Website: Pat the Dog Playwright Development Centre

Founded: 2005

Location:
Button Factory

25 Regina Street South
Waterloo, ON
N2J 1R8

Contact Information:
Lisa O'Connell - Artistic Director
Charmian Christie - General Manager
Contact by Email

Mandate: Pat the Dog Playwright Centre is dedicated to the development of both contemporary Canadian work and new writers for the stage in Ontario. Our objective is to provide a critical and encouraging environment for the playwright to further their craft and prepare new scripts for production.

Membership: Provincial member-based organization open to emerging and established playwrights.

Serving: Playwrights and theatre creators in Ontario.

• One-on-one consultation with either the resident dramaturg or outside dramaturgs
• Detailed feedback from a dramaturgical committee
• In-house workshops
• Staged public readings
• Playwright exchanges
• Seminars and mentorships
• A resource centre
• 24-hour playwriting competition
• Communication resources including newsletter, ezine, and internet discussion group