Reckless Rough Drafts
Monthly Play Development Workshops
New Play Development.
Reckless Rough Drafts are monthly workshop pilots to facilitate the development of new plays through the lens of a Reckless Daughter creative process.
Join us and 5 other artists for a full day workshop focussing on the collaborative development of your newest play/idea.
There are only 6 slots each workshop which are first-come-first-served. So register soon to grab your slot!
Photo by Michelle Cortines. Featuring Zoë Arthur & Amy Sawka
Logistics.
DATES: June 14th, July 19th, OR August 16th 2025
TIMES: 10 AM to 5 PM
LOCATION: The Birds & Stone Theatre (1703 1st St NW, Calgary)*
COST: Limited Time Pilot Pricing of $40 (Student pricing available)
PREPARE:
One scene of no more than 5 pages with no more than 3 characters written by you. (This can be an excerpt).
This must be newly written (from a first draft or earlier)
Questions you’d like to have answered or considered about your scene.
Come both as a playwright and an actor. You will be reading scenes aloud.
AGE RESTRICTIONS: 18 +
*Please note that our venue is not wheelchair accessible. We are working on acquiring funding to move to a more accessible space. We apologize for the lack of accessibility and hope to improve that aspect soon.
Photo by Michelle Cortines. Featuring Keith Boniol & Simon Tottrup
What to Expect.
Full Day Workshop
1 Hour Lunch Break
Collaborative discussion and feedback.
Casual atmosphere.
A reading and discussion of your scene.
30-45 minutes of free writing time to advance your piece.
Potential cold reads of any new material after free writing, should time allow.
Photo by Michelle Cortines. Featuring Zoë Arthur, Ben Gaudet, & Keith Boniol