PGC Members Win Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prizes
Sending our congrats to members d’bi.young anitafrika & Weyni Mengesha (who’s protégé is fellow PGCer Luke Reece) for each being selected as one of the five winners for the 2025 …
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Black Caucus Call
The Playwrights Guild of Canada is launching a Black Caucus—a dedicated space exclusively for Black-identifying playwrights to connect, collaborate, and build community in Canadian theatre.This initiative is in its early …
Rethinking Good Intentions
The solo, story-telling play “Rethinking Good Intentions”, written and performed by Nancy Edwards, premiered at five fringe festivals last summer. Nancy is thrilled to announce that she will be performing …
The Tale of the Gifted Prince
Lezlie Wade is happy to announce that her musical -‘The Tale of The Gifted Prince’ (one time finalist for the Tom Hendry Award) is receiving a World Premiere at Theatre …
Craft Bites International LIVE 2025
Sharing a look into our incredible first LIVE in-person Craft Bites International session, which featured Rose Napoli (Canada) and Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson (Iceland)! A special thank you to the Toronto Reference …
PGC Member Wins Laurels at International Scriptwriting Festival
Kate Jaimet’s madcap tennis comedy Mixed Doubles has won quarterfinalist honours at the Scriptwriters & Co. International Festival 2025. Produced by Bear & Co. at Ottawa’s Gladstone Theatre in 2022, …
PGC Members Win Merritt Awards
Sending our congratulations to members Dan Bray & Catherine Banks for their big wins at Theatre Nova Scotia’s 2025 Robert Merritt Awards in the writing categories! Dan won Outstanding New …
World Theatre Day 2025
A message from PGC’s Board President, Christopher Tolley This year, World Theatre Day arrives as both a wake-up call and a rallying cry. Powerful forces from elsewhere are growing bolder …
Reneltta Arluk to Receive Honorary Degree
Fellow member Reneltta Arluk is one of eight recipients who will be receiving an honorary degree from University of Alberta, for their contributions to building a better world. She will …
Audio plays by Patti Flather & Leonard Linklater launched
Award-winning playwrights Patti Flather and Leonard Linklater have launched audio play adaptations of two stage plays with Yukon Digital Theatre Collective. Pieces of Paradise is an inspiring audio play about …
BIPOC Creatives HAUI™ and Monice Peter in residence at Watermill Center
HAUI™ and Monice Peter have been selected as 2025 Artists-in-Residence at The Watermill Center, an esteemed global laboratory for the arts founded by avant-garde visionary Robert Wilson. As part of …
Tom Hendry Awards Submissions Open Feb-Mar 1, 2025
PGC’s writing awards include: Carol Bolt Award Dan School of Drama & Music Musical Award Theatre for Young Audiences Award RBC Emerging Playwright Award Comedy Award Drama Award Read more …