What we’re offering…

• Weekly/bi-weekly virtual group sessions from January – April 2024, geared toward craft development in theatre creation
• In-session activities, craft/process/career discussions based on participants’ interests and curiosities, and opportunities to present work and receive feedback from the group

• Intimate artist-talks with invited guest speakers, and crossover programming with the Northerners-in-Residence 
• The opportunity to showcase excerpts of work developed in the Unit at Playsmelter in May 2024 in Sudbury

We’re looking for applicants who are…

• Interested in furthering their craft and connecting with creators in Northern Ontario
• Inspired to explore a new idea (or many!). Applicants are welcome to come to sessions with an existing project in mind, however, the structure of this Unit best serves projects that are in very early stages of development (i.e. new ideas, pre-first draft)
• Available to attend all sessions, and able to dedicate writing & reading time outside of sessions 
• Currently based in Northern Ontario.

All activities prior to the Unit’s live public presentation at PlaySmelter will take place virtually over Zoom. Ten weekly/bi-weekly virtual group sessions will take place on Tuesday evenings from 6:00pm – 8:00pm ET between January – April 2024. 

Submission Requirements:

Click here to complete our submission form, where you will be asked to upload the following. Please include your full name in the title of ALL uploaded documents.

A Resume (PDF)

• Please include any relevant experience related to your work as a playwright/theatre creator

A Letter of Interest (max 1pg, PDF) that includes…

• A brief introduction of who you are and why you’re applying to the Northerners’ Creation Unit; where you’re at in your journey as a theatre creator, and what you hope to gain from this experience at this juncture.
• A description of your current interests as a theatre creator; What kind of work do you like to make (or want to make)?
• What themes, ideas, images, and/or values, drive your creative process?

A creative work sample; PDF (10pg max) OR Video (5min max)

• We are looking for creative work samples that best reflect your current/previous work as a theatre creator. This sample can be submitted either as a PDF or short video.
• If you choose to send us a video, we ask that you submit it to us as an UNLISTED YouTube video link. For more information on how to do this, click here.

If you feel an alternative submission method is required, please contact caitie@patthedog.org