One of the most incredible stranger-than-fiction crime dramas ever to unfold on Canadian soil is about to invade Fredericton theatre stages. It’s 1989 in Fredericton, and the sky is full of salsa music and failing engines. A plane carrying millions of dollars of cocaine has crash-landed outside city limits, and powerful members of the Colombian Medellin drug… Continue Reading
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All Welcome to Drama with Don Reading & Discussion
The Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre (PARC) invites one and all to Drama with Don, a reading and discussion with renowned regional playwright and author Don Hannah. He will read anecdotes of local and regional history from his upcoming memoir Missing the Zeitgeist, followed by a discussion on his writing and inspiration. The evening will take… Continue Reading
All Welcome to Playwrights’ Colony Evening of Readings
Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre (PARC) invites one and all to an Evening of Readings of new works from playwrights participating in the PARC Playwrights’ Colony, on Wednesday, May 15 at 7:30 pm at The Captain George Anderson Octagonal House (27 Queens Rd, Sackville NB). This event is open to the public, and all are welcome… Continue Reading
Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre to host Fredericton Playwrights’ Cabaret
To celebrate the Atlantic playwriting community and to showcase some new works in progress, Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre (PARC) will host the third annual Playwrights’ Cabaret in Fredericton on April 15, 2013 at Wilser’s Room in the Capital Complex. This year’s Cabaret will feature readings by Michael Woodside, Bet O’Toole, Len Falkenstein, Marshall Button, John… Continue Reading
New Brunswick Playwrights Call for Submissions
Emerging and established New Brunswick playwrights are invited to submit their short opening act plays for New Voices for consideration for further development by Theatre New Brunswick (TNB), NotaBle Acts Theatre Festival (NB Acts) and Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre (PARC). Deadline for submissions is DECEMBER 31, 2012. “Part of TNB’s mission is to celebrate New… Continue Reading
Summer Theatre Program for Kids in Miramichi
by Glenn Copeland Curtains up! Light the lights! The joy of live theatre—a way to tell stories that is dynamic and exciting. This summer Kidplayhouse Productions will be offering a summer theatre arts program for children in the Miramichi region. We’ll sing, dance, act, work with puppets and drumming, and generally have a lot of… Continue Reading
Frye Festival 24-Hour Playwriting Competition Starts Today
The Frye Festival is inviting amateur and established playwrights to take part in a unique 24-hour competition. From 4 pm today to 4 pm tomorrow, individuals will have the chance to prove their writing skills as they write a short play about Northrop Frye and/or his ideas. Participants will be fed, caffeinated and encouraged, and… Continue Reading
Frye Festival Celebrates Northrop Frye’s 100th birthday!
July 14, 2012 will mark the centenary of Northrop Frye’s birth, and the Frye Festival is commemorating the 100th anniversary with a series of special events throughout the year. While keeping all its traditional activities, including book clubs, conversations, writing workshops, school/youth programs, Soirée Frye and late-night events, the Frye Festival is adding new community-focused… Continue Reading
Capitol School of Performing Arts Celebrates the 4 Seasons
The Capitol School of Performing Arts is accepting new applications for the winter 2012 semester, the deadline being February 3. Southeastern NB’s only year-round theatre training school is offered by theatre professionals in English and French, for students of all ages. Classes begin the weekend of February 4 and run until May 1st. 4 –… Continue Reading
Call for Atlantic Canadian Playwrights
A non-profit theatre co-op, The Cape Breton Stage Company has been producing original, local work in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality since 2007. This season, we will produce three plays in downtown Sydney, Nova Scotia. We welcome submissions from playwrights with any level of experience. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR: Original, preferably unproduced, scripts by Atlantic… Continue Reading
