Entries by David Jeremy Smith

A different kind of summer

Well, here we are. For the first time in Driftwood’s history, we are not spending the summer touring Shakespeare’s epic stories across southern Ontario. Willingly, at least (we’re not counting those COVID years). The big changes at Driftwood this season have never  been more apparent than right now as we head into the summer months. […]

Yup, we’re hiring for the summer (who knew?)! 

Love playing table top roleplaying games and building fun miniature environments for players? Well then, we’ve got the perfect summer job for you. Given all the change that’s been happening around here lately, you’d be correct in maybe wondering why Driftwood Theatre, a company no longer producing a summer tour) is hiring for the summer. Well, […]

Retreats in Full Swing

In March we hosted our first Gillespie House Playwrights Retreat of 2024. It went so well, we’re already planning for the next one! Last month Driftwood hosted its first playwrights retreat of the season at our partnered Bed & Breakfast, The Gillespie House. We were joined by Ellen Denny (playwright, The Great(er) Maple Syrup Heist), […]

Playwrights Retreat Call for Submissions

Driftwood Theatre is now accepting applications for its next iteration of The Gillespie House Playwrights Retreat. This brand-new offering is an entirely self-directed paid opportunity that offers time and space to Ontario theatre makers who are developing new works that are epic and mythic in nature.  The Gillespie House Playwrights Retreat Series is one of […]