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The first Cross Cultural Adaptation Lab

Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal is excited to announce a new program for practicing playwrights led by PWM dramaturg Aki Matsushita: the ...
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The 2023 Gros Morne Playwrights’ Residency is now accepting applications.

Applications to this program are currently closed. Stay tuned for news about the 2023 residents with the Gros Morne Playwrights' ...
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Queer Reading Series 2023

We are delighted to announce the return of The Queer Reading Series, produced by Playwrights' Workshop Montréal in partnership with ...
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Interdisciplinary Dramaturgy Lab with Studio 303

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 24, 2023, 11:59 PM. SCHEDULE Dates: April 17th-21st, 2023 (5-days)
Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM each day ...
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The MBA for Lefty, Anti-Capitalist Theatre Artists: staging the next act of your theatre career with Tetsuro Shigematsu

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Application Deadline: March 17th, 2023 You're a mid-career theatre artist, and you've found your voice, you ...
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2023 Glassco Translation Residency in Tadoussac

Applications are now closed for the  Glassco Translation Residency, a Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal Residency, in partnership with the Cole Foundation, ...
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Meet 2023-2025’s AMPLIFIER Playwright

WE’RE THRILLED TO INTRODUCE MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST CHADIA AS THE RECIPIENT OF AMPLIFIER, A FULLY SUPPORTED EXPLORATORY CREATION PROCESS FOR PLAYWRIGHTS. ...
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PWM Writers’ Room Expands to Welcome d/Deaf writers

Starting on January 19, 2023, the Writers’ Room will include d/Deaf artist Sage Lovell, founder of Deaf Spectrum, as co-facilitator ...
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Building Your Grant Proposal, with Jesse Stong

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APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 30th, 2023, 11:59 PM. This hands-on workshop will give participants the chance ...
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JOB POSTING: Administration Assistant + Program Coordinator (YCU & New Stories)

Please note this position has been filled. Position Summary This is an administration and logistics role split between two main ...
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The Dramaturgical Process: First Principles and Practical Applications, with Andrea Romaldi

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APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 6th, 2023, 11:59 PM. There are as many ways to make a ...
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IMPACT CREATION – Celebrate the past year at PWM, and support our work today!

As 2022 comes to a close, we at Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal have been reflecting on the past year’s accomplishments, and ...
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Congratulations 2021/2022 Montreal English Theatre Award Nominees!

The 10th Annual META award recipients have now been announced, and include a number of the PWM collaborations nominated this ...
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2022-2023 AMPLIFIER: a fully supported exploratory creation process for playwrights

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS We are thrilled to announce that Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal (PWM), LA SERRE – arts vivants (LA SERRE) ...
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Now seeking applications for our 2022-2023 Young Creators Unit!

YCU NEWS: WE'RE welcoming a new dramaturG to lead the Unit Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal is delighted to announce that dramaturg ...
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A Practice Is Born

by Liam Zarrillo The storytelling process has arrived at a fascinating and complex intersection. Historically speaking, stories and stages have ...
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The Resident Creators of the 2022 Glassco Translation Residency

The Glassco Translation Residency invites playwrights and translators from across Canada and beyond to come together for ten days in ...
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Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal Welcomes New Managing Director Anne-Sophie Grenier

PWM is delighted to announce that our Board of Directors and hiring committee have appointed Anne-Sophie Grenier as our new ...
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2022 Gros Morne Playwrights’ Residency

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The Gros Morne Playwrights' Residency is a Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal (PWM) and the Centre des auteurs dramatiques ...
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Young Creators Unit Showcase 2022

Join us May 19th and 20th at 7:00 PM EST for our Young Creators Unit Showcase on Gather. Tune in ...
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Collaboration, Intentionality, and Cultural Dramaturgy

by Scout Rexe I had the honour of spending last week with dramaturg Fatma Sarah Elkashef (she/her) and cultural dramaturg ...
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Spatial Dramaturgy: Developing an Urban Performance Practice with Shauna Janssen

Spatial Dramaturgy Application deadline: April 6th, 2022 Although the deadline to apply has passed, there are still a few spots ...
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Queer Reading Series

The Queer Readings Series is Presented by Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal's Young Creators Unit and Centaur Theatre with Festival Director Jesse ...
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PWM’s Accessibility Committee

An overview of our process so far Over the past several years, Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal (PWM) has been researching ways ...
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2022 Glassco Translation Residency

The Glassco Translation Residency is a Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal Residency, in partnership with the Cole Foundation, and the support of ...
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PWM announces the upcoming departure of Lesley Bramhill

It is with gratitude for her dedication to our community that the Board of Directors announces Lesley Bramhill’s departure from ...
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New Application Process for Dramaturgical Collaboration at PWM

We are excited to introduce a new application process for Dramaturgical Collaboration to welcome artists and projects to PWM in ...
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Adobe Aero

Adobe Aero is a visual, fairly intuitive way of creating AR experiences that can be experienced on iOS and developed ...
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AltspaceVR

AltspaceVR is a social VR platform created by Microsoft that is capable of running on most common VR headsets as ...
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