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2026 Write From The Hip @nightwoodtheat
Playwright with @thevaultcreationlab @driftwoodtheatre

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🦉🗯️ ANYONE FOR A THROWBACK???

We’re feeling a little nostalgic for the 2025 Slate Festival as we gear up for the 2026 Slate Festival! We had such a blast last year and hope you’ll join us again this year :)

Each night you will have an opportunity to experience the work of our returning artist, Almost Through April, along side performances from Cam MacGregor, Lou Sementilli, and Scott Yoo Ryu! And the night doesn’t end after these performances!! Join us after the show for a talk back with all these stellar artists. Talk to them about their process, what you liked about their work, and anything else your heart desires. Many of these pieces are still in development, so the artists want to hear from YOU directly. 3 days of music, theatre, reflection and JOY!!!

Sooo… say you’ll be there, at The Slate, October 15 - 17 at The Green (36 James Street, St Catharines).

Tickets on sale NOW! Check the link in our bio :) PWYC tickets will be available at the door, pending seat availability.

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ONE MONTH DIRECTING SCHOOL ONE MONTH MTL

this is everything i have learned:

(see above for 19000 words on the subject)

…more to come…

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girls girls girls

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🦉🗯️ WELL WHY NOT?!?!?

Applications are OPEN and we NEED your STORIES!!!

Applications CLOSE on May 31st!!!

ANYONE can apply!!!

The Slate is a mixed arts festival run by the not-for-profit arts organization Half Blind Owl. There are many performances given on every day of the festival. Three fifteen minute excerpts of a new work-in-progress, followed by a 45 minute - hour long performance by the returning artist from the previous year. This year our featured artists are the band Almost Through April, who have continued developing their full-length album with us.

Our theme this year is HOPECORE. What are you getting ridiculously excited about in the face of adversity? How can you commit yourself to the making of a better future? What does a nerd look like when all the knowledge of the world is at our disposal? Dig deep, believe hard, and don’t give up.

Originally conceived to be a laboratory for the artist, The Slate is not for the finely tuned project (we love them though!) This festival is for redefining goals, and setting personal achievements that can be made along the way to the finalized product. We are developing process along with the work, and inviting Niagara audiences in to grow with you, and your art. After each performance there is a mandatory talk back for the artists to have dialogue with the audiences about their piece, learning how art holistically interacts with community.

If you’ve got something to share… SHARE!!!

#indietheatre #emergingartists #niagraartists #theatre #newwork

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Hello. I am working on a stage adaptation of "The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse" by Vinh Nguyen.

Thanks to Vinh @cousinvinnhy first & foremost. Thanks also to

Driftwood Theatre @driftwoodtheatre
The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity @banffcentre #banffcentre

for the time to write & make new friends at Gillespie House in April and the Playwrights Lab in May,

Soulpepper Theatre @soulpeppertheatre
Native Earth Performing Arts @nativeearthperformingarts
MT Space @themtspace

for their generous support through Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators, &

The Ontario Arts Council @ontarioartscouncil
The Government of Ontario @tangrinina @stanchompp

for creating the above program. The latter, if it wants to "Protect Ontario", keep it "Open For Business", & insist "Canada Is Not For Sale", would best do so by reinvesting in the former's suspended Indigenous Culture Fund & other cuts made to the OAC in 2019.

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Introducing another one of our 2026 GHPR Playwrights, Alison Adams!

Read more about Alison and the project she’s working on at the Gillespie house on our website (link in bio) 🪾

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Thank you for your continued support!

If you haven’t had the chance to experience Midnight Boulevard yet, click the link in our bio to watch the film on YouTube!

#midnightblvdfilm

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After three years, we are excited to announce that @midnightblvdfilm will be released publicly on YouTube for everyone to see.

Whether you missed our sold-out screenings in Toronto, New York, and Colombo, or you’re ready to experience the film again, now’s your chance. Thank you to our cast & crew for this amazing journey, to the festivals that welcomed our film, and most importantly, to the nearly 1000 people who showed up to support us on the big screen.

We hope to have your support as we swing for our next adventure.

Written and directed by @dirbydin
Produced by @dirbydin @bwordenpost
Executive Producers: @thebhullarfilms @taklamakes @mattlisondra

Starring:
@adrian_palek as Sully
@alancjunior as Lou
@jessicaharb as Ilsa Rivelle
@danielchristianjones as Dave
@hayden.mc_ as The Masked Man
@_alisonadams as Jane Percy

Directors of Photography: @mlavagnino_ @dirbydin
Production Designer: @jed.montemayor
Costume Designer: @houseofetoile

Film Editor: @bwordenpost

Music by @dirbydin

Associate Producers: Victor Gamage, Hayden McIntosh, Sasiru Vithanage, The Rennison Family.

1st AD: @ginderrb @jacobsentowski
2nd AD: @mattlisondra
Location Manager: Victor Gamage

1st AC: @mlavagnino_ @bigfilmmakergeorge
2nd AC: @jacobsentowski

Gaffer: @bigheadgeorge123
Daily Gaffer: @_rafaelzoto
Key Grip: @bigfilmmakergeorge
Best Boy: @sihath.22
BTS Still Photographer: @elimeadowramraj

Set Decorator: @jedmontemayor
Art Director: @dbotros_pics
Prop Master: Troy Abejuro

Production Sound Mixer: @bwordenpost
Boom Ops: @mattlisondra @jacobsentowski @bigfilmmakergeorge

Sound Designers & Mixers: @keifikeifi @dirbydin

Location Equipment: @canadafilmequipment_ & @hhfilmboard

Digital Intermediate by Studio 103
DI Colourist: @bwordenpost

MUA: @jasperddavison

Visual Effects Supervisor: @xyloch
Visual Effects Artists: @vekkotiya @xyloch @planet07.x
Additional VFX: @danuka

#midnightblvdfilm

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A24 BIRTHDAY

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2025 was a year I didn’t really want to look back on.
I took the lessons in hand and keep moving forward.

But there were a lot of really beautiful moments (and people) who brought me joy and softened the blows.

Gratitude is a real thing 🤍

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It’s been an exciting start to the new year here🎉

Please meet our incredible our Write from the Hip cohort: Alison Adams, Rais Clarke-Mendes, Sal Currie, Nicci Pryce, and Vanessa Spence!

These playwrights will spend 2026 crafting their pieces and learning together. Follow to stay updated about their pieces as they make their way to our Groundswell Festival in the Fall!

Read more about these great artists on our website!

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Toronto Theatre | Playwrights | Playwriting Program | Toronto Creatives

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