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PTC PTC is a dramaturgical theatre company that finds, nurtures, and advances Canadian playwrights.

PTC has for fifty years supported Canadian playwrights, the least visable yet most integral player in the theatrical ecosystem. PTC is a unique organisation - the only nationally-mandated play development centre west of Montreal - that functions as a dramaturgically-focused theatre company. In our practice, we support the writer with research, script responses, creative conversations, and collabo

ration facilitation. We design and lead workshops at any stage of the creative process, often in partnership with producing companies.

Get • 5 days left until the play reading at revolver Festival, complete with a talkback hosted by ! So come check us ...
05/27/2026

Get • 5 days left until the play reading at revolver Festival, complete with a talkback hosted by !

So come check us out on May 31st at 2:15pm

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📣New Workshop Alert!🗓Dates: June 22 and 23⏰Time: 6 – 8PM📍Location will be sent with your confirmation email.Pay-what-you...
05/27/2026

📣New Workshop Alert!

🗓Dates: June 22 and 23
⏰Time: 6 – 8PM
📍Location will be sent with your confirmation email.
Pay-what-you-choose

Join Christina Cook this June for a two-day workshop, Gender Liberation & Your Story: Trans Auto-Narratives on Stage. Creating trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming autobiographical narratives for the stage challenges cisnormative discourses and misinformation currently dominating media, political, and health contexts, and champions the countless ways of traversing, living across, or outside of rigid gender binaries.

This workshop will explore strategies for trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming playwrights who want to explore autobiographical narratives in their work. Trans ways of knowing suggest alternative forms and tools for embodying auto-narratives on stage, including genre agnosticism and fiction-as-autobiography. These playwriting practices are rooted in transformation, advocacy, and relational care and connection.

Application details at https://www.playwrightstheatre.com/new-workshop-with-christina-cook/

Writing Scenes of Intimacy… beyond “they kiss” with Melanie YeatsDATE: June 18th & 25th, 2026 | TIME: 6 – 8 pm | LOCATIO...
05/19/2026

Writing Scenes of Intimacy… beyond “they kiss” with Melanie Yeats
DATE: June 18th & 25th, 2026 | TIME: 6 – 8 pm | LOCATION: online via Zoom
COST: Full $315 | Reduced $80 | 2 FREE spots

Playwrights often struggle to articulate scenes of s*xual or physical intimacy on the page. Scenes of intimacy can include depictions of s*xual innuendo, kissing, s*x acts (consensual and non-consensual), personal/medical care, or non-s*xual physical touch that conveys essential storytelling in the play. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to approach intimate moments in your play with precision and creativity. If you can write scenes of intimacy well, you’ll empower directors and performers to stage your work in ways that do justice to the play as a whole.

Find out more about this and all our other workshops on our website.
https://www.playwrightstheatre.com/programs/workshops/

"fandom /ˈfæn.dəm/the state of being a fan of someone or something, especially a very enthusiastic one.Meet the artists ...
05/14/2026

"fandom /ˈfæn.dəm/
the state of being a fan of someone or something, especially a very enthusiastic one.

Meet the artists behind the art!

For UNSCRIPTED: Lost Season, two local artists were commissioned to create "fan art" as part of the exhibit for 90's cult hit, Agent Faraway: The Lost Detective.

Image 1: Adonis King - Adonis created fictional reddit threads with fans searching for videos of Agent Faraway: The Lost Detective.

Image 2: Sotura Cheung - In lieu of a headshot, please enjoy
one of their beloved feline Winter, the best muse, and the joy and bane of their days.
Sotura created fan merch keychains (which they made prototypes of!) and added to the online lore with memes.

Mapping a Creative Project: Out of your Head and into the World with Heidi TaylorDATE: June 24th, 2026 | TIME: 6 – 9 pm ...
05/13/2026

Mapping a Creative Project: Out of your Head and into the World with Heidi Taylor
DATE: June 24th, 2026 | TIME: 6 – 9 pm | LOCATION: In Person at PL1422 – 1422 William Street, Vancouver
COST: Full $315 | Reduced $80 | 2 FREE spots

Do you have a play, writing project, or creative project you’d like to understand better? Join dramaturg Heidi Taylor in a fun learning session to gain tools to apply to any creative project.

We’ll use different mapping techniques that you can apply to the content of your piece (ideas, images, spaces, times, and people) and to your approach to making it (strategies, timelines, collaborators). You’ll finish the session with a visual or tactile version of your project that you can use to springboard your next creative steps.

Enjoyed this session last year? This is a workshop you can repeat!
Participants will use a creative project of their choosing as an example.
Participants of all experience levels are welcome.

Find out more and register on our website!
https://www.playwrightstheatre.com/programs/workshops/

Site-specific Theatre WorkshopDATE: June 9th & 16th, 2026 | TIME: 6:30 – 9:30 pm | LOCATION: Granville Island at Festiva...
05/08/2026

Site-specific Theatre Workshop
DATE: June 9th & 16th, 2026 | TIME: 6:30 – 9:30 pm | LOCATION: Granville Island at Festival House
COST: PAY WHAT YOU CHOOSE (the workshop is valued at $315).

Develop the fundamentals of working site-specifically in this workshop, presented in collaboration with the Fringe festival.

Joanna Garfinkel, co-creator of site-responsive pieces like Tour, and JAPANESE PROBLEM will work with a small cohort of theatre makers to develop their work in this hands-on and practical development workshop, which utilizes locations in and around Granville Island. Some spots will be reserved for creators who already have site-specific Fringe spots secured.

Through the support of the Vancouver Fringe Festival, this workshop has been subsidized for a PWYC option (the actual value of the workshop: $315).

🔗Details and registration available on our website.
https://www.playwrightstheatre.com/programs/workshops/

Writing Book and Lyrics for New Musicals 101 with Deborah VogtDATE: May 23rd & 24th, 2026| TIME: 4-6 pm | LOCATION: In P...
05/06/2026

Writing Book and Lyrics for New Musicals 101 with Deborah Vogt
DATE: May 23rd & 24th, 2026| TIME: 4-6 pm | LOCATION: In Person at PL1422 – 1422 William Street, Vancouver
COST: Full $315 | Reduced $80 | 2 FREE spots

Learn (or re-learn) the basics of writing the words for a new musical. In this two-session workshop, you’ll learn the inside outs of writing for musicals, and the necessary dramaturgical skills to put it all together. From the “I Want” song to your “11 O’clock Number”, this workshop will focus on the rules (and how to break them), making the most of your song moments, nailing the structure of musicals, avoiding common mistakes that new writers can make, and the necessity of working with key collaborators, such as a dramaturg. Leave with the confidence and tools to write your first, fifth, or finest new musical.

Learn more about this and other workshops we are offering this Spring on our website.

https://www.playwrightstheatre.com/programs/workshops/

PTC’s Public Workshops are back for Spring 2026! Classic favourites are back alongside new offerings including a worksho...
05/05/2026

PTC’s Public Workshops are back for Spring 2026! Classic favourites are back alongside new offerings including a workshop for Spanish language writers and a Site-specific Workshop with the support of Vancouver Fringe Festival.

Visit https://www.playwrightstheatre.com/programs/workshops/ for more details!

Workshops are PAY WHAT YOU CHOOSE and registration is on a first come basis, no experience required. Contact Melanie Yeats at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Stories that Move Us with Mónica Perea /Historias que nos Muevan con Mónica PereaDATE: May 20th & 27th, 2026 | TIME: 6 –...
05/05/2026

Stories that Move Us with Mónica Perea /Historias que nos Muevan con Mónica Perea
DATE: May 20th & 27th, 2026 | TIME: 6 – 8 pm | LOCATION: online via Zoom
COST: Full $210 | Reduced $55 | 2 FREE spots

Acquire the tools to tell those stories that migrated with you and deserve to be known. Everyone has stories to share, and they’re worth telling.
Discover your storytelling abilities and brush up on your Spanish while finding your own voice in a safe environment. Whether you’re a beginner or experienced, find a free space for creativity here through your senses.
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Adquiere herramientas para contar esas historias que migraron contigo y merecen ser conocidas. Todo el mundo tiene relatos para compartir y vale la pena que se cuenten.
Descubre tus habilidades para narrar esos relatos y desempolva tu español al mismo tiempo que encuentras tu propia voz en un ambiente seguro. Ya seas principiante o tengas experiencia, encuentra aquí un espacio libre para la creatividad a través de los sentidos.

Visit our website for details and registration on this and other upcoming workshops!
https://www.playwrightstheatre.com/programs/workshops/

The Show Will Go On: The Basics of Running a Smooth EventDATE: May 12th & 19th, 2026 | TIME: 6 – 8 pm | LOCATION: online...
05/01/2026

The Show Will Go On: The Basics of Running a Smooth Event
DATE: May 12th & 19th, 2026 | TIME: 6 – 8 pm | LOCATION: online via Zoom
COST: Full $210 | Reduced $55 | 2 FREE spots

Learn about the basics of planning an event. Ideal for folks new to organizing live events and shows, with some “ensemble” building allowing folks to share their big production questions and Davey offering some best practices in response.

In this workshop, Davey Samuel Calderon, a producer and coordinator of various events (festivals, workshops, indie shows, community gatherings, and fundraisers etc), invites participants to learn about the basics of planning an event. Ideal for folks new to organizing live events and shows, with some “ensemble” building allowing folks to share their big production questions and Davey offering some best practices in response.

Participants of all experience levels are welcome.

Visit our website for more details and other workshops in the series.
https://www.playwrightstheatre.com/programs/workshops/

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Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm

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