This Giving Tuesday, we're celebrating the people who shape the stories on our stage: playwrights.
Their imaginations build the world we step into - funny, fierce, moving, messy, and magical - and we want to give them the one thing every artist needs: support.
GIVING TUESDAY: PRESENTS FOR PLAYWRIGHTS
Presents for Playwrights is a campaign to help fund the development of brand-new plays right here in Edmonton. Funds donated through Giving Tuesday will go towards Workshop West's annual Springboards New Play Festival, and we are hoping to raise $10,000. The Springboards New Play Festival is a small but mighty force in the cultural life of our city and our province. It is the perfect expression of Workshop West’s raison d’être, and it is one of our key platforms to develop new plays towards production while implicating our audiences in the process.
When you donate, you're giving a playwright the tools they need to bring a new story to life:
-Time to write
-Workshops and readings
-Actor and dramaturgical support
-Development towards the next world premiere
The goal is to enhance WWPT's ability to serve more Edmonton writers by providing a larger number of local playwrights with opportunities to access creative teams for longer durations of time. Over a period of six days, our 2024/2025 Springboards Festival showcased new works from twenty playwrights, and over 70 artists lent their talents to bring these staged readings to life with sound, light, and enough staging to ignite the imagination.
WHAT A DONATION MIGHT LOOK LIKE…
$600 - Sponsor a full workshop with the playwright, actors, director, and dramaturg
$250 - Sponsor a director
$150 - Sponsor an actor
$100 - Sponsor a technician
$50 - Get everyone coffee to keep them going!
We are currently sitting at $1800 in donations, which is 18% of our goal!
At Workshop West, we champion Canadian voices. Your gift fuels the next bold new play - one that could make you laugh, cry, gasp, or leap to your feet. This Giving Tuesday, help us keep new Canadian stories thriving.
BE A PART OF THE PROCESS
Canadian Creativity: It Starts Here!
For more than 45 years, Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre has played a unique and vital role in the ecology of our province: shining a light on Alberta writers and developing many of Canada’s most senior playwrights. WWPT was the first theatre company in Alberta to dedicate itself solely to new Canadian plays. We remain one of the few Canadian companies to develop and produce Canadian work as our singular focus!
By supporting Workshop West, you become a vital partner in the ongoing story of artistic innovation and community enrichment! Your donation enables us to expand our reach, deepen our connections, and foster a cultural legacy for generations to come.
If you are able, please consider contributing.
Embodying Edmonton’s Entrepreneurial Spirit
At WWPT, our stage is a living testament to Edmonton’s values of innovation and community. We continue to prove that there is longevity in businesses that employ Canadian talent.
We are in a committed relationship with Edmontonians who thrive on new ideas, great art, and our city’s famed start up spirit!
Preserving a healthy community and keeping Edmonton’s talent at home requires more than just spirit. Government funding is only a fraction of what keeps us going. Your donations help sustain theatrical productions, free playwriting professional development programs, artist promotion, arts education for all ages, and our gem of an arts venue, The Gateway Theatre.
Our sponsors pool collective resources and unite communities by creating remarkable experiences we couldn’t achieve alone.
Your Investment in Alberta’s Art Scene
Your partnership with Workshop West enriches local theatre, builds community, and reflects the boundless potential of our province.
Your investment enables us to expand our shared reach, deepen our individual connections and foster a cultural legacy that resonates for generations to come.
JOIN US ON THIS TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY!
Learn more about how you directly impact the local community when you partner with WWPT!