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17th Annual Women's Work Festival Schedule Of Events 2023


*All events are open to the public and hosted in person at the LSPU Hall unless otherwise indicated.

*Readings are Pay What You Can at the Door, with all proceeds being donated to [The St. John's Women's Centre]
*These productions are made possible through the RCA 80/20 Box Office Split Agreement.

For accessibility information for the LSPU Hall [CLICK HERE]


Tuesday March 7 

7:00pm - 9:00pm AST*
*7:30pm- 9:30pm NLT
PARC is proud to present a talk with Anita Majumdar on “Writing Theatre for Young Audiences“ over Zoom.

[CLICK HERE] for more information and to sign up. 


Wednesday March 8 

10:00am- 11:00am
Coffee Chat hosted by Courtney Brown 

2:00pm-3:00pm 
Panel: Creating Comedy

7pm
Opening Act - Sherry Ryan
Public Reading: Cool by Megan Hunt
Dramaturgy by Pamela Halstead
Evening Sponsored by PerSIStence Theatre Company
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Thursday March 9

10:00am- 11:00am
Coffee Chat hosted by Susan Kelsey

12 Noon 
Play Connect PGC Reading with Lindsay Kyte in partnership with the Department of Gender Studies of Memorial University 
@ MUN Room SN4087 - Gender Studies Seminar Room

7pm
 Opening Act - Jing Xia
Public Readings: Excerpt of Aya & the Masquerades by Karen Monie 
 and Braiding Peonies** by Sobia Shaikh
Dramaturgy by Santiago Guzmán
Evening Sponsored by TODOS Productions.
**TODOS Productions will be hosting a community feedback forum following the reading of Braiding Peonies, and welcome impressions and questions about this piece in development. In addition, a focused feedback session will occur for Muslim, racialized and/or Indigenous people only to continue unpacking Sobia’s play.


Friday March 10

10:00am- 11:00am
Coffee Chat hosted
by Andrea Dunne
12 Noon
Performance Walk, starting at the LSPU Hall followed by a Hot Chocolate Social

7pm 
Opening Act - Melanie O’Brien
Public Reading: Pulling Strings by April Leung
Dramaturgy by Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster
Evening Sponsored by the Resource Centre for the Arts



Saturday March 11

10:00am- 11:00am
Coffee Chat hosted
by Jenn Brown - BYOY: Bring Your Own Youngster
A discussion about working parents in the arts, for everyone.
**This event is also available online, register [HERE] for free to join us online.
12 Noon - 1pm
Panel: Making Musicals

7pm
Opening Act - SAM
​Public Reading: Heart Play by Marie Pike
Dramaturgy by Megan Gail Coles
Evening Sponsored by Rising Tide Theatre

For more information about this year's plays CLICK HERE
For more information about this year's playwrights CLICK HERE​
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