{"id":10923,"date":"2022-04-15T08:25:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T12:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/2022\/04\/15\/ycu-2021-showcase-copy-2\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T09:41:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T13:41:39","slug":"young-creators-unit-showcase-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/fr\/2022\/04\/15\/young-creators-unit-showcase-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Creators Unit Showcase 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#023c38\">Join us May 19th and 20th at 7:00 PM EST for our Young Creators Unit Showcase on Gather. Tune in for 2 nights of staged readings from the YCU emerging creators!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-button-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-button-group__wrapper has-alignment-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#creators\" style=\"background-color:#023c38\">ABOUT THIS YEAR&#8217;S CREATORS<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#showcase\" style=\"background-color:#023c38\">HOW TO CATCH THE SHOWCASE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year Playwrights\u2019 Workshop Montr\u00e9al produces two evenings of readings where creators from our Young Creators Unit (YCU) read excerpts of their work to an enthusiastic audience of peers, community leaders, and theatre lovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section element-full-width\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper getwid-padding-bottom-normal\" style=\"padding-top:90px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__divider is-top-divider\"><svg style=\"height:4vh\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__divider-svg\"><path fill=\"white\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__divider-svg-fill\" d=\"M0,0h1000v100L0,0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__divider is-bottom-divider\"><svg style=\"height:4vh\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__divider-svg\"><path fill=\"white\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__divider-svg-fill\" d=\"M0,0h1000v100L0,0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background\" style=\"background-color:#2f0bc3\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image client-avatar-margins is-style-circle-mask\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Headshot2019_Jesse_b-square-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Headshot2019_Jesse_b-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Headshot2019_Jesse_b-square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Headshot2019_Jesse_b-square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Headshot2019_Jesse_b-square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Headshot2019_Jesse_b-square-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Headshot2019_Jesse_b-square-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Headshot2019_Jesse_b-square-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">\u201cWe are so excited and proud to present to you this year&#8217;s Young Creators Unit. After an exceptional year of digging in and dynamic creation, these participants took on the challenge of working and meeting virtually during this socially distant and difficult time, held together as a group, and now want to welcome audiences at home to join our circle and witness some of the work in development.&#8221;<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ece4d5\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\"><strong>JESSE STONG<\/strong><br><em>Young Creators Unit Leader<\/em><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting today and until the showcase, we will be releasing content about the YCU on our social media! Learn about the process, what&#8217;s unique about the YCU, and what goes into their work. Follow us on social media to see more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"creators\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-social-links has-large-spacing\" style=\"font-size:64px\"><ul class=\"wp-block-getwid-social-links__list getwid-justify-content-center\"><li class=\"wp-block-getwid-social-links__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-getwid-social-links__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PlaywrightsWorkshopMontreal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-social-links__wrapper has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ff595e\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-getwid-social-links__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-getwid-social-links__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pwmontreal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-social-links__wrapper has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ff595e\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-getwid-social-links__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-getwid-social-links__link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PWMontreal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-social-links__wrapper has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ff595e\"><i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-getwid-social-links__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-getwid-social-links__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/playwrightsworkshopmontreal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-social-links__wrapper has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ff595e\"><i class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"creators\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>THIS YEAR&#8217;S YOUNG CREATORS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\">Click on the portraits to learn more about the creators and their work.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium popmake-10980\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-7-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-7-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-7-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-7-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-7-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-7.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color popmake-10980\" style=\"color:#023c38\">Alex Brault<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium popmake-10954\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Camille-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Camille-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Camille-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Camille-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Camille-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Camille-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Camille-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Camille-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Camille-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color popmake-10954\" style=\"color:#023c38\">Camille Mankumah<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium popmake-10964\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Liza-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Liza-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Liza-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Liza-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Liza-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Liza-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Liza-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Liza-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Liza-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color popmake-10964\" style=\"color:#023c38\">Elizaveta (Liza) Makarova<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium popmake-10963\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mayala-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mayala-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mayala-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mayala-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mayala-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mayala-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mayala-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mayala.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color popmake-10963\" style=\"color:#023c38\">Aharon Elter<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium popmake-10921\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Anais-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Anais-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Anais-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Anais-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Anais-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Anais.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color popmake-10921\" style=\"color:#023c38\">Ana\u00efs Damphousse Joly<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium popmake-10957\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Charles-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Charles-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Charles-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Charles-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Charles-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Charles-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Charles-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Charles.jpg 1328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color popmake-10957\" style=\"color:#023c38\">Charles Gao<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large popmake-9412\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Green-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Green-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Green-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Green-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Green-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Green-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Green-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Green.png 1181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color popmake-9412\" style=\"color:#023c38\">JC Bitonti<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium popmake-10973\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Nelly-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Nelly-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Nelly-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Nelly-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Nelly-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Nelly.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color popmake-10973\" style=\"color:#023c38\">Nelly Esm\u00e9ralda Zarfi<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium popmake-10951\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brandon-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brandon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brandon-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brandon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brandon-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brandon-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brandon-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brandon-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color popmake-10951\" style=\"color:#023c38\">Brandon Adam<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium popmake-10960\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eish-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eish-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eish-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eish-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eish-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eish.jpeg 430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color popmake-10960\" style=\"color:#023c38\">Eish Van Wieren<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium popmake-10967\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Laura-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Laura-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Laura-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Laura-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Laura-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Laura-2-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Laura-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Laura-2.jpg 1307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color popmake-10967\" style=\"color:#023c38\">Laura Buchanan<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium popmake-10977\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rachel-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rachel-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rachel-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rachel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rachel-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rachel-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rachel-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rachel-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rachel-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color popmake-10977\" style=\"color:#023c38\">Rachel Renaud<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"showcase\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section element-full-width\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:80px;padding-bottom:80px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__divider 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There will be ASL interpretation available for this event. Auto-generated captioning is available in Gather for people who use Chrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>MAY 19TH SHOWCASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">(co-hosted by <strong>Ana\u00efs Damphousse Joly<\/strong>) featuring:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Mayala-Kali&#8217; Elter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Alex Brault<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Charles Gao<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Rachel Renaud<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Eish Van Wieran <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Nelly Esm\u00e9ralda Zarfi<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>MAY 20TH SHOWCASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-white-color has-text-color\">(co-hosted by <strong>Alex Brault<\/strong>) featuring:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Ana\u00efs Damphousse Joly<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Elizaveta (Liza) Makarova<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Camille Mankumah<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Laura Buchanan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Brandon Adam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>JC Bitonti<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">You can RSVP for the YCU Showcase via the google form here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/y8UXzZCxwNxds6yh9\" style=\"background-color:#ff595e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RSVP<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>ABOUT THE YOUNG CREATORS UNIT<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to generous funding from the RBC Foundation, Canadian Heritage and the Zeller Family Foundation, as well as the dedicated mentorship of PWM dramaturg Jesse Stong, the Young Creators Unit has become a mainstay for young Canadian playwrights. Since its beginnings in 2015, YCU has supported more than a hundred young creators as they take artistic risks, develop their voices and find their place in Canadian theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/fr\/creation-laboratories\/young-creators-unit\/\" style=\"background-color:#023c38\" rel=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/creation-laboratories\/young-creators-unit\/\">LEARN MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">ThE YOUNG CREATORS UNIT is financially supported by<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/community-social-impact\/emerging-artists-project.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"891\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RBC_EA_RGB_Shield_EngPos.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RBC_EA_RGB_Shield_EngPos.jpg 891w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RBC_EA_RGB_Shield_EngPos-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RBC_EA_RGB_Shield_EngPos-768x259.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RBC_EA_RGB_Shield_EngPos-16x5.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/canadian-heritage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/3li_EnFr_Wordmark_C-1024x119.png\" alt=\"Canadian Heritage\" class=\"wp-image-1109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/3li_EnFr_Wordmark_C-1024x119.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/3li_EnFr_Wordmark_C-300x35.png 300w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/3li_EnFr_Wordmark_C-768x89.png 768w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/3li_EnFr_Wordmark_C.png 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zellerfamilyfoundation.ca\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Zeller-Foundation-Logo-RGB-300x157.png\" alt=\"Zeller family foundation\" class=\"wp-image-6831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Zeller-Foundation-Logo-RGB-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Zeller-Foundation-Logo-RGB.png 466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us May 19th and 20th at 7:00 PM EST for our Young Creators Unit Showcase on Gather. Tune in for 2 nights of staged readings from the YCU emerging creators! 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