FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

*All events are open to the public and hosted in person at the LSPU Hall unless otherwise indicated.
*Workshops and Public Readings are Pay What You Can at the Door, with all proceeds being donated to
​[The St. John's Women's Centre]. 
*For accessibility information for the LSPU Hall [CLICK HERE].

Monday, March 3, 2025

7 pm - 9 pm - SPECIAL EVENT: How Do I Pitch My Play? With Jillian Keiley
Second Space - LSPU Hall
Admission by Donation
Sponsored by Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland
Deadline to Register: March 3 - 12 pm NST

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

10 am - 11 am - Coffee Chat
Facilitated by Andrea Dunne
Second Space - LSPU Hall and Via Zoom
Free Admission
11:30 am - 1 pm - Online Workshop: Beyond the Page: Workshops, Production, and Publishing: The Business of Playwriting with Santiago Guzmán 
Via Zoom
Admission by Donation
Sponsored by Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre
Deadline to Register: March 4 - 4 pm NST
7 pm - Opening Party with Flower Hill
Erin's Pub
Tickets: $10 in advance and $12 at the door

Thursday March 06, 2025

10 am - 11 am - Coffee Chat
Facilitated by Ruth Lawrence
Second Space - LSPU Hall and Via Zoom
Free Admission
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12 pm - 2:30 pm - Workshop: Connecting with Your Community: Outreach and Engagement for Arts Leaders and Artists with Laura Caswell
Second Space - LSPU Hall
Admission by Donation
Sponsored by Stephenville Theatre Festival
Deadline to Register: March 5 - 4 pm NST
7 pm - 9:30 pm - Public Reading: Bodies Built Like Ocean Mountains by Mallory Clarke
Dramaturgy by Megan Gail Coles
Opening Concert with music
Second Space - LSPU Hall
Admission by Donation

Friday, March 07, 2025

10 am - 12:30 pm - Grant Writing with Arts NL
Facilitated by Ashley Lewis and Laura Bruijns
Second Space - LSPU Hall
Free Admission
Offered by Arts NL
Deadline to Register: March 6 - 4 pm NST
2 pm - 3:30 pm - Balancing Act National Roundtable: 
With panelists: 
- Sophie Angnatok, Playwright and Storyteller
- Sharon King-Campbell, Playwright and Author
- A Powell, Creator, Writer
- Moderated by Ana Pitol

Online and at Second Space - LSPU Hall
Free Admission 
Sponsored by Balancing Act
7 pm - 10 pm - Public Reading: Tomilola: The Musical by Helena Elueme
Dramaturgy by Leahdawn Helena

Public Reading: About Time by Vanessa Cardoso-Whelan
Dramaturgy by Meghan Greeley
Opening Concert with Jenina MacGillivray
Second Space - LSPU Hall
Admission by Donation
Sponsored by Tombolo Multicultural Festival and We Care Foundation

Saturday, March 08, 2025

10 am - 11 am - Online Coffee Chat - BYOB (Bring Your Own Baby!) - Caregivers in the Arts Sector
Facilitated by Karen Monie
Via Zoom
Free Admission

1 pm - 2 pm - International Women's Day Performance Walk
* Beginning at the LSPU Hall, moving to the Anna Templeton Centre, then returning for a Hot Chocolate Social.

2 pm - 4 pm - Hot Chocolate Social and Women's Work Fair
Second Space - LSPU Hall
Free admission

7 pm - 10 pm - Public Reading: Work by Calla Wright
Dramaturgy by Sara Tilley
Opening Concert with Jing Xia
Second Space - LSPU Hall
Admission by Donation
Sponsored by Persistence Theatre Company

Sunday, March 09, 2025

10 am - 11 am - Coffee Chat
Facilitated by Susan Kelsey
Second Space - LSPU Hall and Via Zoom
Free Admission
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1 pm - 3 pm - One-on-One - Artists, Arts Workers and Producers
Second Space - LSPU Hall
Registration is mandatory!
Deadline to Register: Tuesday, March 4 - 12 pm NST
3:30 pm - 5 pm - Creating Connections: Sound Design Circle with Ana Luisa Ramos
Second Space - LSPU Hall
Free Admission
Deadline to Register: March 8 - 4 pm NST
6 pm - 7 pm - Open Mic with Festival Attendees
Second Space - LSPU Hall

7 pm - 10 pm - Public Reading: Pianoland by Sally Cunningham
Dramaturgy by Bernardine Stapleton
Second Space - LSPU Hall
Admission by Donation