2024 SPECIAL EVENTS
COFFEE CHATS
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Held each morning February 29 - March 1, in person at the Cox & Palmer Second Space, LSPU Hall, and March 2 - 3, online on Zoom, coffee chats are an opportunity for playwrights, dramaturges, panelists, performers, and the community to connect.
Thursday February 29 10:00am- 11:00am - Coffee Break hosted by Nicole Smith on Zoom & in Person at the LSPU Hall Pathways to Production Sponsored by Blue Pinion Films **This is an online event, register [HERE] for free to join us. Friday March 1 10:00am- 11:00am Coffee Break hosted by Courtney Brown at Cox & Palmer Second Space, LSPU Hall Elements of Leadership: How Can we Support Women-Led Initiatives? Sponsored by Ann Connors Consulting Agency |
Saturday March 2
10:00am- 11:00am - Coffee Break hosted by Ruth Lawrence and Ana Pitol on Zoom.
What does Our Community Need to Do to Support Playwright Development?
**This is an online event, register [HERE] for free to join us.
Sunday March 3
10:00am- 11:00am Coffee Break hosted by Karen Monie on Zoom.
BYOB - Bring your own Baby! Parenting, Arts, and Making It Work ...BYOB(aby). Babies Welcome.
**This is an online event, register [HERE] for free to join us.
10:00am- 11:00am - Coffee Break hosted by Ruth Lawrence and Ana Pitol on Zoom.
What does Our Community Need to Do to Support Playwright Development?
**This is an online event, register [HERE] for free to join us.
Sunday March 3
10:00am- 11:00am Coffee Break hosted by Karen Monie on Zoom.
BYOB - Bring your own Baby! Parenting, Arts, and Making It Work ...BYOB(aby). Babies Welcome.
**This is an online event, register [HERE] for free to join us.
WORKSHOPS
ASK A DRAMATURGE (or the dramaturge will ask you)
Saturday and Sunday, March 2-3, 11 am - 2 pm
In this two-day workshop, participants will work with award-winning playwright & dramaturge, Santiago Guzmán, to further develop their new plays. Participants will talk about their script, the story, and their characters, and Santiago will provide dramaturgical questions, provocations, and prompts to unlock storytelling possibilities in their writing. No completed draft is needed to participate- an idea, a couple of pages, or some scenes could work! This workshop will focus on process, as opposed to a completed product.
**This is a free online workshop, register by e-mailing [email protected].
Saturday and Sunday, March 2-3, 11 am - 2 pm
In this two-day workshop, participants will work with award-winning playwright & dramaturge, Santiago Guzmán, to further develop their new plays. Participants will talk about their script, the story, and their characters, and Santiago will provide dramaturgical questions, provocations, and prompts to unlock storytelling possibilities in their writing. No completed draft is needed to participate- an idea, a couple of pages, or some scenes could work! This workshop will focus on process, as opposed to a completed product.
**This is a free online workshop, register by e-mailing [email protected].
SOUNDS LIKE A SHORT PLAY: Creating short audio works
Saturday, March 2, 2:30 pm - 5:30pm
Facilitator Monica Walsh will take the participants in this workshop through the elements of creating a short audio play. Using a simple app, you’ll record some pieces based on an idea that you bring to the workshop. This DIY approach means that at the end of this 3-hour workshop, you’ll have a very short piece to share with others in the class or maybe the audience at the Women’s Work Festival.
**This is a free online workshop, register by e-mailing [email protected].
Saturday, March 2, 2:30 pm - 5:30pm
Facilitator Monica Walsh will take the participants in this workshop through the elements of creating a short audio play. Using a simple app, you’ll record some pieces based on an idea that you bring to the workshop. This DIY approach means that at the end of this 3-hour workshop, you’ll have a very short piece to share with others in the class or maybe the audience at the Women’s Work Festival.
**This is a free online workshop, register by e-mailing [email protected].
PERFORMANCE WALK & HOT CHOCOLATE SOCIAL
Join us for a free lunchtime performance crawl on Friday, March 1st at 1 pm at LSPU Hall to celebrate the talent of women in the arts.
** DUE TO THE WEATHER ALL THE PERFORMANCES WILL HAPPEN AT COX & PALMER SECOND SPACE IN THE HALL!
Emerging and established artists will be featured in pop-up performances of 5-10 minutes each from 1 pm - 2 pm at downtown St. John’s businesses!
Check out the Route and Performances:
LSPU Hall - Robyn Breen (Dance)
Johnny Ruth - Maria Cherwick (Fiddle/Violin)
ALT Hotel Lobby - Veronica Dymond (Stand-up comedy)
Elaine's Books - Allie Duff (Poetry Reading)
Posie Row - Ana Luisa Ramos (Music)
LSPU Hall - Susan Jarvis (Hula Hoop)
You can learn more about our performers HERE.
HOT CHOCOLATE SOCIAL
Sponsored by Jessica Brown
We meet and start at the LSPU Hall at 1 pm. Feel free to join us at any point in the walk! We will end our walk back at the LSPU Hall at 2:30 pm for our Hot Chocolate Social.
** DUE TO THE WEATHER ALL THE PERFORMANCES WILL HAPPEN AT COX & PALMER SECOND SPACE IN THE HALL!
Emerging and established artists will be featured in pop-up performances of 5-10 minutes each from 1 pm - 2 pm at downtown St. John’s businesses!
Check out the Route and Performances:
LSPU Hall - Robyn Breen (Dance)
Johnny Ruth - Maria Cherwick (Fiddle/Violin)
ALT Hotel Lobby - Veronica Dymond (Stand-up comedy)
Elaine's Books - Allie Duff (Poetry Reading)
Posie Row - Ana Luisa Ramos (Music)
LSPU Hall - Susan Jarvis (Hula Hoop)
You can learn more about our performers HERE.
HOT CHOCOLATE SOCIAL
Sponsored by Jessica Brown
We meet and start at the LSPU Hall at 1 pm. Feel free to join us at any point in the walk! We will end our walk back at the LSPU Hall at 2:30 pm for our Hot Chocolate Social.
PlayConnect READING
Sunday March 3, 3 pm - 4 pm - Cox & Palmer Second Space - LSPU Hall
Presented by PGC Playconnect
The Prick
Written by Brynn Cutcliffe
Synopsis: Guenevere thought it would be easy: girl meets cactus, girl loves cactus, cactus loves girl back. She never meant for it to go this far. In this darkly comedic new play, battle lines will be drawn, and blood will be shed. The Prick is a love story — you’ve been warned.
Brynn Cutcliffe won the PARC Award at the Island Fringe Festival for her play The Prick. The prize was awarded on the last day of the Festival, August 6, 2023. The PARC PEI Award Jury was “simply bowled over by the emotional resonance and technical specificity of Brynn’s script. Hilarious and heartbreaking, often within the same breath.”
Presented by Playwrights Guild of Canada
The WWF gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Playwrights Guild of Canada PlayConnect Program, funded by Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des Arts du Canada
Presented by PGC Playconnect
The Prick
Written by Brynn Cutcliffe
Synopsis: Guenevere thought it would be easy: girl meets cactus, girl loves cactus, cactus loves girl back. She never meant for it to go this far. In this darkly comedic new play, battle lines will be drawn, and blood will be shed. The Prick is a love story — you’ve been warned.
Brynn Cutcliffe won the PARC Award at the Island Fringe Festival for her play The Prick. The prize was awarded on the last day of the Festival, August 6, 2023. The PARC PEI Award Jury was “simply bowled over by the emotional resonance and technical specificity of Brynn’s script. Hilarious and heartbreaking, often within the same breath.”
Presented by Playwrights Guild of Canada
The WWF gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Playwrights Guild of Canada PlayConnect Program, funded by Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des Arts du Canada
