Dramaturgy On Demand

I have worked in new play development for decades with playwrights in Canada and the USA working with over a hundred artist clients.

As a professional playwright I have been dramaturged by some of the best and the brightest in the industry. I know what works.

I can help you get from concept or idea to a pre-production draft.

I understand that each artist has individual needs. I understand the difference between being an explorer in a strange, new land vs being a colonizer.

I am not a co-writer, a critic, or an editor. I understand the craft of dramturgy and the role of the dramaturg.

I believe the world needs more theatre.

I want you to succeed.

Playwright Benefits

• Have a play stuck inside your head that needs to get onto paper?
• Got a first draft and not sure what’s next?
• Getting ready to send your script out and would like some feedback first?
• Independent dramaturgy is free from:
  • Agendas: you don’t have to qualify, meet mandates or play politics.
  • Deadlines: dramaturgy services when you need them.
  • Time constraints: get the development your play requires when you need it.
  • Casting requirements: you have the option to hire your own actors or work with professional actors I cast.
  • Traditional development: you don’t need a first draft – develop your play from the idea you wrote on a Starbucks napkin!

Services

• One-on-one Meetings
  • Over Zoom or in person
  • Feedback on first ideas, first drafts or final drafts
• New Play Development Workshops
  • Half or full day sessions
  • Closed door, round table, in-depth discovery sessions with actors
• Play Readings
  • Workshop where actors read the play in a closed reading, or in front of an audience