Pat the Dog is a non-profit organization dedicated to the support and advocacy of playwrights and their plays.

Projects

Predella Open Studio — Success

Predella Open Studio -- Success

Last Monday we launched the Predella Open Studio. We wondered if we would have a room full of playwrights, but people from a wide range of disciplines came to The Button Factory. Along with the expected writers, poets and playwrights, we had: visual artists photographers dancers engineers people from the tech community   Regardless of [...]


The Predella Project

The Predella Project

Pat the Dog Playwright Centre is thrilled to introduce the Predella Project, a rigorous exercise in creative development. We are currently accepting applications for a small number of spots in the first year’s program. The Predella Project is an experiment in developing excellent writers. The project is designed to encourage highly effective, individually tailored writing [...]


Predella Project FAQs

Predella Project FAQs

What is the Predella Project all about? The Predella Project is an experiment in developing excellent writers. The project is designed to encourage highly effective, individually tailored writing practices. The project is based on the idea that how we work affects what we make. By combining social practice and work practice, Predella seeks to make [...]


The Barrel Project

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 [...]