In: PlaySmelter 2014
To Speak or Not to Speak: Exploring Direct Address in Kristin Shepherd’s Hope Op
May 22, 2014We kicked off the first of our PlaySmelter readings with a unique situation: Kristin Shepherd’s raw talent led her straight from…
Read MoreTriplets: Examining how to birth multiple story lines in Cora Eckert’s Conception
May 22, 2014Our second reading came from PlaySmelter-veteran Cora Eckert, whose play Conception is one of our private readings this year. Eckert’s piece…
Read MoreChimerism in Lara Bradley’s Sperm Wars
May 22, 2014Lara Bradley is another of our PlaySmelter veterans. We featured her first play last year Blind Nickel Pig, which is set to…
Read MoreBreathing Together in Jenny Hazelton’s Dead Pan Land
May 22, 2014We expanded the PlaySmelter program this year by including Jenny Hazelton’s Dead Pan Land, a piece that blends silent theatre, mime,…
Read MoreFinding the Magic: Combining mythology with reality in Karen Thistle’s The Intermediaries
May 22, 2014Like with last year’s PlaySmelter creators, there is a distinct voice and connection to the Sudbury landscape. Karen Thistle’s first play…
Read MoreWho’s the singing for? Exploring the concept of the narrator in Jesse Brady’s The Ballad of the Locked Out Gang
May 22, 2014We concluded our first round of PlaySmelter readings with Jesse Brady’s The Ballad of the Locked Out Gang. As a Sudbury…
Read MoreNorthern Life covers PlaySmelter 2014
May 9, 2014Northern Life’s Heidi Ulrichsen covered PlaySmelter 2014. Check out her article, and the video and interviews, here.
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May 7, 2014PlaySmelter 2014 – Sudbury’s reading series of local plays-in-progress expands for its second year From May 6– 10, four new plays…
Read MoreActor France Huot discusses PlaySmelter on Radio Canada
May 7, 2014Le Matin du Nord (Radio Canada) interviewed Sudbury actor France Huot this morning about PlaySmelter. You can click HERE to listen….
Read MorePlaySmelter Professional Development Intensives
May 5, 2014PlaySmelter presents Professional development sessions for writers on Saturday, May 10th, 2014 2:00-3:15 p.m. A Director’s Perspective on New Play…
Read MoreColleen Murphy talks PlaySmelter on CBC’s Points North
May 5, 2014Jason Turnbull of CBC’s Points North sat down with Governor General Award winning playwright Colleen Murphy today to discuss new play…
Read MoreMatthew Heiti honored with Mayor’s Art Award
May 4, 2014Playwright and author Matthew Heiti and artist Heather Topp were the big winners at the inaugural Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts…
Read MoreSudbury Star covers PlaySmelter 2014
April 28, 2014The Sudbury Star spoke to Pat the Dog and playwright Karen Thistle. Click HERE for the article!
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