Alumnae Theatre
Description
Alumnae Theatre's
New Play Development Group
New Play Development Group
All Active, Lifetime and Senior Supporting Members of the Alumnae Theatre are invited to join the New Play Development (NPD) group.
We’re a group of women playwrights and dramaturges, at all levels of experience, who meet once a month from September through June to read and share our work, give feedback to each other, and discuss script and playwriting issues.
Partnering with directors, dramaturges, and actors, NPD organizes 3 annual showcases of new Canadian works:
- Write Now! Weekend-long playwriting challenge held in October that culminates a week later in a presentation of rehearsed readings of all the entries;
- Big Ideas A festival of longer works held each May that includes directed staged readings with actors, as well as table reads.
- Next Stage Reading Series A series of "semi-cold" script readings open to the public that runs throughout the year and aids in the development of works-in-progress. The Next Stage Reading Series is usually held in Alumnae's lobby.
Many NPD members submit plays to the New Ideas Festival, Alumnae Theatre’s juried 3-week festival of new short plays held each March, and to Alumnae’s FireWorks, which features 2 to 3 full production works each November.
How to Join the New Play Development (NPD) group:
To join NPD, you must be an Active member of Alumnae Theatre:
To join NPD, you must be an Active member of Alumnae Theatre:
- If you are not yet a member, please join our membership, and indicate on your registration that you would like to be included in the NPD. NPD always welcomes new members.
For more information on joining the NPD and the meeting dates/times:
- Visit our website's "Members Only" section under, ''Who's Who'', to contact the Director, New Play Development.
- Please Note: Only members of Alumnae Theatre Company have access to the "Members Only" section of our website.
