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  • PTC Public Workshops are back!

    The PTC Public Workshops are back with PTC favourites and brand new workshops. Pick and choose which workshops will enrich your practice and sharpen your skills. The Show Will Go On: The Basics of Running a Smooth Event with Davey CalderonMay 29th, 2025 • 6 – 9 pm • online via…

  • Announcing the PTC Associates 2025-28

    We are pleased to announce that we have chosen two playwrights as PTC Associates 2025-28: Christina Cook and Conor Wylie. PTC is proud to support these two playwrights in creating work that strives to advance evocative theatre, with their expansive visions for Canadian stages that audiences want and need. They…

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Our playwrights are working on some great projects.

Headshot of playwright Mily Mumford PTC Associates
PTC 2024

Are you a playwright interested in receiving trained, appropriate feedback for your work? Our dramaturgs are here to provide meaningful recommendations and help you get to the next phase! Open to submissions from across Canada, our Dramaturgical Reading Program is perfect for playwrights who are looking for a structured and critical response to their completed one-act or full-length play. We welcome submissions from playwrights at any stage of their careers. After receiving your completed submission, one of our experienced dramaturgs will respond with a report that includes a detailed analysis of your script, constructive criticism, and questions for consideration as you move forward with the next draft. Find out more at playwrightstheatre.com/programs/dramaturgical-reading/

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Really Queer Voices - a new podcast by Scott Button. Really Queer Voices

Join us in welcoming our Block D 2023 cohort! Victoria Bell, Chelsea Carlson, Ashley Chodat, Marc Castellini, Lili Robinson, and Jesse Del Fierro will be working with Dramaturg, Creative Engagement Joanna Garfinkel over 10 weeks in a small and supportive cohort to expand their dramaturgical tool kits and breadth of experience.

Kamila, a Filipinx woman with a shaved head and an oval birthmark on her left cheek, smiles in front of a white background. Sunshine glints across her face and gold jewellery, creating a mosaic of shadow and light across her light brown sweater. PTC Associates

Episode three of Really Queer Voices is here! In the final episode of the season, host Scott Button has a conversation with Continental Breakfast, Vancouver drag superstar and multi-hyphenate artist. Listen in to hear about the story behind their iconic name, the birth of their group “The Darlings” and the triumphant return of local drag.

UNSCRIPTED: Engkanto
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