Playwriting Circle Showcase

Thank you so much for attending the Showcase and supporting emerging playwrights who self-identify with disability!

The Playwriting Circle Showcase took place on Saturday, January 14, 2023 via Zoom and featured excerpts of scripts by ten playwrights read by professional actors.

Since October 2022, ten writers and emerging playwrights across Canada gathered virtually every Saturday to learn about the playwriting process and work on new material, with facilitation and dramaturgical support from Natasha Nadir. With a focus on story, dramatic action, character and dialogue, our Fall Playwriting Circle participants also regularly shared their writing and received ongoing feedback in preparation for this public reading with professional actors. We’re so excited to see what these talented writers will create next!

Playwrights
Jennifer Burgmann – Riding the Dragon
Anna Burkholder – Caravan
Mitch Krohn – Captain Ted
Sharon Liu – Piano Bar
Sam MacPhee-Pitcher – The Other One
seeley quest – Modelling
Dianna Rasing – ILY
Fiona Smith – The Girl In the Park
Victoria Urquhart – I Can Fly
Ysabelle Vautour – Untitled

Creative and Production Team
Natasha Nadir – Facilitator / Dramaturg
Chris Dodd – Actor
Emma Drury – Actor
Joanna Hawkins – Actor
Tariq Leslie – Actor
Cadence Quibell – Actor
Tara Travis – Actor
Kimit Sekhon – Technical Coordinator
ASL Interpreting Inc. – ASL interpretation

Realwheels
Jason T. Broadfoot – Managing Director | Artistic Consultant
Lindsey Adams – Co-Interim Managing Director | Marketing Consultant
Allyson McGrane – Co-Interim Managing Director