Introduction: A Changing of the guard/Introduction: La Releve De la Garde

EDITORIAL NOTE FROM THE OUTGOING EDITOR When Stephen Johnson called me in 2005 to ask me if I would consider taking on the editorship of this journal, I was both surprised and awed. Bruce Barton had been at the helm for a number of years and had taken the journal many strides forward both through his vision for a new design and through his scholarship that attracted so many significant articles and issues. They were very big boots to fill. There was also, however, a tremendous team of graduate assistants in the Toronto office to help me out, so after some consideration I took the plunge. And never regretted it. Seven years and some twelve issues later it's time to pass the torch again and take a moment to reflect on the experience. The gift of being able to work with so many wonderful scholars has been an education in itself. Your patience with the occasional delay (well more than occasional, perhaps) and editorial blooper, coupled with your extraordinary articles, reviews, and forum pieces meant that being editor of TRiC was a constant and sincere pleasure. I'd also like to thank the amazing guest editors who along the way have brought us so many discipline-breaking issues. As noted every year in the annual editor's report, but no recognition can ever really express the gratitude, I have to say a huge thank-you to the many graduate assistants who have staffed the journal office over the years and kept the journal, and me, on track and alert! It could never be done without you. And thank-you to all of you, my peers and colleagues, for giving me this opportunity to work with you as editor of this important journal. You entrusted me with the steering wheel, but you are the engine, and I hope you have been proud of where we have gotten to. The journal is in great shape, with regular, timely publications, a growing base of readers, both electronic and on paper, and an incredible range of new submissions every year. And now the torch goes to Marlis Schweitzer, and I know we're all in very good hands. Marlis has taken to the editorship, over the last year of transition, like the proverbial duck to water. She has mastered the many technical corners and has a wealth of new ideas that will take the journal on many new adventures in the coming years! Welcome Marlis! Glen Nichols, February 28, 2013 EDITORIAL NOTE FROM THE INCOMING EDITOR This issue of Theatre Research in Canada/Recherches theatrales au Canada marks the official changing of the editorial guard. For the last seven years, Glen Nichols has shown exemplary leadership as General Editor, overseeing the publication of sophisticated, award-winning, discipline-shifting articles and theme issues on such topics as intermedial performance, intercultural performance, and francophone theatre in western Canada. Needless to say, I have some rather large shoes to fill and so Id like to take this opportunity to thank Glen for his kindness, patience, and support throughout the transition period. I am also grateful to Stephen Johnson, Barry Freeman, Erin Hurley, Louise Ladouceur, Kelsy Vivash, and Shelley Liebembuk for their encouragement and hard work in the past year. Looking ahead, we have several exciting theme issues planned. Issue 35-1, co-edited by Stephen Johnson and me, will focus on the theme of gender and empire, with a specific emphasis on pre-Confederation performance culture and articulations of masculine identity. Issue 35-2, co-edited by Erin Hurley and Herve Guay, will look at the production, performance, and reception of Quebec theatre outside Quebec. Both of these issues will continue TRiC's recent exploration of francophone theatre (33-2), globalization (see 34-1), and the transnational flow of plays, performing bodies, performance styles, and theoretical concepts, past and present. The articles gathered in this general issue offer richly diverse scholarship by new and emerging academics. …

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