Pat the Dog Playwright Centre
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About Pat the Dog
Pat the Dog is a non-profit organization dedicated to the support and advocacy of playwrights and their plays.
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K-W Arts Award – Gowlings Literary Award Winner
There’s lots to celebrate. Last week, not only did Pat the Dog Playwright Center sign on our 100th member, we won the Gowlings Literary Award at the 22nd Annual K-W Arts Awards on June 6th. Being first-time nominees, we were taken by surprise. Thanks to everyone who sent good wishes and had their fingers crossed
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Table Sessions
The Pat the Dog Playwright Centre’s Table Sessions are over for the summer. Need your performing arts fix? The region is bursting with creativity. Visit the Magnetic North Theatre Festival (and Pat the Dog’s piece/meal brunchtime reading series) is in town. And just down the road in Toronto there’s 10-minute plays at InspiratTO, lots of
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The Barrel Project
A Multi-Media Collective Theatre Piece for the Waterloo Community For more than a decade, a pyramid of Seagram’s barrels sat at the corner of Erb and Caroline Street in downtown Waterloo. In August 2009, the landmark barrels went up for grabs. Within hours, the kegs had found new homes but left many questions. What happened
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Magnetic North and piece/meal schedule
Under Magnetic North Theatre Festival’s Magnetic Vibrations, Pat the Dog Playwright Centre is serving up brunch, magic and a excerpts from a total of eight new theatre pieces – all of which originated from our centre. It begins with Shawn DeSouza-Coelho as “The Man in the Window,” performing magic and conjuring the playful spirit that
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Artistic Director Q&A: Daryl Cloran
Daryl Cloran is the founder and Artistic Director of Theatrefront, a Toronto-based independent theatre company. His work as a director at Theatrefront has earned him numerous Dora Award nominations. Recent directing credits also include: And All For Love (National Arts Centre), Generous (Tarragon), Afterplay (Shaw Festival), The Last Five Years (CanStage and MTC), This is
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