Theatre Alberta and Alberta Playwrights’ Networkpresent PLAYWORKS INK October 22 – 25, 2009 GLENBOW MUSEUM, CALGARY FEATURING COLLEEN MURPHY www.theatrealberta.com Theatre Alberta and Alberta Playwrights’ Networkpresent PLAYWORKS INK ALBERTA’S THEATRE AND PLAYWRITinG CONFEREncE EVENT Colleen Murphy • Lynda Adams • Dennis Cahill • Jane Heather • Ron Jenkins • Jillian Keiley Stewart Lemoine • Conni Massing • Kevin McKendrick • Eric Rose • Roger Schultz Vicki Stroich • Cindy Vanden Enden Call: 780-422-8162 or 1-888-422-8160 (toll free in Alberta) www.theatrealberta.com ALBERTA PLAYWRIGHTS’ NETWORK WELCOME TO Alberta Playwrights’ Network (APN) is a not-for- PLAYWORKS INK 2009 profit arts organization and registered charity that WE FEAR IT. exists to nurture Alberta playwrights and to provide support for the development of their plays. Alberta WE FEAR THE UNKNOWN THINGS Playwrights’ Network seeks to increase awareness LURKING WITHIN IT. of Alberta playwrights and plays in the community WE TRY TO AVOID IT BUT ITS HOLD at large, help Alberta plays reach their full ON US GROWS STRONGER. potential, promote Alberta playwrights and plays DaRKNESS. to the theatre community (locally, nationally, and internationally), build and foster a community of What if we allow ourselves to be a little bit playwrights, and support and encourage an infinite vulnerable, a little bit brave? What if we explore the range of playwrights’ voices. shadowy cracks and crannies of humanity, society, and our identity? If we shine a light into those APN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES: corners we may be surprised by what is revealed… Alberta Playwrights’ Network offers a wide range of programs and services for members across the province, Illumination does not happen spontaneously. It including one-on-one dramaturgical support, script is the result of a process of awakening—unique to development workshops, public new play readings, every individual—that grows our humanity, our playwriting competitions, professional development artistry, and our community. Let PlayWorks Ink be workshops, playwriting circles, weekly e-bulletins, the catalyst for your own process of illumination. quarterly newsletters, reduced ticket prices to many Theatre Alberta and the Alberta Playwrights’ Albertan theatres, and a resource library. For further Network are thrilled to present Canadian award- information visit www.albertaplaywrights.com. winning playwright Colleen Murphy, renowned for creating work that braves dark questions and THEATRE ALBERTA kindles meaningful engagement with audiences. Theatre Alberta (TA) is a Provincial Arts Service Jillian Keiley of Artistic Fraud will lead a master Organization (PASO) committed to encouraging class in kaleidography and chorus. Alberta Theatre the growth of theatre in Alberta. Projects graciously sponsors our keynote address TA PROGRAMS AND SERVICES: and reception, and the Glenbow Museum’s Library – fully circulating with over 15,000 sponsorship and involvement with PlayWorks Ink playscripts and reference materials reaches exciting new heights. Artstrek – a residential program for teens Join us in Calgary for this inspiring weekend of Dramaworks – a workshop series for adults workshops, play readings, discussions, and socials. Workshops by Request for community theatres Be brave. Face your fears. Embrace the darkness. across the province “Art is a ripening, an evolution, an uplifting, Emerge – an annual audition event for graduating post-secondary actors which enables us to emerge from darkness into a blaze of light.” Safe Stages – a publication and seminar for occupational Health and Safety awareness and education -Grotowski Playbill – an annual poster of Alberta’s theatre season Marie Gynane-Willis, Executive Director, TheatreA lberta News – a triannual print magazine Theatre Alberta Theatre Buzz – a monthly electronic update Lora Brovold, Programmer, Theatre Alberta Publications including Playscript Catalogues, the Community Theatre Handbook, and the Theatre Johanne Deleeuw, Executive Director, Facility Handbook Alberta Playwrights’ Network Direct Support to Alberta Playwrights’ Network, CITT Alberta Section, and the Alberta High School Drama Festival Association Information and Advocacy on local, provincial, and national fronts BEING HUMAN PLAYWORKS INK 2009 with Colleen Murphy WEEKEND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS “What Shakespeare and the Greeks were able to do was radically question what it meant to be a human THursday, October 22 being.” – Edward Bond 6:30 PM: REGISTRATION, This hands-on workshop explores how the range GLENBOW LObbY of human impulses create fearless, often disturbing, Registration will run throughout the weekend. comedies and tragedies – or a combination of both. By applying the building blocks of drama—living 7:00 PM: ShOWCASE REAdiNG characters, character-driven action, earned conflict, #1, CONOCO-PHILLIPS THEATRE, and structure —it is possible to substantially enrich GLENBOW MUSEUM your play. Bring your curiosity, the urge to wrestle THE MURDER OF EDGAR ALLAN POE BY with your work, and a willingness to engage in STEphEN MASSICOTTE lively discussion. Co-presented by Alberta Playwrights’ Network, Ground Zero Theatre and Hit & Myth Productions Suitable for playwrights of all levels. IMAGINATION PLAYGROUND: INSpiRING During the last mad hours of Edgar Allan Poe’s AND DEVISING NEW WORK life, he repeatedly called out for a man named with Eric Rose Reynolds—a man whose identity has never been satisfactorily explained. What or who killed Edgar In collaboration with Allan Poe? Too much drink, too much creativity, or A dynamic workshop to inspire collaborative both? Perhaps the death of one of the most famous imagination; participants will be led into the writers that ever lived was caused by a more sinister unknown corners of creative possibility, exploring agent…an old and persistent friend. Warning— alternative approaches for devising original and madness, horror, and blood will flow! unlikely performance. As a source of inspiration, Stephen’s plays—The Oxford Roof Climber’s Rebellion, the workshop will use the Glenbow Museum’s A Farewell to Kings, Pervert and the popular Jedi exhibit of Ron Mueck’s internationally acclaimed Handbook series—have played for audiences sculptural work to fuel participants’ imaginative throughout Canada. Mary’s Wedding premiered at leap into new creative possibilities. ATP’s playRites Festival. It has won the 2000 Alberta Suitable for actors, directors, and playwrights who Playwriting Competition, the 2002 Betty Mitchell want to create unique performance outside the Award for Best New Play, and the 2003 Alberta Book traditional boundaries of playwriting. Award for Drama. 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM: AFTERNOON 9:00 PM: MIX ‘N’ MINGLE AT WORKSHOPS THE AUBURN LET THERE BE LighT! Hosted by Alberta Playwrights’ Network with Roger Schultz Join us at the Auburn Saloon following the reading In the artful hands of a lighting designer, history, for hors d’oeuvres & cocktails. biology, physics, colour theory, and mathematics combine with a script and imagination to become a Friday, October 23 highly sophisticated composition of light. The nuts and bolts of basic lighting can evolve beyond mere 1:30 PM: REGISTRATION, illumination to become another key player, full of GLENBOW MUSEUM LObbY character, informing each moment onstage. From 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM: TwO PART plugging in to the final blackout, this workshop will WORKSHOPS break down the building blocks of lighting design Continued on Sunday October 25, and provide you with a few tips on how you might 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM want to put it all back together. Suitable for novice and beginner lighting designers. HiddEN IMPULSES: UNLEASHING THE Saskatchewan Playwrights Centre’s Spring Festival. CREATIVE CORE His play, I Married a Dishrag, received a staged with Dennis Cahill reading at Lunchbox Theatre’s Petro-Canada Stage Do you have to work at creativity, or should it just One Festival. happen? Where does inspiration come from? Are 8:30 PM: PLAYWORKS INK SOCIAL, you looking for new ways to approach acting and AUBURN SALOON the rehearsal process? This workshop will focus on exercises designed to assist participants in finding a Sponsored by more spontaneous approach to the creative process. This theatre mixer brings participants, instructors, Discover hidden impulses, engage in playful and theatre professionals together in the warm experimentation, and find new ways to be inspired. ambiance of Calgary’s favorite theatre bar: the Suitable for performers, directors, educators, and Auburn Saloon. This evening promises theatre trivia anyone interested in the creative process. games, laughter, appetizers, and a nightcap…or two. DEMYSTIFYING THE WORKSHOP PROCESS Saturday, October 24 with Conni Massing & Vicki Stroich 8:30 AM: REGISTRATION, GLENBOW MUSEUM LObbY Workshops. Necessary evil or TLC? This session is for playwrights who want to get the most out of Join us for coffee and morning snacks. play development workshops. Conni Massing and Vicki Stroich will address important questions: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM: TwO DAY MASTER CLASS What kind of workshop do you need? When do you need it? What should you expect from Continued on Sunday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. the dramaturg and the director? How do you process feedback and move the play forward? KALEIDOGRAphY AND CHORUS: Methodologies and analysis of the workshop PATTERNS IN THEATRE process will yield a practical checklist for future play with Jillian Keiley development experiences. Participants in this master class will work to create a cohesive ensemble