MAY 10-13, 2024 || GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALBERTA
How to get to TGCPS '24 & where to stay
Getting to Grande Prairie
Getting to Grande Prairie
Getting to Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie Airport offers a friendly welcome to the comfortable atmosphere of the Alberta and British Columbia Peace Country. With direct daily flights to Edmonton and Calgary, no visitor is more than one stop-over away from Grande Prairie. And with breakfast, lunch, and dinner served at the Viewpoint Restaurant and Lounge on the seco
Grande Prairie Airport offers a friendly welcome to the comfortable atmosphere of the Alberta and British Columbia Peace Country. With direct daily flights to Edmonton and Calgary, no visitor is more than one stop-over away from Grande Prairie. And with breakfast, lunch, and dinner served at the Viewpoint Restaurant and Lounge on the second floor, it's a dream flying home from Grande Prairie Airport.
Consult your travel agent for the best deals on flights to Grande Prairie.
Car rental and taxis are available at Grande Prairie Airport, and the conference will also be providing shuttle service to the Hampton Inn by Hilton, the official hotel.
Driving
The roads to Grande Prairie are good and lead from all directions. The 450 km north-western trip from Edmonton takes from five to six hours. The drive from Calgary is 725 kms and takes about eight hours.
Bus
It's a 13-hour bus ride to Grande Prairie from Calgary. Trips from Edmonton can be eight to twelve hours.
Canoe
It's possible.
REGISTRATION
Getting to Grande Prairie
Getting to Grande Prairie
Included in the Registration Package
- Access to conference event
- Accreditation and conference ID
- Invitations to special events
- Conference Pocket Guide
- Swag & other exciting stuff
Held in Grande Prairie, Alberta, from May 9th to 12th, 2023, The Great Canadian Playwright Showcase has a national scope that welcomes all members of Canada’s theatre
Included in the Registration Package
- Access to conference event
- Accreditation and conference ID
- Invitations to special events
- Conference Pocket Guide
- Swag & other exciting stuff
Held in Grande Prairie, Alberta, from May 9th to 12th, 2023, The Great Canadian Playwright Showcase has a national scope that welcomes all members of Canada’s theatre community, in addition to special guests from abroad.
At TGCPS, emerging theatre professionals acquire insight and knowledge from established ones, creating new relationships, inspiring dialogue, and furthering production outcomes for playwrights, producers, artistic directors, designers, crew members, actors, and their neighbourhood businesses.
The Trading Post-themed Delegate Survival Kit includes your accreditation and conference ID, a Conference Pocket Guide with schedules and maps, an array of gifts, and other exciting stuff. Delivery in April 2023.
- Learn the script selection and production process
- Network
- Get a script produced
- Meet new talent
- Form partnerships
- Jobs
- Take part in the conversation about how to increase the overall supply and demand of live theatre productions
- Acquire strategies that strengthen alliances with our local communities
- Participate in significant dialogue that addresses accessibility issues for the deaf and hard of hearing, as well as first-generation Canadians whose first language is neither French nor English.
Accomodations
Getting to Grande Prairie
Accomodations
Grande Prairie has accommodation for every taste and budget.
Plenty of hotels and motels are located conveniently near the airport and throughout the city. Many offer shuttle service to and from the nearby Grande Prairie Airport.
For groups and those looking for a more distinct place to stay, there are 200 independently owned and operated rooms, apartments, houses, farms, and other cool spaces.