Exploring Practice is a key part of our professional development programming. Each series delves into a different aspect of the creation process. Over several short encounters, guest artists share their expertise with participants. These are opportunities for local artists to nourish and deepen their craft.
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- April 28th – April 30th, 2020 – Building Your Grant Proposal with Jesse Stong (Presented in collaboration with the Quebec Drama Federation)
Past programming has included:
- Re:Shaping Borders with Naïma Kristel Phillips
- Writing and Devising Puppet Theatre with Clea Minaker
- Grant Writing Workshop for Emerging Artists with Jesse Stong
- Structure (For Writers who Hate Structure) with Eric Micha Holmes
- Interdisciplinary Dramaturgy Lab (Presented in collaboration with Studio 303) with Kathy Casey, Dana Dugan and Sarah Elkashef
- Protective Practices for Playwrights with Robin Sokoloski
- Social Justice as an Engine for Theatrical Creation with Donna-Michelle St. Bernard
- Subverting the canon: Writing plays as though race, class, gender and sexual orientation mattered with Corrina Hodgson
- An Exploration of the Puppetry Creation Process with Clea Minaker
- Alternative Narrative with Brian Drader
- Contemporary American Theatre with Jonathan Garfinkel
- Writing Home: Finding Story in Bloodlines with Tara Beagan
- Writing for Young Audiences with Dean Fleming
- Creating Documentary Theatre for the Contemporary Stage with Annabel Soutar
- Adaptation for the Stage with Erin Shields
- Myth, Memory, History and Theatre with Michael Mackenzie
- Writing For Non-Traditional Space with Lois Brown
- Autobiographical Fiction with Jonathan Garfinkel
How to Apply:
Stay tuned throughout the year for announcements about upcoming Exploring Practice sessions. Signing up for our newsletter or following us on social media are the best ways to stay informed about our programs. We publish specific application details for each Exploring Practice.
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