p.m. to reserve your spot

About the Artist

Morris Panych is one of Canada’s most acclaimed playwrights and directors. The winner of two Governor General’s Literary Awards for Drama (The Ends of the Earth and Girl in the Goldfish Bowl), he has also received fourteen Jessie Richardson Awards (Vancouver) and five Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Toronto). His plays—including Vigil, Gordon, The Trespassers, Lawrence and Holloman, and Girl in the Goldfish Bowl—have been produced throughout Canada and internationally in more than two dozen languages. Over his distinguished career, Panych has directed more than one hundred productions across Canada and the United States, spanning theatre, opera, and dance. He makes his home in Toronto.

Learn more about Morris and his novel And So Forth at: morrispanych.com