Sadly, we will need to postpone the ‘Ask Jim’ scheduled for tomorrow, March 25 at 7:30PM at the Gateway Theatre to another date.

We are in close contact with Jim and his family, and due to ongoing health concerns, Jim will be unable to attend tomorrow evening. Jim and the entire DeFelice family look forward to connecting with you, and the extended theatre family in Edmonton (and beyond) very soon.

We understand that many of you have already purchased tickets for this event. Rest assured, we will be reaching out to you over the coming week to arrange necessary accommodations.

While this event is postponed, we encourage you to join us for other upcoming Springboards events as planned.

We look forward to hosting the 'Ask Jim' event in the coming months and are excited about the opportunity to gather together with Jim

Join Calgary's Trevor Rueger (Actor, Director and Executive Director of Alberta Playwrights’ Network) in partnership with Alberta Playwrights' Network in a forum-theatre style workshop focused on training emerging actors and playwrights on how to participate in new play workshops.

This is an exclusive sneak peek behind the curtain of the workshop process.
Playwright:
Monica Gate

Performers:
Eli Yaschuk
Kate Couture

A special, extended edition of the Writers’ Guild of Alberta’s popular online forum. Writers Michaela Jeffery (Calgary) and Kenneth T. Williams (Edmonton) will discuss the pros and cons of building a career as a writer in the ever changing climate of today.

The forum will be moderated by Amiel Gladstone.

More information and tickets can be found on the WGA Website.

The Alberta Playwrights’ Network has chosen five new 10-minute plays that will be showcased by emerging and seasoned playwrights: Galloping Heart by Beth Graham, Riverside by Leslea Kroll, The Chart by Shawn Marshall, As The Sun Sets In Apartment 506 by Cat Walsh, and Stuck With You by Alexandria Fortier. These plays have been judged blindly and, as part of their prize, they are getting to debut a reading during Springboards.

The new plays will be directed by Amy DeFelice.

Performers:
Trevor Rueger
Michelle Diaz
Danielle LaRose

Arthur and Titi by Michael Watt
Arthur is a man, Titi is a puppet. Together, they are a young couple that’s just trying to make it work in a wig wearing world that pushes them together while pulling them apart. Will love win? Arthur & Titi is a love letter to conflict, confrontation, and cognitive behavioral therapy.
Performers: Alex Dawkins, Jason Hardwick, Cody Porter, Josh Travnik.

Sheep Play by Spenser Kells
Angus is a sheep with dreams of greener pastures, but when all the humans disappear and there’s nobody left to shear the sheep, they have to turn their dreams into reality. Sheep Play is an absurd and hilarious examination of what happens to our animals in a post-human world.
Performers: Lora Brovold, Brennan Campbell, Alex Dawkins, Cody Porter

HORSEPLAY by Kole Durnford
Horse and Jacques love comparing their celebrity crushes, exchanging horse puns, and most of all, riding together. But when Horse's owner threatens to sell him unless they win their upcoming race, Horse and Jacques must put aside their friendship to push for racing success. HORSEPLAY is a new play about brotherhood, burn out, and what it takes to follow your dreams.
Performers: Vince Forcier, Aran Wilson-McAnally

This incredible evening of 3 brand new plays will be directed by Ben Henderson.

Collin Doyle is a Sterling Award winning playwright who has written such hits as Terry and the Dog, Let the Light of Day Through, and The Mighty Carlins.

It’s 2002, the evening of the summer solstice. Marilyn has returned to her hometown in northern Alberta to attend the funeral of her recently deceased father—a man she cut out of her life over thirty years ago. In a circle of firelight, wheels are set in motion that will change two friends forever.

Summer Solstice will be directed By Heather Inglis and feature Beth Graham, Doug Mertz, and Marianne Copithorn.

Nicole Moeller is an Edmonton playwright. She has written An Almost Perfect Thing, The Ballad of Peachtree Rose, The Preacher, The Princess, And A Crow plus countless other works.

Catfishing, drugs, and activism are shaken not stirred when Dottie Reed has had enough. Caught in the web of an internet scam Dottie proves a formidable advisory when she goes toe to toe with an internet scam artist.

Directed by Tracy Carroll. It wil feature Chris Bullough, Michele Fleiger, Kristin Johnston, and Maureen Rooney.

In a celebration of World Theatre Day and the wrapping up of our Festival, Workshop West presents the third annual Springboards Cabaret. This will be a mad-cap evening with tantalizing excerpts from the hottest new plays, electrifying new music, and intriguing guests. The Springboards Cabaret is a not-to-be-missed evening of adult fun.

Directed by Jake Tkaczyk
Curated by Darrin Hagen

Playwrights:
Stephen Allred
Mika Boutin
Louise Casemore
Kijo Gatama
Seth Gilfillan
Katherine Koller
Emily Lizotte
Natalie Meisner
Kristine Nutting
Zachary Parsons-Lozinski
Andrew Torry
George F Walker

Performers:
Trevor Duplessis
Moses Kouyate
Miracle Dessirene Mopera
Davina Stewart
Meegan Sweet