Elmira Theatre Company

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Join us for PlayConnect Playwright Readings, where fresh scripts come alive in person!

Join Us for PlayConnect Playwright Readings!
Friday September 25, 7:30 – 9:30 pm.

Love fresh theatre vibes? Elmira Theatre Company is pleased to host an evening of select readings from plays, by the playwrights themselves! Come hang out at PlayConnect Playwright Readings — an awesome in-person event where new voices take the stage and share their original plays. It’s a chill spot to catch raw, unfiltered performances and support award winning talented writers. Bring your friends, grab a seat, and dive into powerful stories that will capture your heart.

Makambe K Simamba is a multiple award-winning playwright and actor who just can’t get enough of telling stories. She has performed on stages such as Soulpepper Theatre, Obsidian Theatre, and the Stratford Festival. Most notably, Makambe is the creator of the Dora Award-Winning and Betty Mitchell
Award-winning Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers which she has toured all over Canada as the sole performer.

Carly Anna Billings (she/her) is an Italian and Ojibwe playwright and performer born and based in, Hamilton, ON, on the traditional lands of her people the Mississaugas of the Credit. Her award-winning work has been performed worldwide, including at the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe. She is so grateful for this opportunity to connect in beautiful Elmira!

Drew Hayden Taylor is an award winning playwright, novelist, filmmaker and journalist. Born and living on the Curve Lake First Nation, he has done everything from performing stand up comedy at the
Kennedy Centre in Washington D.C. to serving as Artistic Director of Canada’s premiere Indigenous theatre company, Native Earth Performing Arts. Currently, his 37th book published by McClellend and Stewart titled SUCKER FALLS, will be released this October.

The PlayConnect program supports online and/or in-person playwright readings across the country. The goal is to engage the public in hearing Canadian works for the stage read by the authors.

This event is free. Spots can be saved through this EventBrite Link.