Dramaturgical Reading Program

Do you want trained, appropriate feedback for your work?

Do you ever find yourself wondering why you didn’t get that grant?

Are you in a place of struggle with your work and are ready for a second pair of eyes?

Our dramaturgs are here to provide meaningful recommendations and help you get to the next phase with your work.

I really appreciate the opportunity to submit my script for a dramaturg to read over and provide feedback on. I live in an isolated community in Northern Quebec and I am not able to access many of the opportunities provided in the southern areas.
This program has been extremely helpful to me and also a great motivator.
I can’t thank PTC enough for their willingness to help playwrights outside of BC, and for having a program like this in place to help emerging playwrights like myself.
– Sarah Adams, PTC Member and DRP Participant

Application Info

Interested in having your work read?

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.

Applications are accepted year-round.

Digital submissions are preferred. Please use a standard font (e.g. Time New Roman, Courier) at 12-pt for easy reading. Pages must be numbered, with the name of the play in the footer. Please save your script as a PDF file, with the author’s first initial, last name, and “DRP” as the file title (e.g. wshakeapeareDRP.pdf).

Dramaturgical reports are generally returned in six to eight weeks. Submitting playwrights must be current PTC members.

Playwrights Theatre Centre is a non-producing theatre company. We accept submissions through our programs. We do not accept cold submissions.

To submit online:

Make sure your PTC Playwright Membership is up to date ($25 per year)

Complete the application form

Upload your script with the completed application form, and

Pay a fee of $191.11 ($175.00 DRP fee + $7.00 processing fee + $9.10 GST).

Charging the above fee allows us to cover the costs of the DRP, including paying professional dramaturgs a fair wage. If the fee is a barrier to you, please email joanna@playwrightstheatre.com. PTC is committed to offering financially accessible programs to our community.

For hardcopy submissions and other questions, please email joanna@playwrightstheatre.com.

Interested in having your work read?

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