Alberta Theatre Projects and Enbridge Inc. welcome applications for the Enbridge Playwrights Awards. Committed to nurturing Canadian playwriting talent, this $3,000 award is presented annually to one emerging and one established playwright to foster the development of a new play.

Established Canadian Playwrights:

Applicants to the Enbridge Playwrights Award for an Established Canadian Playwright must have had at least one play produced by a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT).
The Enbridge Playwrights Award for an Established Canadian Playwright may be used to support the following expenses:

• Financial support to complete a draft of your play (subsistence, child care, etc.)
• Engage dramaturgical expertise (travel costs, artist fees, etc.)
• Undertake a workshop (facility rental, artist fees, etc.)
• Convene a public reading (facility rental, artist fees, administrative costs, etc.)

Emerging Canadian Playwrights:

The Enbridge Playwrights Award for an Emerging Canadian Playwright may be used to support the following expenses related to the development of a play:

• Engage dramaturgical expertise (travel costs, artist fees, etc.)
• Undertake a workshop (facility rental, artist fees, etc.)
• Convene a public reading (facility rental, artist fees, administrative costs, etc.)

All applications should include:

• a short synopsis of your play or a 2-3 page excerpt
• a brief description of your play development process, your goals and schedule
• a simple budget that outlines how the Award funds will be used to develop your play
• your current curriculum vitae

Please note the following conditions for both Awards:

• Projects to fund the production of a new play are ineligible
• Applicants must be citizens or landed immigrants of Canada
• Projects must be completed within 2 years of receiving the Award (a brief final report is required)

Please note whether you are applying as an emerging or an established playwright
Applications will be assessed by a Jury that includes the artistic staff of Alberta Theatre Projects and a member of the Community Investment Team of Enbridge Inc.
Recipients will be announced on October 23, 2015 at a reception at Alberta Theatre Projects in Calgary

Please send your submissions to Laurel Green, Artistic Associate before September 14, 2015 by email: LGreen@ATPlive.com

Alberta Theatre Projects is a national leader in play development and dramaturgy, creating and producing world premiere productions through our program Enbridge New Canadian Plays. The creation and production of new Canadian plays is at the core of what we do, and we believe that it is vitally important to our community. By sharing new stories and new perspectives from artists right here at home we feed our curiosity and engage passionately with the times we live in, and with each other. For more information about our programming please visit ATPlive.com

Enbridge Inc., a Canadian company, is a North American leader in delivering energy and one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations. Enbridge recognizes the value of investing expertise, energy and resources in community initiatives. Over the last decade, Enbridge has invested over $50 million in a diverse spectrum of initiatives aimed at strengthening our communities. Enbridge employs approximately 10,000 people, primarily in Canada and the U.S. and is ranked as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers, and one of the Top 100 Companies to Work for in Canada. For more information, visit www.enbridge.com/inyourcommunity

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