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  • Meet our Block D 2023 Cohort!

    Welcome to our new Block D 2023 cohort! These 6 artists will be working with Dramaturg, Creative Engagement Joanna Garfinkel over the next 10 weeks in a small and supportive cohort to expand their dramaturgical tool kits and breadth of experience. Join us in welcoming Victoria Bell, Chelsea Carlson, Ashley…

  • Some Must Watch While Some Must Sleep: Coding as dramaturgy with Tanya Marquardt and John Titus

    Some Must Watch While Some Must Sleep is a transdisciplinary performance by Tanya Marquardt, that tells the story of how they discovered a ‘sleeping self’ named X through their iPhone. The piece imagines what might happen if our ‘waking selves’ and ‘sleeping selves’ met, conversed, and maybe even healed. Two…

  • Dive into PTC Platforms!

    PTC Platforms is a space to explore the worlds of five projects in development. The playwrights and their collaborators are bringing their themes and imagery into film, audio, illustration, music, and interactives, following their ideas into new online spaces. It’s an invitation to think of theatre as a springboard that…

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Our playwrights are working on some great projects.

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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
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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: Mermaid Spring online now!
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