Manitoba Association of Playwrights
Theatre begins years before the audience gathers and the curtain rises, before directors and actors and sound, light, costume, set and digital designers all come together to collaborate on mounting a production.
It begins with the play, and the playwright, driven by a passion to show the world as it is, or as it could be, to reflect the human condition, to engage the world in a dialogue; an invitation to imagine, think, and feel collectively.
Since 1979, the Manitoba Association of Playwrights has been the only organization in the province devoted exclusively to the development of plays and playwrights. MAP has played a crucial and invaluable role in nurturing and supporting the vibrant theatre scene we enjoy today. As a service organization, MAP has helped develop countless plays that have graced our provincial, national and international stages for over 40 years, as well as supporting many of the locally developed Winnipeg Fringe plays, working with community theatres and university programs, and producing the Scirocco Manitoba High School Playwriting Program, now in its 23rd year.
MAP has been the home of Manitoba's playwrights and storytellers for over four decades, supporting the development of their plays ... where theatre begins.
MAP Membership
MAP members include established Manitoba dramatists, emerging playwrights and storytellers, and writers at all stages of their artistic careers from all across Manitoba. MAP is open to anyone interested in supporting the continued health of playwriting and the production of new Manitoba plays.
Membership Pricing
- Regular Membership$60/year
- Student Membership$25/year
Membership Benefits
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