Daniel Baptiste is perhaps Trinidad and Tobago’s youngest playwright/producer/director. At age 19, he wrote and directed his first play “Treasured Possessions”, which was staged at
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‘A Noble Cause’ To Benefit A Noble Beacon Of The Arts
The Arts Community Unite To Raise Funds For Medical Care For Noble Douglas Today, On Friday May 18, 2018, the arts community will honour the inimitable
Unprecedented Third Monthly Reading at Playwright’s Workshop Trinbago
Never before, in the 15-year history of the Playwrights Workshop Trinbago’s (PWT) Monthly Readers Theatre Series 2018, has a third reading been held in one month.
New Plays by UWI DCFA Students Read at Playwrights Workshop
On Wednesday May 2nd, the Playwrights Workshop Trinbago’s Monthly Readers Theatre Series 2018 will feature excerpts from the work of student playwrights enrolled at tthe Department of
Annual New Play Festival continues for second weekend
The Annual New Play Festival 2017 continues this weekend November 10 – 12, with Toni Lima’s “Bedbugs” and Aryana Mohammed’s “Sunrise Love to Sunset Hate.” The
New Play Festival Opens at the Big Black Box
Tickets are now available for the T&T New Play Festival. After a successful inauguration in 2016, the much anticipated New Play Festival is back for
New Play Festival Bring Our Stories to Life
“More than ever, theatre arts is needed in Trinidad and Tobago. Telling stories through the avenue of drama and playmaking can be used as a
Masters in Playwriting Hold Playwriting Workshop Series
The New Play Festival 2017 will be opening its doors to playwrights as it expands its repertoire to include six writing workshops. These workshops will
Playwrights Workshop Trinbago Inspires New Playwrights
Four Short Plays to be Read at the Playwrights Workshop Trinbago “Writing Short Plays” is the theme for the discussions at the September 2017
Auditions Announced for New Play Festival 2017
After a successful inaugural showcase last year, the Playwrights Workshop Trinbago’s Annual New Play Festival will return to the Trinidad Theatre Workshop from October 26 –
English Author Visits T&T for the First Reading of His New Play
English Author – Andrew N. Walker, has landed in Trinidad and Tobago for the first reading of his new play; ‘The Silent Drum,’ at the
Dr. Joanne Kilgour Dowdy | Next on the Monday Night Theatre Forum
The Monday Night Theatre Forum with hosts Raymond Choo Kong and Tony Hall welcomes Trinidad-born actress, dancer, educator, scholar, and published author Dr. Joanne Kilgour
The Monday Night Theatre Forum returns with Christopher Pinheiro
The Monday Night Theatre Forum returns for its second season on March 27, with legendary textile artist Christopher Pinheiro. The forum takes place at the Trinidad
Bringing theatre practitioners together | T&T New Play Festival hits its mark
The recently concluded T&T New Play Festival successfully achieved its aims of bringing theatre practitioners together and getting people to come out and support the
New Play Festival premieres next weekend
(Originally published to the T&T Guardian 23/10/2016) The New Play Festival 2016, which will run October 28 to 31, is the brainchild of legendary T&T
Kissoon Strolls Down Memory Lane | Monday Night Theatre Forum
(This article was originally published to the T&T Guardian 24/04/ 2016) At age 85, Freddie Kissoon can be regarded as one of the grand old men
Rhoma Spencer: FromBest Village to the World | Monday Night Theatre Forum
The Monday Night Theatre Forum on March 14, featuring T&T-born, Canada-based actress Rhoma Spencer, drew the biggest crowd of the series thus far. She is
Dr. Efebo Wilkinson – A Revolutionary Thespian | Monday Night Theatre Forum
(Originally published to the T&T Guardian 13/03/ 2016) It’s startling to hear Dr. Lester Efebo Wilkinson insist that he came to theatre late in life.
Helen Camps Theatre Legend Talks Carnival | Monday Night Theatre Forum
The fourth Monday Night Forum at the Trinidad Theatre Workshop (TTW) on February 1, featuring Ellen O’Malley Camps- better known as Helen Camps- drew a crowd
How to Achieve Stability and Longevity as a Theatre Practitioner in T&T
In a nation where two universities are producing countless graduates in theatre and the performing arts, it is still often perceived as a fool’s errand
The Trinidad and Tobago Performing Arts Network 