Our Success
2026 20th Women's Work Festival of new plays-in-progress
- PAZ by Alicia Payne
- Modern Vintage by Amy House
- I Don't Feel Pretty / Chu pas cute by Nancy Kenny
- To Our Roots by Jamie S. Merrigan
- 2026 WWF Design Workshop: Beauty Beyond the Norms* by Nicole Obiodiaka
- PAZ by Alicia Payne
- Modern Vintage by Amy House
- I Don't Feel Pretty / Chu pas cute by Nancy Kenny
- To Our Roots by Jamie S. Merrigan
- 2026 WWF Design Workshop: Beauty Beyond the Norms* by Nicole Obiodiaka
2025 19th Women's Work Festival of new plays-in-progress:
- About Time by Vanessa Cardoso-Whelan
- Tomilola by Helena Elueme
- Pianoland by Sally Cunningham
- Work by Calla Wright
- Bodies Built Like Ocean .Mountains by Mallory Clarke
- About Time by Vanessa Cardoso-Whelan
- Tomilola by Helena Elueme
- Pianoland by Sally Cunningham
- Work by Calla Wright
- Bodies Built Like Ocean .Mountains by Mallory Clarke
2024 18th Women’s Work Festival of new plays-in-progress by women writers:
- Beauty Beyond the Norms* by Nicole Obiodiaka,
- Waiting for Her by Brynn Cutcliffe,
- Goldstar Girlfriend by Susan Kelsey,
- Factory Girls by Sharon King-Campbell,
- Tea for Two by August Carrigan.
- Beauty Beyond the Norms* by Nicole Obiodiaka,
- Waiting for Her by Brynn Cutcliffe,
- Goldstar Girlfriend by Susan Kelsey,
- Factory Girls by Sharon King-Campbell,
- Tea for Two by August Carrigan.
2023 17th Women’s Work Festival of new plays-in-progress by women writers:
- Cool by Megan Hunt,
- Aya & the Masquerades* by Karen Monie,
- Braiding Peonies by Sobia Shaikh,
- The Heart Play* by Marie Pike,
- Pulling Strings* by April Leung
- Cool by Megan Hunt,
- Aya & the Masquerades* by Karen Monie,
- Braiding Peonies by Sobia Shaikh,
- The Heart Play* by Marie Pike,
- Pulling Strings* by April Leung
2022 16th Women’s Work Festival of new plays-in-progress by women writers:
- Say Yes by Andrea Dunne,
- 1 of the 68 (A Hero's Shade of Blue) by Stef Curran,
- Arrested Decay by Kassie Lukeman,
- Ofelia Swims by Bernardine Ann Teráz Stapleton,
- Lights Out* by Robyn Vivian,
- Say Yes by Andrea Dunne,
- 1 of the 68 (A Hero's Shade of Blue) by Stef Curran,
- Arrested Decay by Kassie Lukeman,
- Ofelia Swims by Bernardine Ann Teráz Stapleton,
- Lights Out* by Robyn Vivian,
2021 15th Women’s Work Festival (ONLINE) of new plays-in-progress by women writers:
- Happy Anniversary* by Vanessa Cardoso-Whelan,
- Bad Date by Veronica Dymond,
- Girls from Away (now Mill Girls*), by Bernardine Ann Teraz Stapleton & Nicole Smith,
- Icarus and Amina by Yasmine Beverly Rana.
- Happy Anniversary* by Vanessa Cardoso-Whelan,
- Bad Date by Veronica Dymond,
- Girls from Away (now Mill Girls*), by Bernardine Ann Teraz Stapleton & Nicole Smith,
- Icarus and Amina by Yasmine Beverly Rana.
2020 14th Women’s Work Festival of new plays-in-progress by women writers:
- Area 33 by Natalie Meisner,
- Those Left Behind by Karen Monie,
- motherskin* by Mallory Clarke,
- Carla Cooks the War by Laura Maria Censabella,
- Carlotta's Choice by Kate Felix,
- Log Kya Kahenge?* by Prajwala Dixit.
- Area 33 by Natalie Meisner,
- Those Left Behind by Karen Monie,
- motherskin* by Mallory Clarke,
- Carla Cooks the War by Laura Maria Censabella,
- Carlotta's Choice by Kate Felix,
- Log Kya Kahenge?* by Prajwala Dixit.
2019 13th Women’s Work Festival of new plays-in-progress by women writers:
- Chloe's Tiny Heart is Closed by Shannon Bramer,
- Unflattering Angles** by Eva Crocker,
- After the Sirens* by Stacy Gardner,
- Twelve Nasty Women by Elizabeth Hicks ** adapted into the novel, All I Ask, published to rave reviews in 2020 and longlisted
for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.
- Chloe's Tiny Heart is Closed by Shannon Bramer,
- Unflattering Angles** by Eva Crocker,
- After the Sirens* by Stacy Gardner,
- Twelve Nasty Women by Elizabeth Hicks ** adapted into the novel, All I Ask, published to rave reviews in 2020 and longlisted
for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.
2018 12th Women’s Work Festival of new plays-in-progress by women writers:
Note: No artsNL funding.
- Wild Swans* by Sarah Dennison,
- Hush by Sierra Noseworthy (NL),
- Packing Up by Alison Lawrence (ON),
- A Funeral Party by Briana Brown (BC),
- Room for a Pony by Andrea Cooper * (NL),
- Reading of How to Survive an Apocalypse by Jordan Hall.
Note: No artsNL funding.
- Wild Swans* by Sarah Dennison,
- Hush by Sierra Noseworthy (NL),
- Packing Up by Alison Lawrence (ON),
- A Funeral Party by Briana Brown (BC),
- Room for a Pony by Andrea Cooper * (NL),
- Reading of How to Survive an Apocalypse by Jordan Hall.
2017 11th Women’s Work Festival of new plays-in-progress by women writers:
- Curved* by Kristin Shepherd,
- Remnants* by Jenna Turk,
- Without Mercy* by Patricia Milton
- Dan of Galapagos by Monica Walsh
- Curved* by Kristin Shepherd,
- Remnants* by Jenna Turk,
- Without Mercy* by Patricia Milton
- Dan of Galapagos by Monica Walsh
2016 10th Women’s Work Festival of new plays-in-progress by women writers:
- Neither Love Letters Nor Moonlight by Shannon Webb-Campbell (NL),
- The Mountain and the Valley* by Catherine Banks (NS),
- Crocus by Janet Edmonds (NL), along with our 10th Anniversary Celebration, 10 ten-minute original scenes.
- Neither Love Letters Nor Moonlight by Shannon Webb-Campbell (NL),
- The Mountain and the Valley* by Catherine Banks (NS),
- Crocus by Janet Edmonds (NL), along with our 10th Anniversary Celebration, 10 ten-minute original scenes.
2015 9th Women’s Work Festival of new plays-in-progress by women writers:
- Little Orphans** by Emily Bridger,
- Meat by Klara Wojtkowska (AZ),
- The Habit Of Murder* by Joanne Miller,
- Drinking Again* by Lois Brown
- Little Orphans** by Emily Bridger,
- Meat by Klara Wojtkowska (AZ),
- The Habit Of Murder* by Joanne Miller,
- Drinking Again* by Lois Brown
2014 8th Women’s Work Festival of new plays-in-progress by women writers:
- When the Angel of Death…* by Lois Brown,
- Witches Vanish* by Claudia Burnett (TN),
- The Hungriest Woman in the World* by Shannon Bramer,
- The Tipping Point by Elena Hartwell,
- That I Would Be Good, a new play from emerging writer Melanie Oates
- When the Angel of Death…* by Lois Brown,
- Witches Vanish* by Claudia Burnett (TN),
- The Hungriest Woman in the World* by Shannon Bramer,
- The Tipping Point by Elena Hartwell,
- That I Would Be Good, a new play from emerging writer Melanie Oates
2013 7th Women’s Work Festival of new plays-in-progress by women writers:
- Dirt Baby by Katherine Koller (AB),
- Fair Ground Sunday by Meghan Greeley
- Centurions* by Sally Stubbs
- Foster by Christine Comeau(QC)
- Fault Lines* by Andrea Dymond (NS)
- Dirt Baby by Katherine Koller (AB),
- Fair Ground Sunday by Meghan Greeley
- Centurions* by Sally Stubbs
- Foster by Christine Comeau(QC)
- Fault Lines* by Andrea Dymond (NS)
2012 6th Women’s Work Festival, RCA Theatre and She Said Yes! and White Rooster Theatre Co-production of new plays-in-progress by women writers:
- Four Thieves Vinegar* by Christine Foster (ON/Mexico),
- Moving On** by Emily Bridger (NL),
- Revelations by Deborah Jackman (NL)
- Big In Myself by Ruth Lawrence , recently dramaturged through Playwrights Workshop Montreal.
- A fully staged reading of White Flag by Ebru Gokdag (Turkey) opened the festival to a capacity crowd.
- Four Thieves Vinegar* by Christine Foster (ON/Mexico),
- Moving On** by Emily Bridger (NL),
- Revelations by Deborah Jackman (NL)
- Big In Myself by Ruth Lawrence , recently dramaturged through Playwrights Workshop Montreal.
- A fully staged reading of White Flag by Ebru Gokdag (Turkey) opened the festival to a capacity crowd.
2011 5th Women’s Work Festival, February-March 2011. An RCA Theatre, She Said Yes! and White Rooster Theatre Co-production. Produced workshops and public readings of two new plays-in-progress by women writers:
- Stockholm (now Kingdom)* by Meghan Greeley
- Ms. Right Now* by Natasha MacLellan.
- Melancholy Murder, a screenplay by Kay Anonsen, received a public reading through RCA’s Sunday Series in association with this festival.
- Stockholm (now Kingdom)* by Meghan Greeley
- Ms. Right Now* by Natasha MacLellan.
- Melancholy Murder, a screenplay by Kay Anonsen, received a public reading through RCA’s Sunday Series in association with this festival.
2010 Women’s Work Festival, Co-production with RCA Theatre, White Rooster Theatre, and She Said Yes! Produced workshops and public readings of three new plays-in-progress by women writers:
- The Collectors* by Shannon Bramer,
- Like a Mustard Seed by Diane Vanden Hoven
- Bound by Megan Coles.
- The Collectors* by Shannon Bramer,
- Like a Mustard Seed by Diane Vanden Hoven
- Bound by Megan Coles.
2009 Women’s Work Festival, Co-production with RCA Theatre, White Rooster Theatre, and She Said Yes! Produced workshops and public readings of five new plays-in-progress by women writers:
- MonaRita* by Shannon Bramer,
- Bare Ruint Choirs by Michelle Butler Hallett,
- Sweets* by Amy Anthony,
- Tree by Lois Brown,
- Kill Zone: A love story* by Wanda Graham.
- MonaRita* by Shannon Bramer,
- Bare Ruint Choirs by Michelle Butler Hallett,
- Sweets* by Amy Anthony,
- Tree by Lois Brown,
- Kill Zone: A love story* by Wanda Graham.
2008 Women’s Work Festival, Co-production with RCA Theatre, White Rooster Theatre, and She Said Yes! Produced workshops and public readings of four new plays-in-progress by women writers:
- Drinking Song by Amanda Jernigan,
- Aphasia by Michelle Butler Hallett,
- Gut Rot by Megan Coles
- Containers* by Dawna Wightman.
- Drinking Song by Amanda Jernigan,
- Aphasia by Michelle Butler Hallett,
- Gut Rot by Megan Coles
- Containers* by Dawna Wightman.
2007 Women’s Work Festival, Co-production with RCA Theatre, White Rooster Theatre, and She Said Yes! Produced workshops and public readings of four new plays-in-progress by women writers:
- Incomplete Herstory of Women…* by Sara Tilley,
- Sex the Rules of* by Lois Brown,
- Connecting Rooms* by Florence Button
- Family(First View of the Sea*) by Agnes Walsh
- Incomplete Herstory of Women…* by Sara Tilley,
- Sex the Rules of* by Lois Brown,
- Connecting Rooms* by Florence Button
- Family(First View of the Sea*) by Agnes Walsh
*37 of 89 produced so far.
2 became films (one became the best feature in 2020), 1 became a very successful novel, 8 have been published.
2 became films (one became the best feature in 2020), 1 became a very successful novel, 8 have been published.
The Women’s Work Festival has proudly worked with many organizations across Canada and the Province, including:
Playwrights Guild of Canada
Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre
Playwrights Workshop Montreal, QC
Resource Centre for the Arts, NL
LSPU Hall, NL
Pat the Dog Theatre Creation, ON
Sonderlust, ON
Ship’s Company, NS
Rising Tide Theatre, NL
White Rooster Theatre, NL
She said Yes!, NL
NewfoundlandArtistX, NL
Engine Productions, NL
Persistence Theatre Company, NL
St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival, NL
TODOS Productions, NL
Centra, NL
Playwrights Guild of Canada
Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre
Playwrights Workshop Montreal, QC
Resource Centre for the Arts, NL
LSPU Hall, NL
Pat the Dog Theatre Creation, ON
Sonderlust, ON
Ship’s Company, NS
Rising Tide Theatre, NL
White Rooster Theatre, NL
She said Yes!, NL
NewfoundlandArtistX, NL
Engine Productions, NL
Persistence Theatre Company, NL
St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival, NL
TODOS Productions, NL
Centra, NL
