Poculi Ludique Societas

Poculi Ludique Societas celebrating 60 yrs of performance research & production of medieval & early modern drama. PLS has toured in Canada, the United States and Europe.

PLS (Poculi Ludique Societas) sponsors productions of early plays, from the beginnings of medieval drama to as late as the middle of the seventeenth century. The group had its origins in 1964-65 in a seminar on medieval drama conducted at the University of Toronto. For more than forty years, PLS has been associated with the university’s Centre For Medieval Studies, offering a regular schedule of p

lays every year. Now, as part of the Centre for Performance Studies in Early Theatre, PLS operates in affiliation with the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies. PLS also collaborates with the theatre history research project Records of Early English Drama (REED) at the University of Toronto.

08/19/2026

Applications are open for the Jackman Humanities Institute’s 2027–28 Distinguished Visiting Fellowships for scholars and artists outside the University of Toronto.

Spend eight months as part of our interdisciplinary Circle of Fellows, with dedicated time and space for your work and opportunities for intellectual exchange across disciplines.

Four fellowships are available: International Faculty, Canadian Faculty, Indigenous Faculty, and Artist in Residence.

Deadline: October 27, 2026
Learn more and apply: https://uoft.me/calls

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08/12/2026

On the blog, curator Heather Wolfe shares heavily annotated books in the Folger collection from early modern readers who knew the power of underlining words, adding notes in the margin, and even putting the occasional doodle in what they were reading. Read and explore more at the 🔗 in our comments.

08/12/2026

Assistant Professor – Medieval Philosophy Date Posted: 08/03/2026 Closing Date: 11/03/2026, 11:59PM ET Req ID: 48733 Job Category: Faculty – Tenure Stream (continuing) Faculty/Division:…

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