Playwrights' Workshop Montréal is a nationally mandated Canadian
play development organization and a professional theatre centre
dedicated to the development of contemporary Canadian work
and new writers for the stage. A member-based organization,
our objective is to provide a critical and vibrant environment
for the playwright to further his or her craft and prepare
new scripts for production. From our home base, a bright loft
in Montréal 's Mile End district, we work with writers across
the country and beyond.
Le Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal (PWM), le seul centre anglophone de développement d’œuvres théâtrales au Québec, a été fondé en 1963 et incorporé en 1966. Le cœur de notre programmation est centré sur le développement, le soutien, la traduction et la diffusion de textes provenant d’artistes établis et émergents du Québec et du Canada. Nous travaillons principalement en anglais, mais nous soutenons également la traduction des textes dramatiques français et anglais. Les besoins et les exigences des projets de chaque auteur déterminent le processus à suivre pour assurer l’acheminement du texte par la suite.
Playwrights' Workshop is Canada's oldest play development
centre. PWM is affiliated with the Professional Association
of Canadian Theatres (PACT) and the Quebec Drama Federation
(QDF), and employs members of the Canadian Actors' Equity
Association (CAEA) and l'Union Des Artistes (UDA)
Our work exists between a playwright's first idea for a
script and the play's final production draft. PWM is a non-producing
theatre company, with a focus on the playwright. We are a
resource for both writers and producing theatres, furthering
the art of dramaturgy
and new play development. Our programs include One-on-One
Dramaturgy, In-House
Readings and Workshops,
Translation
Projects, Radio
Drama commissions for broadcast, Artist
Residencies , Master
Classes and other activities aimed at enriching the skills
of playwriting while remaining flexible to the needs of the
writer.
