Playwrights Canada Press

WEBSITE MAINTENANCE

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 16:34:00 +0000

Please note that our website is currently experiencing issues that are blocking purchases going through. We are working hard to fix the problem. If your order is urgent, please email info@playwrightscanada.com and we can help. Thank you for your patience!

Have you seen what's coming this spring?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 16:19:00 +0000

We're excited to bring you another year of amazing Canadian drama! Check out what's coming out in the next few months.

Holiday Office Closure

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 15:40:00 +0000

Playwrights Canada Press will be closed for the holidays starting Monday, December 18 and will reopen on Tuesday, January 2.

Any orders placed through our website during this time will be shipped when the office reopens.

Happy holidays, and we look forward to sharing more books with you in 2018!

Holiday sale!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:41:00 +0000

Until December 15th, everything on our website is 20% off! Enjoy!

Coming up

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 16:15:00 +0000

We have two more launches coming up this fall, and we'd love to see you there!

On Saturday, November 25, Keith Barker and Tara Beagan will celebrate the release of their books (This Is How We Got Here and In Spirit, respectively) during the Weesageechak Begins to Dance 30 festival. Click here for more information.

On Saturday, December 2, a big party will be held at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre for Moynan King's Queer/Play, featuring performances by many of the book's contributors. Click here for more information.

You're Invited!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 17:12:00 +0000

We will be celebrating our fall books with a big launch party in Toronto, and you're invited!

Join us and writers Judith Thompson, David Yee, Lisa Codrington, Keith Barker, Megan Gail Coles, Paul Dunn, and Moynan King on Monday, November 13.

Head to our event page for more information.

Two powerful new plays are here

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 19:45:00 +0000

Not one but two new plays are out to kick off our fall season!

Paul Dunn's play for young audiences, Outside, is about bullying, homophobia, and what it means to be an ally.

The Doorman of Windsor Station by Julie Vincent (translated by Hugh Hazelton), is about a man who escaped a dangerous homeland only to find more struggles as an immigrant.

Make sure to check out these fantastic books.

Judith Thompson is back!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 17:59:00 +0000

We have a new pairing of Judith Thompson plays out now! Grab your copy of Hedda Gabler & Sirens: Elektra in Bosnia, which is a contemporary reimagining of two controversial female protagonists in literature, and the marginalized voices of women in history.

Summer hours

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 14:38:00 +0000

Please note that until Labour Day, our office will close at 1 p.m. on Fridays.

Out now!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 14:49:00 +0000

The screens of disenfranchised youth in Toronto are shown in Twisted, a fresh collab that's part Dickens, part Drake, by Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman and Joseph Jomo Pierre.

The Virgin Trial, Kate Hennig's follow-up to The Last Wife, continues her Tudor Queens Trilogy by cleverly exploring victim shaming, sexual consent, and the extraordinary ability of girls becoming women.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 17:47:00 +0000

Happy Pride Month! Enjoy 25% off our list of queer theatre for the rest of June.

And make sure to check out the new collection of the late Urjo Kareda's dramaturgical correspondence — you'll find many memorable names, fantastic advice, and his trademark sass.

Welcome to Paradise...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 19:13:00 +0000

Patti Flather's Paradise is out now! This one will hit you in all the feels. After a traumatic assault in Central America, Rachel returns home, but it isn't the reprieve she expected...

Grab your copy now.

Also! Have you ~seen~ our Fall 2017 catalogue? We're pretty excited.

BREAKING: Prime Minister Joe Clark has to make a big decision

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 19:06:00 +0000

Michael Healey's fast-paced political comedy 1979 is here!

In December 1979, Clark's minority Progressive Conservative government is under threat of dissolution before it has a chance to accomplish anything — even pass a budget. Can he save his government in time?

Get your copy now!

THIS JUST IN:

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:22:00 +0000

Cliff Cardinal's book of his two gritty, powerful solo plays huff and Stitch is here!

In huff, three brothers are trying to cope with their father's abusive whims and their mother's suicide.

In Stitch, a single mom is trying to make a living as a porn star while dreaming of being on the big screen.

Grab your copy now.

3...2...1...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 20:13:00 +0000

Norm Foster's Skin Flick is here!

A lighthearted comedy told from the perspective of Rollie, Skin Flick puts a steamy spotlight on a group of innocent people navigating the world of pornography.

Grab your copy now.

Knock knock...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 20:37:00 +0000

Kat Sandler's hilarious tragicomedy Punch Up is now available!

The Most Pathetic Guy Ever kidnaps the Funniest Man Alive to make the Saddest Girl in the World laugh.

Grab your copy now.

Happy Valentine's Day!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 21:27:00 +0000

From acclaimed author Hannah Moscovitch comes Infinity, a haunting, candid ode to the nature of time and love as two parallel stories unfold in unexpected ways. Out now!

Hot off the press!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 21:25:00 +0000

Marie Beath Badian's The Making of St. Jerome is just in, hot off the press! The play is based on a true story of a young Filipino boy who was unjustly shot by a plainclothes police officer in Toronto. Told from the perspective of his older brother, The Making of St. Jerome is a poignant look at the aftermath of an untimely death, the media's role in the truth, and one family's attempt to reconcile a haunting reality.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 19:56:00 +0000

Out Now!

Robert Chafe's The Colony of Unrequited Dreams is now available! The play, based on the novel of the same name by Wayne Johnston, fictionalizes Joseph R. Smallwood, the controversial public figure who ambitiously led Newfoundland into Confederation with Canada, and became its first premier.

Holiday Office Closure

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 21:28:00 +0000

Playwrights Canada Press will be closed for the holidays starting Monday, December 19, 2016 and will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2017.

Any orders placed through our website during this time will be shipped when the office reopens.

Please contact University of Toronto Press Distribution for large orders in Canada, or if you require a quicker service. US customers can contact Theatre Communications Group to place any orders.

Best wishes for a happy holiday season!

We're hiring!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:53:00 +0000

Playwrights Canada Press (PLCN) is seeking a Marketing Coordinator. The mandate of PLCN is to raise the profile of Canadian theatre and theatre practitioners, promote dramatic literature, and contribute to the Canadian theatrical canon. PLCN strives to publish diverse and engaging Canadian plays and dramatic criticism of literary merit.

Responsibilities

We’re looking for a creative and organized person, reporting to the Publisher, to

Prepare and execute marketing and publicity plans for 25+ titles annually, and present upcoming books to our sales force twice a year
Maintain a marketing budget
Write promotional copy for seasonal catalogues and advertisements
Create content for monthly newsletter
Organize book launches and author readings
Manage brand across all social media
Fulfill e-commerce orders and handle customer service duties
Organize book tables and attend conferences and festivals in Canada and occasionally in the US

Qualifications

A university degree in a related field or related work experience
Courses or certificate in a publishing program an asset
Experience with event planning and customer service
Excellent attention to detail
Experience writing creative copy
Strong written and verbal communication skills

Working Conditions

This is a full-time, salaried position with benefits based in our downtown Toronto office. Occasional travel is required. You must occasionally be able to lift boxes of 30lbs. Please note that our office is located on the second floor of a building without an elevator.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to Publisher Annie Gibson: jobs@playwrightscanada.com. Applications and queries will be kept confidential. The deadline for applications is November 17.

PLCN is an equal opportunity employer and strongly supports and values diversity in the workplace.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Boo(ooo)ks for Halloween

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 19:17:00 +0000

From a sleepy town afflicted by a strange epidemic in Tony Burgess's Pontypool to an abandoned greenhouse that holds a dark secret in Jordan Tannahill's suburban thriller Concord Floral we've got spooky reads for you fright seekers!

Here's a roundup of some of our Halloween-y reads:

1. Black Dog: 4 vs the wrld by Matthew Heiti
2. Blood: A Scientific Romance by Meg Braem
3. Concord Floral by Jordan Tannahill
4. The Drowning Girls by Beth Graham, Daniela Vlaskalic and Charlie Tomlinson
5. Flesh and Other Fragments of Love by Evelyne de la Chenelière, translated by Linda Gaboriau
6. The Hours That Remain by Keith Barker
7. Lion in the Streets by Judith Thompson
8. The Mill conceived by Daryl Cloran, written by Matthew MacFadzean, Hannah Moscovitch, Tara Beagan and Damien Atkins
9. Penny Plain by Ronnie Burkett
10. Pontypool by Tony Burgess

Colleen Murphy wins the 2016 GG for Drama

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 20:39:00 +0000

Congratulations to Colleen Murphy who won a Governor General's Literary Award for her play Pig Girl!

Here's what the jury had to say:

"Colleen Murphy weaves a masterfully structured examination of humanity within our most inhumane moments. Pig Girl forces us to relentlessly bear witness to a single night of horror that echoes the silenced ongoing violence against women. Difficult and harrowing, it asks us to acknowledge our collective responsibility. Arresting. Undeniable. Unforgettable."

Check out the full list of winners here.

Make an appointment to browse our books

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 17:30:00 +0000

If you wish to browse our books in person, get in touch with us to make an appointment to come by our office in Toronto!

Email: info@playwrightscanada.com
Phone: 416-703-0013

We're located at 269 Richmond St. W, Suite 202.

Book Launch for Ignite: Illuminating Theatre for Young People

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 16:18:00 +0000

Celebrate youth theatre with us at the launch of Ignite: Illuminating Theatre for Young People, and hear readings from Andrew Kushnir and the URGE collective!

Monday, April 18

Doors at 6:30pm

Theatre Direct

601 Christie Street, Toronto

Edited by Heather Fitzsimmons Frey, Ignite is a groundbreaking collection of three plays for young audiences feature “messy” and complicated creation processes: The Middle Place by Andrew Kushnir, verbatim theatre created from interview transcripts with shelter youth; And by the way, Miss . . . by URGE with the Ensemble, devised theatre created by women developed through workshops with girls, and made for exclusively girl audiences; and Beneath the Ice by Eva Colmers, a location-specific, cross-cultural piece that was enriched by Southerner and Northerner encounters in Canada.

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Andrew Kushnir is a Toronto-based playwright, actor, director, and community arts worker. He is Creative Director of Project: Humanity, an organization raising awareness of social issues through the arts.

URGE is a collective of women who co-create original musically driven performance works, which use the variety of skills, techniques, and sound worlds of the members of the ensemble.

Heather Fitzsimmons Frey holds a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto’s Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies. Some of her core fields of research include childhood, youth, agency, power and identity, young people and audience reception, and representations of childhood in young people’s theatre.

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FREE!

Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be served.