Pat the Dog Playwright Centre
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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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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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June Poetry SLAM!
You asked for it. You got it. Pat the Dog Playwright Centre is hosting another Poetry SLAM. Our April event brought more than 50 people to the top floor of the Button Factory, where they took to the stage, listened to original creations and munched on popcorn. Eager to hear more? Got a poem to
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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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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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SLAM! ‘Box in A Button Poetry
Show us your stuff at our first-ever SLAM! Poetry Event. In recognition of National Poetry Month, Pat the Dog Playwright Centre is launching a monthly slam poetry event to spotlight local poets and artists, offer a community forum to explore next steps for the K-W poetry community as a whole, and provide an advocacy space
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Artistic Director Q&A: Ken Cameron
Ken Cameron is the Artistic Director of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, a national festival showcasing exceptional new Canadian work, co-presented with the National Arts Centre. Also a playwright, Ken is the author of Harvest, My Morocco and My One And Only. All three plays will be published by Newest Press in 2010. What do
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Magnetic North Theatre Festival
Pat the Dog Playwright Centre is pleased to announce we’ve been chosen to present the playwright reading series for this year’s Magnetic North Theatre Festival. piece/meal is a brunch-time series providing an intimate, playful introduction to fresh new plays in development from intriguing new theatre artists. All excerpts are from full-length plays currently under development
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Introduction to Theatre of the Oppressed
Workshop: Introduction to Theatre of the Oppressed While actors will benefit immensely, actors are not the only people these techniques empower. This theatre training is for anyone seeking dynamic learning opportunities that will increase self awareness and confidence. This training de-mechanizes the body from repetitive and automatic action, liberates the mind from assumptive patterning, and
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