The CASA Award - Toronto Fundraising Event
While playwrights everywhere struggle and juggle their chosen careers, women playwrights in countries such as India, Afghanistan, and South Africa have obstacles much bigger than ours in Canada. In many countries, theatre is a vital tool to advocate for change, and it is important that women’s voices are heard. Our project’s mission is to support and forge meaningful connections with South African women playwrights and, eventually, with other international theatre artists where there is limited financial or dramaturgical support.
We are creating this award in collaboration and consultation with the African Women Playwrights Network, based in South Africa. We are also consulting with some terrific African artists we met in Cape Town to be sure we create something that is useful and needed.
Our goal is to raise $7000 which will go towards supporting and mentoring a mid-career South African woman playwright who will benefit from financial and dramaturgical aid, and allow her time to write. This is where you come in.
Please consider making a donation. No matter how big or small, it will help us meet our goal. We have a charitable donation page on Canada Helps and donations are tax deductible. Here is the Link.
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Toronto CASA Award Fundraising Event: Sunday, October 16th at 2:30 pm
Six fabulous playwrights have been asked to write a letter based on the theme, “A Letter to My 15-Year-Old Self.” The playwrights who will write and read their letters at the event are Anusree Roy, Djanet Sears, Pamela Sinha, Donna Michelle St. Bernard, and Colleen Wagner. Seana McKenna will read a letter written by Ann-Marie MacDonald.
The event will be held at the Nexus Lounge (on the 12th floor of OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, near St. George subway station). The event will be hosted by playwright Tara Goldstein (Gailey Road Productions) and emceed by playwright Marcia Johnson.
Tickets are $25 and can be reserved by emailing gaileyroad@gmail.com.
SPACE IS LIMITED, SO PLEASE RSVP ASAP!!! (there are only a few tickets left, so a waiting list will be created if we go over capacity)
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The CASA Project is a collaboration between PGC's Women’s Caucus and
the African Women Playwrights Network in South Africa.
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