The Great Canadian Playwright Showcase

Raison d'être

Breaking Bread

Two-thirds of Canadian playwrights agree that greater compensation and access to programming opportunities would provide the highest impact in satisfying their current needs as a playwright.* TGCPS offers playwrights a rare opportunity to circumvent "hara-query" and the dreaded slush pile. After all, without playwrights ... il n'y a pas de spectacle, ni de réalisateurs, ni de designers, ni d'équipe, ni d'acteurs, et définitivement pas de public. Vive le dramaturge!

*Source: Casemore, L. (2021). Surveying the Landscape: The New Play Ecology in Canada Alberta Playwrights' Network.

The Setting

This first edition of TGCPS invites delegates to meet with each other and experience new frontiers on an epic journey of discovery. TGCPS No. 1 kicks off in Alberta's hidden treasure of the north, Grande Prairie.

The Theme

The expedition takes place May 9 -12, 2023, when a hardy group of intrepid souls from across Canada and abroad meet to exchange perspectives, languages, cultures, and ideas. Join us at the Trading Post where the future of Canadian theatre takes shape.

welcome y'all!

Artistic Director

Producer

Executive Producer

Associate Producer

Production Manager

Production Administrator

Casting

Stage Manager

Sound

Lighting

Wardrobe

Wigs

Prop Maker

Puppet Designer & Maker

Theatre Armourer

Make-up Artist

Carpenter

Electrician

Stage Crew

Automation

Flyperson

Playwright

Director

Choreographer

Dance Captain

Set Designer

Costume Maker

Costume Designer

Pattern Cutter

Lighting Designer

Sound Designer

Musical Director

Composer

Wigs, Hair and Make-Up Designer

Actor

Circus Performer

Voice-over Artist

Musician

Actor Musician

Cabaret Artist

Company Manager

General Manager

Theatre Manager

Theatre Operations Manager

Box Office

Front of House

Chief Executive

Executive Director

Sales

Licensing

Legal Affairs

Press and Publicity

Agent

Publisher

Fundraiser

Audio Describer

Festival Director

BSL Interpreter

Faculty

Tour Manager

For the decision-makers

Explore

As a one stop shopping approach to script acquisition, TGCPS gives festival directors, department heads, artistic directors, and other decision-makers an exclusive, close-up look at proven successes, future trends, and hidden treasures.

Discover

Those who determine programming at community, dinner, and institutional theatres get a unique peek at mainstream and fringe models while pursuing a catalogue that may have previously gone unnoticed.

Echo

Agents can enjoy the double bonus of scouting new talent, as well as leveraging their existing roster with a concentrated group of budget managers.