The Dramaturgical Process: First Principles and Practical Applications, with Andrea Romaldi

There are as many ways to make a play as there are playwrights.

But how do you make a play? How does a play work, from moment to moment, to create narrative and meaning? What makes for a good foundation? And how do the choices you make as a writer ultimately shape the architecture of the production?

Join Andrea for an investigation of her dramaturgical process and day-to-day practice, including the opportunity to work on short scenes offered by workshop participants. You will encounter new perspectives, questions, and tools that you can apply to your writing and dramaturgy in pursuit of your own unique artistic vision.

The workshop is open to playwrights, dramaturgs and other interested theatre makers.

Applications or any questions can be sent to helena@playwrights.ca, with the subject line: Exploring Practice with Andrea Romaldi.

Please include:

1. A bio and/or artistic CV.

2. A brief (1-2 paragraph) statement explaining why this workshop interests you, how it is relevant to your practice as a writer or artist, and what your expectations are.

3. Optional: Playwrights are invited to share a scene of their own work, and have it briefly “dramaturged” during the workshop with Andrea facilitating the discussion. If you wish to submit a scene for this purpose, please include it in your application, and answer the following: what is the problem you’re encountering in writing this scene?

We can’t guarantee that your scene will be selected for discussion during the workshop.

Participation is free. Workshop participants are selected based on the complementary experience of the collective group. We encourage all levels of experience to apply.

PWM is committed to creating an environment where all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.  We are continuously working to make all of our programs accessible and inclusive. While recognizing that the identity of each person is fundamentally plural, and multidimensional, we strongly encourage applications from artists who are: Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit), Black, POC, racialized (including recent immigrants), 2SLGBTQQIPAA+, neurodivergent, disabled, living with chronic illness and/or chronic pain. PWM is strongly committed to supporting a wide range of cultural identities and lived experiences, therefore we encourage applicants to self-identify in their application if they are comfortable doing so.