OUR HISTORY
Alberta Playwrights' Network is a not-for-profit provincial organization of emerging and established playwrights, dramaturgs, and supporters of playwriting. The society was incorporated in 1985, borne out of a playwrights' group that predates 1985.
Our members come from across the province in both rural and urban communities, with the largest portion of our membership residing in Calgary and Edmonton. We strive to be a truly province-wide organization, with representation from all corners of the province.
We believe that Alberta Playwrights' Network enriches the lives and artistic experiences of all Albertans. For more information on APN, you can purchase Scripting A Province: A History of the APN which documents and chronicles the first 25 years of the organization.
Our MANDATE
"Developing Alberta playwrights at all stages for all stages..."
Alberta Playwrights' Network exists to nurture Albertan playwrights and provide support for the development of their plays. APN promotes the province's playwrights and plays to the theatre community, while building and fostering a network of playwrights through education, advocacy, and outreach.
OUR VISION
Every story deserves an audience. Every voice deserves to be heard.
OUR MISSION
To nurture all Albertan playwrights no matter their differences, and provide support for the
development of their plays.
OUR VALUES
APN’s values inform our vision, mission, and mandate, and include the following:
Removing barriers
Fostering an environment of opportunity
Ensuring social justice
Supporting diverse storytelling
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Discover more
Take a more detailed look into APN's history by reading Scripting A Province: A History of the APN/Theatre 100: Celebrating 100 Theatre Practitioners Over 100 Years.
Scripting A Province: A History of the APN documents the past 25 years of this organization, devoted to the development of plays and playwrights in the province of Alberta. Written, researched and compiled by Trevor Rueger, with additional writings by playwrights Eugene Stickland and Conni Massing, the book chronicles both the highs and the lows of the associations past to the present.
Scripting A Province has been published with a second printing of Theatre 100, edited by Shari Wattling. Originally published in 2006, Theatre 100 is a celebratory book honouring 100 pioneers who have been monumental in shaping Alberta’s theatrical landscape.
Thank you to our funders and supporters
Alberta Playwrights' Network acknowledges the many First Nations, Metis, and Inuit people who are the original storytellers and knowledge keepers of this land.
APN is a signatory to the 35/50 Initiative and is committed to those principles and goals in the work we do now and our work in the future.