Gillespie House Playwrights Retreat Call for Submissions

Driftwood Theatre is now accepting applications for its 2025 Gillespie House Playwrights Retreat (GHPR) series. The GHPR is an entirely self-directed, paid opportunity that offers time and space to Ontario theatre makers who are developing new plays that are epic and mythic in nature.  In 2023, Driftwood Theatre launched a bold new artistic vision. Blending […]

Driftwood Welcomes New Board Members

Welcome to Driftwood Theatre’s Board of Directors: Peter Fernandes & Brandi Sundby This season, we announced Driftwood’s journey of transformation from producing and touring outdoor summer theatre to cultivating and supporting the development of epic plays that respond to the world we live in today. To support this shift, our Artistic Director Jeremy Smith and […]

$30 for 30 years: Driftwood’s Anniversary Fundraising Campaign

Attention all Driftwood friends and family! This summer we’re calling on you to help celebrate Driftwood’s 30-year commitment to epic theatre. After decades of touring Shakespeare’s works across Ontario, this season, Driftwood Theatre has embraced a bold new artistic vision. Now in its 30th year, Driftwood has turned its focus to the incubation and development of […]

That tricky first draft

Driftwood Metcalf Intern Artistic Director and dramaturg Caitie Graham reflects on our June playwrights retreat with some thoughts about that often elusive first draft.  Hi! It’s Caitie here; Driftwood’s Metcalf Intern Artistic Director and Retreat Dramaturg. You’ll be hearing from me this month (how fun!)  Last week, we hosted our second Gillespie House Playwrights Retreat […]

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, […]