Entries by David Jeremy Smith

Homecoming for Driftwood’s new General Manager

Lee Bolton brings theatre experience from coast-to-coast to her new position as Driftwood’s General Manager After working in Canadian theatre from sea to sea to sea, Lee Bolton decided last spring that it was time  to return to her hometown of Peterborough. Luckily for Driftwood, her quest for a new theatrical adventure coincided with our search […]

Brainfarting in Good Company

Playwright In Residence Jesse LaVerbcombe reminisces on his experience developing Resurrect for Beyond The Bard When I applied to be a Trafalgar 24 Playwright, I summed up my short application letter like this, “Why do I want to write a play in a haunted castle? Well, it sounds fun as hell, but I also know […]

Happy World Theatre Day

In celebration of World Theatre Day, Driftwood Theatre is excited to announce its 2017 season of The Bard’s Bus Tour and supporting projects. RED VELVET Ahead of the Bard’s Bus Tour, Driftwood presents a reading of Lolita Chakrabarti’s award-winning play, Red Velvet, as part of its Play in a Pub series. Red Velvet is a […]

In process: Robert, by Briana Brown

Briana Brown is Driftwood s Playwright-in-Residence, and our current Beyond the Castle playwright. Her play “Robert” was the winning script at last year’s Trafalgar 24. Since Then, Briana has been “embedded” with Driftwood working on “Robert” and other ideas. I tend to carry stories with me for months, or sometimes years, before they first find […]