At Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal, theatre creators are able to boldly explore their work – take risks, fail, and try again – in order to bring innovative new works to audiences across the country. We understand the power of theatre to reflect and impact society, to amplify the voices of underrepresented communities, and to bring unique stories to light.
We also know that the creative process needs time, space, and the support of a community. Shared effort from friends, colleagues, and collaborators is what allows theatre to flourish. We need your help to continue removing barriers, facilitating programs, and offering dramaturgical collaboration to make creators’ visions a reality. Every one of us has a part in this process.
To help us continue to offer essential support to theatre creators, particularly those from underrepresented communities, allowing them to develop their craft and create work that innovates and inspires audiences across Canada, we invite you to support our end-of-year fundraising campaign, Impact Creation. Our goal is to reach $6000.00 in donations by December 31st: Every donation strengthens our ability to assist artists at each step of their journey.
365 CREATORS CLUB:
YOUR IMPACT WILL BE DOUBLED THIS DECEMBER!
Monthly donations help us respond to emerging project needs—a vital resource for artists. This December only, Chris Black and Paul Butler and the PWM Board of Directors have generously offered to match first-time monthly donations! And for those of you already donating monthly, please consider increasing your contribution: Newly increased monthly contribution amounts will also be matched in full for the duration of Impact Creation 2024! (For example, if you currently donate $15/month and increase your monthly donation to $18 in December, this will mean PWM will receive $36!).
*New and increased monthly donations will be matched up to a total of $700 this December only; $250 in matches pledged by Chris Black and Paul Butler, and $450 from the PWM Board of Directors.
Why Stefanie Buxton, Actor and Playwright, Gives Monthly:
With a gift of $18 or more each month, you’ll receive a special gift of a published play* developed in collaboration with PWM, autographed by the playwright!
*Selection varies. Examples include Jabber by Marcus Youssef, Squawk by Megan Gail Coles, Instant by Erin Shields, Andy’s Gone by Marie-Claude Verdier and translated by Alexis Diamond, and Everybody Just C@lm The F#ck Down by Robert Chafe. This year, cockroach (曱甴) by Ho Ka Kei (Jeff Ho) will be added to the selection.
Each year, your donations support new theatre creation through:
– 30 play development workshops, where everyone is compensated for their contributions;
– 75 one-on-one dramaturgical consultations, including digital dramaturgy clinics, offered free of charge;
– 20 mentorships that connect artists with industry professionals;
– 2 national residencies where all travel, accommodations, and meals are provided;
– 4 professional development workshops for the artistic community to learn or hone new skills;
– Ongoing initiatives to strengthen accessibility and inclusion;
– And much more!
Whether you’d like to make a one-time contribution, or if you’d like to join our 365 Creators Club of monthly donors, your support is invaluable.
OUR INTERCONNECTED COMMUNITY CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Finally, PWM’s fundraiser has a tradition of celebrating the past year’s collaborations and achievements in the form of a crossword puzzle. You are sure to recognize plays and people in this puzzle, and if you don’t know an answer, that’s okay: we encourage you to look things up–It’s a chance to get to know your community even better!
Every correctly completed puzzle is entered into a draw, giving you the chance to win your choice of a published play developed in collaboration with PWM! Submit by December 31, 2024 for your chance to win!
You can fill in the puzzle, print it out or take a screenshot, and email a picture of the completed puzzle to heather@playwrights.ca.
Keep an eye on our social media in the month of December for some direct clues and answers!
Thank you for being part of this community: Your support means the world to us and to those creating new worlds through their art.
Banner photo credits, top row, left to right: Jordan Arseneault, Eric Noël, and Maureen Labonté during the 2016 Cole Mentorship for Emerging Translators program; Joy Ross-Jones in a workshop of زبون (tongue) by Panthea Vatandoost; Nick Carpenter and Aki Matsushita (2023 Cross Cultural Adaptation Lab); Symantha Stewart and Charity Adzie in Young Creators Unit Showcase reading of A Boy’s Love by Anton May; View of the Bonne Bay Aquarium and Research Station in Newfoundland and Labrador during the 2024 Gros Morne Playwrights’ Residency; Yvette Nolan and Todd Houseman in a workshop of Jordan by Yvette Nolan.
Banner photo credits, bottom row, left to right: Symantha Stewart and Ravyn R. Bekh in a workshop of the 2024 Queer Reading Series piece It Sticks to the Ryver by Corbeau Sandoval; Joy Ross-Jones, Cara Rebecca, Diana Uribe, Aladeen Tawfeek, Leslie Baker, Aki Matsushita, and Amelia Scott in a workshop of Fix by Joy Ross-Jones; Danielle Le Saux-Farmer, Aki Matsushita, Evelyne de la Chenelière, and Olivier Choinière at the 2024 Glassco Translation Residency in Tadoussac; The Fornés Workshop with Mariló Nuñez (2023 Exploring Practice workshop); Audience members attending the 2023 Young Creators Unit Showcase; Mathilde Perahia, Tiernan Cornford, Camila Ariza, and Sophie Gee in a workshop of Ülfet Sevdi’s Performing Motherhood (2023-2024 PWM + MAI Joint Support for Artists).
