November 22nd, 2009 | by admin | published in Events, Featured, Table Session
Next Pat the Dog Table Session: Monday, May 31, 2010. These informal get-togethers are an opportunity to discuss your work, have sample scenes read and, if requested do some writing exercises to push through any pesky playwriting problem. Want something else? Just ask. Sessions run bimonthly from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM in the Board
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September 29th, 2009 | by admin | published in Contests, Events, Featured, News | 2 Comments
Waterloo, we have a winner! Allowed only a page of notes, a computer and their imaginations, playwrights from across Ontario spent 24 non-stop hours drinking coffee and pounding out an original play. Some wrote from the comfort of their homes, while others brought their laptops to Kitchener City Hall and wrote in the rotunda. After
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September 1st, 2009 | by admin | published in Contests, Events, Featured
Part of the IMPACT Festival Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Write a play in 24 hours with only one page of notes and no sleep. WHO: First 30 playwrights to enter. WHEN: 4:00 PM, Friday, September 25, 2009 until 4:00 PM Saturday, September 26th. WHERE: Kitchener City Hall or your home. It’s
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May 20th, 2009 | by admin | published in Events, Featured, Featured Workshop
Trevor Copp’s adaptation of Herman Hesse’s novella, Journey to the East, was workshopped at the MT Space rehearsal hall. Using stone, sand, water and chalk with distilled movement, this physical theatre creator was able to push his strong images, thereby freeing up the text captured within. The result? Renewed focus and an energized clearer draft.
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May 1st, 2009 | by admin | published in Events, Featured, Featured Reading
Munro and Sons May 11, 2009 The Button Factory Setting: Rural Southwestern Ontario A young woman leaves the city to stay with her aunts on the farm. Why did she leave? How long will she stay? This gentle play looks at how family patterns repeat themselves — for better or worse. As a new playwright,
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April 27th, 2009 | by admin | published in Events, Featured, Featured Reading
Little Crickets April 27, 2009 The Button Factory Setting: Post-Ceausescu Europe Two pre-teen refugees find themselves on the streets of Paris, trying to survive on their wits. This disturbingly comic story examines the ravages of war on children. This is the first time I’ve heard the completely new draft of Little Crickets read by actors.
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November 12th, 2008 | by admin | published in Development, Events, Featured
Pat the Dog was proud to host a skills workshop with Ken Cameron, the Artistic Director of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival and an award-winning playwright. Cameron, whose most recent work, Harvest, played at Blyth Festival last summer, conducted the workshop in support of Pat the Dog.
For an afternoon, Cameron and 24 playwrights from across Ontario took over the Council Chambers in Kitchener City Hall. They
