Celebrate the past six decades at PWM, and support the next generations of theatre creators!
As PWM’s 60th anniversary year comes to a close, we invite you to reflect on our rich history as collaborators and as a national hub for the theatre community, and support our programming by making a donation to our Impact Creation fundraiser.
Our organization values the creative process first and foremost, and strives to foster an environment that allows artists to thrive. PWM is a space for theatre creators of all experience levels to connect, collaborate and advance their work. Donating to us is an investment in the future vitality of our artistic communities, in Montreal and across the country: Here’s to another 60 years of exploration ahead!
Each year, your donations support new theatre creation through:
- 25-30 play development workshops, where everyone in the room (playwrights, dramaturgs, translators, actors, directors and so on) is paid
- 50-75 one-on-one dramaturgical consultations, including digital dramaturgy clinics, offered to writers and theatre-makers free of charge
- 20 mentorships that connect early career artists with established industry professionals at no cost to the artists
- 2 national residencies where playwrights and translators are paid an honorarium, and all travel, accommodation, and meals are provided by PWM
- 4 professional development workshops for theatre creators, offered free of charge through our Exploring Practice series
- Ongoing commitment and initiatives to strengthen accessibility and inclusion for theatre creators and theatre creation
- And much more!
Help us reach our goal of $6000 by the end of 2023 by donating today.
Giving Throughout the Year
Did you know that monthly donations allow PWM’s work to be more responsive to the ever-changing needs of projects and artists by providing us with steady income we know we can count on? As an added bonus, donors who give $15 or more per month for one year receive the gift of a published play developed in collaboration with PWM, autographed by the playwright!
Our Interconnected Community Crossword
Carol Libman, co-founder, speaking in regard to the 25th anniversary of PWM in 1988
Are you a PWM history buff? To honour our 60th anniversary, this year’s Interconnected Community crossword puzzle includes more people and plays of PWM past – and some solutions can be found on our History page!
You can fill in the puzzle and “SUBMIT” through the app above, or you can print it out and email a picture of the completed puzzle to heather@playwrights.ca.
Every correctly completed puzzle is entered into a draw, giving you the chance to win your choice of one of the following published plays developed in collaboration with PWM! Be sure to give it a close look over, and enter your contact information, as you can only submit once. But don’t worry! If you leave and come back, your progress will be saved on this page. Submit by December 31, 2023 for your chance to win!
Keep an eye on our social media in the month of December for some direct clues and answers!
Controlled Damage by Andrea Scott • Okinum by Émilie Monnet (original in French, or English translation) • Some Blow Flutes by Mary Vingoe • The Law of Gravity by Olivier Sylvestre and translated by Bobby Theodore • Andy’s Gone by Marie-Claude Verdier and translated by Alexis Diamond • The Enchanted Loom by Suvendrini Lena and translated by Dushy Gnanapragasam • Everybody Just C@lm the F#ck Down by Robert Chafe • Simone, Half and Half by Christine Rodriguez • Reaching for Starlight by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard
Your support is vital to the work we do, and we hope you can play a key part in creating new works for theatre by helping us reach our goal of $6000 by the end of 2023. Anything you can give is greatly appreciated: All donations, big and small, make this work possible. If you cannot donate at this time, consider being a PWM ambassador and spread the word about Impact Creation! Playwriting and theatre creation take a great deal of work and a lot of resources, but we know it is worth every bit of effort, and we also know the importance of celebrating and supporting the community! Thank you so much for helping us build a beautiful future for theatre.