Lee Playwright-in-Residence
Faculty of Arts – Department of Drama
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 his/her writing, and to make a significant contribution to new play development within the university and 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. The residency will be 16 months over a three-year period: September 2014-April 2015 and September 2016-April 2017.
Deadline is March 31, 2014