The University of Alberta’s Department of Drama invites applications from established Canadian playwrights for the position of Lee Playwright-In-Residence.
This innovative residency offers a unique opportunity for a playwright to devote time to their own writing, and to make a significant contribution to new play development within the university and professional theatre community in Edmonton. Terms of reference for the residency stipulate that the writer spends 50% of their time writing, and 50% of their time in outreach and new play development activity with local playwrights, students and professional theatres. Although the playwright will be invited to visit university classes and to consult with students, this is not a formal teaching position. The residency is stipulated to be sixteen months over a two-year period – proposed dates: Jan – April 2011; Sept – Dec 2011; Jan – April 2012; Sept – Dec 2012. (The proposed dates above may be negotiated.)
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