The Cultural Campus offers the beginner, student, amateur and professional participant in the performance and creative arts an opportunity to study more deeply explore their skills and talents in their chosen field through specific intensive retreats.

These intensives will feature first class instructors chosen for their ability to inspire and who are appropriate for the level of study being undertaken.

Our initial offering of the cultural campus will be limited as we more fully explore this wonderful opportunity as a part of the operating strategy of the new cultural and lifestyle centre.

PARC* at The  Hall – Sept 18-20 2009 –

The conference, celebrating creative writing for the theatre, focuses on a few main themes: Regionality, Publishing and Playwrights & Directors.

The weekend, will be an intensive extravaganza of celebratory events surrounding the  Playwright’s Atlantic Resource Centre. Find out  more about writing for the  theatre, getting published, finding a director, with award winning playwrights reading from their works, special  guests, PARC AGM, music, dancing and a beach themed barbecue. Everyone with an interest in Atlantic plays and playwriting is  welcome.
Weekend passes for all events are available at The Parrsboro Band Hall office or by calling Taylor (902) 254-2658

The Schedule of Events:

Everyone is welcome to all events. The more the merrier.

Friday

Opening Night Barbecue – 6:30pm
Gavin Park – Main St by the post office.  Under beach umbrella’s and summer lanterns.

Dance Party -  9- 12:30
The Hall – 44 King St
Dance the night away with The Elastic Big Band. Bar

Saturday

11:15             PARC AGM

3:00            Workshop on Publishing

6:30            Panel Discussion on Regionalism

8:00                 Readings

9:30           Playwrights Canada Press reception  with Annie Gibson of Playwrights Canada Press

• A Panel Discussion on Regionality: writing/producing in Toronto vs. the East Coast, how do we get our work produced across the country, how do we make bridges, do the regions support/suppress particular themes or topics at the expense of others, production values for new work, do we get support from our regional theatres, etc., etc. Panel Members will include Florence Gibson, Don Hannah and Catherine Banks, moderated by Janne Cleveland
  • Readings: by Florence Gibson, Don Hannah, Catherine Banks, Mary Vingoe, Wendy Lill

Sunday: – 10am-12:00

Playwright and Dramaturge/Director Partnerships: finding your director

Panel Discussion hosted by Ann-Marie Kerr featuring nationally acclaimed playwright/director teams Jillian Keiley and Robert Chafe from Newfoundland (Tempting Providence, After Image) and Wendy Lill and Mary vingoe (Glace Bay Miner’s Museum, Chimera) from Nova Scotia, this panel is dedicated to finding out what makes a good director, playwright partnership work. How to find it, nurture it and when to move on.

The panelists will include award winning writer director Daniel MacIvor.

Weekend Passes for All Events cost $35.00

For PARC members   $25.00 for a weekend pass.

or:

FOR PARC MEMBERS ONLY: A COST OF $10.00 ONLY WILL BE CHARGED TO COVER ALL OF THE EVENTS ON SATURDAY, FOLLOWING THE AGM, THIS call

Taylor at 902-254-2658

Presented by The  Parrsboro Band Hall  Association and the Playwright’s Atlantic Resource  Centre
The Band Hall – 44 King St, Parrsboro,  NS

PLEASE JOIN US FOR AN EXCITING WEEKEND