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AMPLIFIER offers a long-term exploratory creation process to a playwright who identifies as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit), Black, POC, racialized, including 1st or 2nd generation immigrant artists (as defined in the Conseil des Arts de Montréal’s glossary), working creatively in one of Canada’s official languages.
GOALS
This program offers artistic and financial support to one working* playwright residing on the island of Montréal, including dramaturgical collaboration, a professional workshop with actors, and a residency leading to a presentation to programmers and peers.
AMPLIFIER seeks to foster dialogue between Montréal’s English and French speaking theatre communities, as well as intercultural exchanges and greater representation for culturally diverse artists within the theatre community and on Montréal’s stages.
In order to support artists creating in French and artists creating in English, CAM and La Serre offer this program alternately with the Centre des auteurs dramatiques (CEAD) in French (Résidence Voix Théâtrales), and with PWM in English. The 2025-2027 edition is intended for artists working in the English language. PWM supports English language minority artists in Quebec, therefore the work with PWM will take place in English. Applications are to be submitted in English.
Please refer to the Program Presentation (PDF) for more details about what this partnership includes, program eligibility criteria, and other conditions.
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS
CONSEIL DES ARTS DE MONTRÉAL
Founded in 1956, the Conseil des arts de Montréal identifies, supports and recognizes excellence in the professional creation, production and dissemination of the arts.
To remain in tune with the organizations and collectives it serves, the Conseil relies on its knowledge of the communities, its innovative skills, and its ability to bring the city’s artists and financial partners together.
PLAYWRIGHTS’ WORKSHOP MONTRÉAL
Founded in 1963, Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal (PWM) is a nationally-mandated theatre creation and development centre based in Montréal. PWM is led by a team of experienced dramaturgs and arts administrators. With a focus on dramaturgy, its mission is to collaborate with artists in the development of new works of theatre and performance. PWM gives artists the opportunity to create and experiment, dream and take risks. Its collaborative process draws on the team’s unique experience and is tailored to the artist’s individual needs.
At PWM, playwrights, dramaturgs, translators, directors, performance makers, and theatre companies across the country find a creative collaborator willing to invest deeply in the development of meaningful work. PWM acts as a community hub for theatre-makers in Montreal and beyond.
PWM operates a 2,000 square foot creation studio and shared office space, equipped with theatre lighting, sound and digital equipment. Click here for accessibility information for our office and creative studio space: https://www.playwrights.ca/accessibility-contact/
LA SERRE–ARTS VIVANTS
LA SERRE is a structuring incubator that supports emerging artists in the development and establishment of their artistic practices. It offers initiatives conducive to their visibility; takes care of its community, and offers inspiring spaces. LA SERRE supports emerging artists by creating lasting and invested connections with them. It enables artists to create and share performances that shift the perspectives of spectators and explore new ways of being together. The practices supported by LA SERRE question, transform and resist preconceptions, let pluralities unfold, and contribute to the renewal of established models. LA SERRE activates collaborations between artists, citizens, fields of knowledge, and artistic disciplines. Its support is experimental and multifaceted.
SUPPORT PROVIDED
The 2025-2027 AMPLIFIER artist will receive a project creation grant of $13,000 from the CAM over two years, along with numerous support provided by PWM, LA SERRE, and CAM. This is a one-time, non-renewable grant.
The program takes place over two years, and support is provided as follows:
YEAR 1
$3,000 creation grant for a new theatrical creation
30 hours of dramaturgical collaboration with Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal
A 9 hour workshop with actors with Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal
A reading presentation with actors at Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal
YEAR 2
$10,000 creation grant for production
50 hours of production and management mentorship by LA SERRE–arts vivants
60 hours of free access to the Conseil des Arts de Montréal’s studios
Presentation of two performances in lab format
One-year subscription to Machinerie des arts.
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Do you have questions about the program? Contact Leila Ghaemi, Artistic Producer of Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal, at leila@playwrights.ca
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