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 …
News
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 …
PGC at the 2025 Next Generation Showcase
Mindy, our Programs and Tom Hendry Awards Manager, had a great time speaking with students at the Next Generation Showcase this past Sunday! We love getting to introduce the younger …
SureFire 2025 Press Release
The Centre des auteurs dramatiques (CEAD) and Playwrights Guild of Canada (PGC) are pleased to announce the release of SUREFIRE 2025! SureFire is a community-generated list of un- or under-produced …
Praise for Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
PGC member Norm Reynolds’s stage adaptation of Anne Tyler’s novel “Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant” received praise in the 2024 New York International Theatre Competition: “Reynolds’ ability to craft nuanced …
The MENASA Initiative
PGC member Makram Ayache has collaborated with PWM, Tarragon Theatre, Modern Times Stage Company, to create, The MENASA Initiative, which aims to bring about sectoral change in theatre for and with artists …
About the Public Lending Right Program
The Canadian PLR Program is overseen by the 15-member Public Lending Right Commission, a permanent advisory body which brings together the expertise and guidance of authors, translators, librarians, publishers, and …
Opportunities Features
Great news! PGC will continue posting exciting opportunities for playwrights directly on our website, including items such as calls for submissions, contests, awards, residencies, and workshops. Please visit our opportunities …
Events Features
We’re thrilled to announce that upcoming events can now be submitted and viewed directly on the PGC website. To have your event featured – members, theatres, and organizations must submit their …