<div dir="ltr"><p>The University of Alberta’s Department of Drama invites applications from established Canadian playwrights for the position of <b>Lee Playwright-in-Residence</b>.</p>
<p><span style="line-height:1.4em">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.
Although the playwright will be invited to visit university classes and
to consult with students, this is not a formal teaching position. The
residency will be 16 months over a three-year period: September
2014-April 2015 and September 2016-April 2017.</span></p>
<p><span style="line-height:1.4em">In addition to the residency, the
playwright is encouraged to accept a commission to write a new play for
the 2017 graduating BFA Acting class. The production of the commission
is proposed for February or March 2017 as part of the UofA Studio
Theatre season in the Timms Centre for the Arts. It is anticipated that
the playwright will be brought in for a one-week workshop (including
honorarium, accommodation and per diem) of the script-in-progress during
the 2015/16 school year.</span></p>Please go to the following website for more information:<br><br><a href="http://www.careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/A110122688/" target="_blank">http://www.careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/A110122688/</a><br clear="all">
<div><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div>Dr. Piet Defraeye<br></div>Associate Chair<br><div><br><br>Professor<br>Dept. of Drama<br>FAB 3-146<br>University of Alberta<br>Edmonton, AB<br>T6G 2C9 - Canada<br><br>ph: 780-492.1097</div>
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