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Thank you for your support of the 2025 Simon Joynes Playwrights' Festival and we hope you can join us again in September 2026.Join us for three nights of FREE Public Readings as we develop new Canadian stories.
Once again, we will present new Canadian plays, and our patrons will have the chance to be part of the creative process and hear brand new scripts from some wonderful playwrights.
Following a single day of rehearsal, the plays will be presented as public readings followed by question/answer sessions with the playwrights and invited audience feedback, hosted by Artistic Director Liz Gilroy.
Dates to be announced in May 2026 for the 15th year of the Playwrights' Festival
The Port Stanley Playwright’s Festival is part of the Port Stanley Festival Theatre’s established play development program, which has in the past produced premiere productions of: “Not in My Backyard” in 2013, “Bingo Ladies” in 2014, “Birds of a Feather” and “The Birds and the Bees” in 2016, “Five Alarm” in 2017, “Buying the Farm” in 2018, “Giving up the Ghost” in 2019, and productions of “Our House”, “The View From Here” in 2022, "The Beaver Club" in 2023, "Bigfoot!" in 2024 and "goldfish" in 2025.
The Festival is free but we do accept donations which help the theatre to continue to support Canadian Playwrights and Canadian stories. We are a nation overflowing with talent and providing an opportunity to showcase such talent is a strong part of PSFT’s mandate.
Please reserve your seats by clicking on the show below or call the box office 519-782-4353
Once again, we will present new Canadian plays, and our patrons will have the chance to be part of the creative process and hear brand new scripts from some wonderful playwrights.
Following a single day of rehearsal, the plays will be presented as public readings followed by question/answer sessions with the playwrights and invited audience feedback, hosted by Artistic Director Liz Gilroy.
Dates to be announced in May 2026 for the 15th year of the Playwrights' Festival
The Port Stanley Playwright’s Festival is part of the Port Stanley Festival Theatre’s established play development program, which has in the past produced premiere productions of: “Not in My Backyard” in 2013, “Bingo Ladies” in 2014, “Birds of a Feather” and “The Birds and the Bees” in 2016, “Five Alarm” in 2017, “Buying the Farm” in 2018, “Giving up the Ghost” in 2019, and productions of “Our House”, “The View From Here” in 2022, "The Beaver Club" in 2023, "Bigfoot!" in 2024 and "goldfish" in 2025.
The Festival is free but we do accept donations which help the theatre to continue to support Canadian Playwrights and Canadian stories. We are a nation overflowing with talent and providing an opportunity to showcase such talent is a strong part of PSFT’s mandate.
Please reserve your seats by clicking on the show below or call the box office 519-782-4353
LOCATION
Port Stanley Festival Theatre302 Bridge St., Port Stanley, ON N5L 1C3