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2020 COLE FOUNDATION MENTORSHIP FOR EMERGING TRANSLATORS

Deadline extended to October 18! The translation of new work for the stage is a core part of Playwrights’ Workshop ...

2020-2021 PWM + MAI joint support for artists* interested in working with a dramaturg

The deadline to apply to this program has passed!
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Black lives matter.

Artists have forever been agents of cultural change with the ability to illustrate political truths, direct resistance, and inspire reform ...

Young Creators Unit – 2020 Showcase

An extraordinary showcase for an extraordinary year! We are taking our Young Creators Unit showcase live to YouTube for TWO ...

Livestream: Writers’ Warm-up by Jesse Stong

Every Monday and Friday, start your morning on the right creative foot with a dynamic writing activity facilitated by Playwright ...

COVID-19 Update

Dear friends, It may not be very surprising to hear that in response to the latest COVID-19 developments, Playwrights' Workshop ...

APPLY NOW: Building Your Grant Proposal with Jesse Stong

Note: due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this workshop will now take place remotely. The schedule, structure of the workshop has ...
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Public Reading of Mizushōbai (The Water Trade)

Date: Friday, February 28, 2020
Time: 7 PM
Venue: PWM Studio, 7250 Clark St Suite 103, Montreal, QC H2R 2Y3
Please note that ...

Chez Nous Staged-Reading Series

Coming up from February 24th to 27th 2020, join us and delve into the history of English Montreal theatre! WHAT: ...
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2020 Glassco Translation Residency

THE 2020 GLASSCO TRANSLATION RESIDENCY is a Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal Residency, in partnership with the Cole Foundation, and the support ...

APPLY NOW: Re:Shaping Borders with Naïma Kristel Phillips

A devised creation workshop Dates: February 29th & March 1st, 2020 (2-day workshops)
Time: 10 AM – 5 PM Both days
Location: ...
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Public Reading of Reflection of Silence

Date: Friday, January 31, 2020
Time: 7 PM
Venue: PWM Studio, 7250 Clark St Suite 103, Montreal, QC H2R 2Y3
Please note that ...

Public Reading of Barbed Wire

Reserve early! Seating is limited. Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Time: 7 PM
Venue: PWM Studio, 7250 Clark St Suite 103, Montreal, ...

Apply Now: Interdisciplinary Dramaturgy Lab

Dates: January 27th-31st, 2020 (5-days)
Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM Each day
Location: Studio 303, 372 Saint-Catherine St W, Montreal, ...

Dramaturging Dramaturgy – Retelling our Dec.3 Event

The impact of play development goes beyond the walls of the theatre. The buzz in the room was palpable as ...

Impact Creation – It Takes a Village Crossword

Here is our gift to you, our community: a year-in-review PWM crossword puzzle! This puzzle is about all of us, ...

Demystifying the Dramaturgical Process

What elements make for a positive dramaturgical process? This December 3rd, PWM invites the community to join us in a ...

Public reading of a new translation – The Retreat (La Retraite)

Come join us. Seating is limited. Date: Friday, November 29, 2019
Time: 7 PM
Venue: PWM Studio, 7250 Clark St Suite 103, ...

A PWM | BTW Double Bill at the MAI!

For the first time ever, Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal & Black Theatre Workshop will be presenting 2 one-act plays in a ...

The speech I would have liked to have said at the 2019 METAs ceremony

... but because I was too shocked and amazed, I have no idea what I really said at the podium ...

Announcing the Participants: Interdisciplinary Writers’ Lab

Playwrights' Workshop Montréal is pleased to welcome a new group of artists to the Interdisciplinary Writers' Lab. Curated and led ...

Apply Now: Introduction to Theatre Translation

A one-on-one mentorship opportunity For years Playwrights’ Workshop Montreal (PWM) and the Centre des Auteurs Dramatiques (CEAD) have worked to ...

Announcing the Participants: EstérELLE Writers-in-Residence

Lire l'annonce en français. Playwrights' Workshop Montréal (PWM) in partnership with Anna Dupuis Zuckerman are pleased to announce the participants ...

Apply Now: Writing and Devising For Puppetry With Clea Minaker

Lire cette annonce en français Dates: November 5-8th, 2019 (4-day workshop) Time: 10 AM – 3 PM Each day Location: Maison internationale ...

Public Reading of Hamster

CLICK HERE TO RSVP CAST Laurent Pitre, Brian Dooley, Katharine King So, Anna Burkholder, Frédéric Lemay, and Jimmy Blais SYNOPSIS ...

Job offer: Communications Coordinator

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION: Established in Montreal in 1963, Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal (PWM) is a nationally-mandated theatre development centre led by a ...