PGC members have been paired up with an international playwright to share their work and discuss the craft of playwriting with one another. You can tune into these live events and get a glimpse of what these theatre creators have been up to!

Craft Bites International is open and free to the public.

Please note registration is required one hour prior to each session.

Register HERE.

About the Playwrights:

Alicia Payne – Alicia Payne is a Canadian multidisciplinary storyteller with credits in theatre, film, television and radio. Memberships include: ACTRA, CAEA, Dramatists Guild of America, and Playwrights Guild of Canada (former president). Alicia attended the 2022 Gros Morne Playwrights’ Residency. Alicia’s work has been presented in festivals and conferences including: Toronto for Everyone; Canadian Forces Artist Program Exhibition (Group 6); Toronto Fringe Festival; Atlanta Black Theatre Festival, Garland Lee Thompson, Sr. Readers’ Theatre of New Work at the National Black Theatre Festival (North Carolina); and Valdez Theatre Conference (Alaska). Alicia also facilitates workshops and is a cofounder of Arbez Drama Projects: www.arbezdrama.com 

Tim Hambleton – Tim Hambleton has written nine full length comedy plays which have been performed by repertory societies around New Zealand. Gone To Seed won Best New New Zealand Full-length Play at the Regional Theatre Awards in 2019. On The Right Track won Best New New Zealand Full-length Play at the Regional Theatre Awards in 2020. Tim has also written a number of 10 minute comedies, several of which have won or been placed in national competitions, and have been published in collections of award winning short New Zealand plays. In 2022 Tim received the Playwrights Association of New Zealand Outstanding Achievement Award. Tim is a lawyer employed by the New Zealand Police as a prosecutor. He is married with two children. He lives in Christchurch, New Zealand.