Women's Work Festival

Welcome to the Women’s Work Festival

Championing underrepresented voices in theatre since 2006, WWF is a St. John’s–based festival dedicated to the development and celebration of new works by women and marginalized genders. This website is your hub for festival updates, artist features, event highlights, and ways to get involved.

WOMEN'S WORK FESTIVAL IS LOOKING FOR A NEW BOARD MEMBER!

Are you getting ready to submit a play for our 20th Festival? PARC is offering a two-day workshop, "ASK A DRAMATURGE (or the dramaturge will ask you)," to help you get your play in shape.

This workshop is led by award-winning playwright and dramaturge and PARC's AD Santiago Guzmán. Santiago will work with you to further develop your new play by asking dramaturgical questions and offering prompts to unlock new storytelling possibilities. You don't need a completed script to participate—an idea, a few pages, or a couple of scenes will work. The workshop will focus on process and exploration, not a finished product.

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CALL FOR NEWCOMER ARTISTS

Are you a woman or gender diverse newcomer artist to St. John’s who wants to connect, collaborate, and grow within the local arts community?

Do you have a creative idea you’d love to bring to life?

The Women’s Work Festival is excited to announce The New Stage Project, a new program designed to support the settlement and integration of 5 women or gender diverse newcomer artists and independent producers in St.John’s between November 2025 and June 2026.

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the seedlings project: wwf playwriting unit

As part of our lead-up to our 20th anniversary in 2026, Women's Work Festival is thrilled to launch its inaugural playwriting unit, The Seedlings Project. This initiative aims to cultivate new voices and support the development of original plays by women and gender diverse artists. This year, we are particularly excited to offer opportunities to artists residing in and outside of St. John's in Newfoundland and Labrador, with a dedicated space for IBPOC artists.

Meet the 2025 cohort!

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