From 2004 to 2020, Driftwood produced an annual festival of new plays, created, rehearsed and performed in 24 hours. Oh, and did we mention that they were site-specific plays set within the halls and grounds of a 19th century castle?
Trafalgar 24 was the birth of Driftwood’s New Play Development program, and helped to build the foundation upon which our company is now based.
This page is a record of this incredible annual festival, which sparked the creation of over 100 short plays by Canadian playwrights. Click on the dates below for a detailed listing of plays and creators for each season.
2020
So Yo, So I, by Ellen Denny. Directed by Natasha Mumba. Featuring Anand Rajaram and Tal Shulman
The Boutique Siblings, by Matthew Gorman. Directed by Pierre Simpson. Featuring Felix Beauchamp and Rosalie Tremblay
Domestic Unrest of the Upper-Middle Class, by Rebecca Lashmar. Directed by Gregory Prest Featuring Madeleine Donohue and Emilio Vieira
The Café, by Rabiya Mansoor. Directed by Karthy Chin. Featuring Merissa Orjalo and Keshia Palm
Blessing, by Ciaran Myers. Directed by Andre de Angelis. Featuring Jessica Greenberg and Corey Tazmania
Diminished, by Gloria Mok*. Directed by Mairi Babb. Featuring Alison Beckwith and Michael Mann
(* Jury selection)
Host: Paolo Santalucia
Guest Jurors: Keith Barker, Derrick Chua, Megan Mooney
Dramaturg: Caitie Graham
Production Assistants: Megan Adam, Sarah Caraher
2019
Patched Fools/Offensive Shadows/Restored Friends, by Wallis Caldoza. Directed by Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster. Featuring Andrew Pogson and Anand Rajaram.
Gravity Project, by Matt Hertendy. Directed by Mark McGrinder. Featuring Sarah Deller and Jamie Robinson.
Love Multiplies, by Rebecca Ostroff. Directed by Katrina Darychuk. Featuring Andrea Houssin and Dan Mousseau.
Repentance or Some Shit, by Poly Phokeev. Directed by Claren Grosz. Featuring Oliver Dennis and Rose Napoli.
I Am Amazed And Know Not What To Say, by Hannah Rittner*. Directed by Leighton Alexander Williams. Featuring Neta Rose and Hillary Warden.
The Artistocratic Pedigree, by Melissa Taylor. Directed by Alison Wong. Featuring Belinda Corpuz and Megan Miles.
(* Jury selection)
Host: Fiona Sauder
Guest Jurors: Derrick Chua, Susan Ferley, Mary Krohnert, Joe Szekeres
Dramaturg: Myekah Payne
Production Assistants: Lee Bolton, Jen Eve, Caroline Rodaway.
2018
The Regencia Revolution, by Warren Bain and Matt Bernard. Directed by Carlie Chamberlain. Featuring Ellie Moon and James Wallis.
Sister Brother Father Worm, Rhiannon Collett. Directed by Tanisha Taitt. Featuring Ahmed Moneka and Ximena Huizi.
Midnight at the Laundromat, by Sophia Fabiilli and Aaron Jensen. Directed by Marcia Kash. Featuring James Dallas Smith and Tahirih Vejdani.
Fifteen Rows, by Tom McGee. Directed by Julia Nish Lapidus. Featuring Jeff Dingle and Aubree Erickson.
Solve for X, by Alicia Richardson*. Directed by Alison Wong. Featuring Geoffrey Armour and Joella Crichton.
Advanced Placement, by Ran Zhu. Directed by Megan Watson. Featuring Caroline Gillis and Ngabo Nabea.
(* Jury selection)
Host: Terry Johnston
Guest Jurors: Derrick Chua, Jamie Robinson, Carly Maga
Dramaturg: Myekah Payne
2017
I remember The Mazes, by Kanika Ambrose. Directed by Carly Chamberlain. Featuring Christopher Darroch and Siobhan Richardson.
Monsters Matter, by Warren Bain and Matt Bernard. Directed by Sarah Kitz. Featuring Geoffrey Armour and Jennifer Dallas.
Dream Dictionary/Dead Boyfriend, by Rhiannon Collett. Directed by Mark McGrinder. Featuring Hallie Seline and Drew O’Hara.
Resurrect, by Jess LaVercombe*. Directed by Heather Davies. Featuring David Coomber and Adriano Sobretodo Jr.
Lockdown, by Robert Motum. Directed by Sarah Phillips. Featuring Jessica Greenberg and Jordin Hall.
Naughty Baby Mary, by Orly Zebak. Directed by Matthew Thomas Walker. Featuring Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves and Fiona Sauder.
(* Jury selection)
Host: Stephanie Herrera
Guest Jurors: Sue Balint, Derrick Chua, Andrew Moodie
Dramaturg: Myekah Payne
Production Management: Bradley Bolton, Brandon Moe, Lindsay Woods
2016
Two-Hander, by Steven Burley. Directed by Marcia Kash. Featuring Jessica Greenberg and Michael Hanrahan.
Public Speaking, by Sophia Fabiilli. Directed by Cameron Johnston. Featuring Hallie Seline and Louisa Zhu.
Doth Protest, by Paul van Dyke. Directed by Heather Davies. Featuring Christopher Darroch and Chiamaka Ugwu.
Full Circle, by Michael Shamata*. Directed by Esther Jun. Featuring Douglas E. Hughes and Adriano Sobretodo Jr.
The storm’s drifting in, by Laura Anne Harris. Directed by Yolanda Ferrato. Featuring Mandy MacLean and Trevor Pease.
The Train Wreck, by Kevin Craig. Directed by Kevin Hammond. Featuring Mary Krohnert and James Dallas Smith.
(* Jury selection)
Host: Terry Johnston
Guest Jurors: Derrick Chua, Bonnie Green, Lynn Slotkin, Kelly Thornton
Production Management: Dan Gallo, Brandon Moe, Sonja Niedermaier, Laura Paduch
2015
We Break Everything, by Shannon Kitchings. Directed by Michelle Alexander. Featuring Lori Nancy Kalamanski and Mary Krohnert.
Teeswater, by Claire Burns. Directed by Yolanda Ferrato. Featuring Brian Bisson and Helen King.
Leaving Driftwood Manor, by Kevin Craig. Directed by Emma Mackenzie Hillier. Featuring Shane Patrick McClurg and Andy Pogson.
Robert, by Briana Brown*. Directed by Steven Gallagher. Featuring Julia Lederer and Andrew Scanlon.
Man Cave, by Rob Corbett. Directed by Annemieke Wade. Featuring Sedina Fiati and Michael Rawley.
Our Tiny Little Lives, by Ruth Walker. Directed by Steven Burley. Featuring Sarah Naomi Campbell and Christopher Darroch.
(* Jury selection)
Host: Terry Johnston
Guest Jurors: Susan Ferley, Toby Malone, Colin Rivers
Production Management: Jordan Leuthel, Bandon Moe, Sonja Niedermaier, Laura Paduch
2014
Between Acts, by Lucy Brennan. Directed by Yolanda Ferrato. Featuring Amber Lewis and Clare Preuss.
The History of Us, by Kevin Craig. Directed by Carly Chamberlain. Featuring Christopher Kelk and Adriano Sobretodo Jr.
First World Heroes, by Cameron Johnston. Directed by Matthew Thomas Walker. Featuring Sophia Fabiilli. and Sedina Fiati.
Man in the Portrait, by Julia Lederer*. Directed by Michelle Alexander. Featuring Christopher Darroch and Peter van Gestel.
Trial, by Kat Sandler. Directed by Steven Burley. Featuring Lori Nancy Kalamanski and Geoffrey Whynot.
Instructions Not Included, by Adam Sikora. Directed by Annemieke Wade. Featuring Helen King and Piers Walker.
(* Jury selection)
Host: Terry Johnston
Guest Jurors: Brendan Healy, Toby Malone, Joanne Williams
Production Management: Dan Gallo, Susan Green, Aline Madian, Bandon Moe
2013
All of Me, by Adele Simmons. Directed by Geoffrey Pounsett. Featuring Jenna Harris and Brady Van Vaerenberg.
Here We Go, by Ron Fromstein. Directed by Carly Chamberlain. Featuring Emma Mackenzie Hillier and Shane Patrick McClurg.
Love Child, by Annette McLeod. Directed by Thom Currie. Featuring Helen Juvonen and Piers Walker.
The Long Game, by Brad Lepp*. Directed by Taryn Jorgenson. Featuring Christopher Darroch and Helen Johns.
The Pitch, by Madeleine Donohue. Directed by Steven Gallagher. Featuring Christophe Kelk and Michael Rawley.
The Waiting Game, by Paul Dunn. Directed by Michelle Alexander. Featuring Stephanie and Andy.
(* Jury selection)
Host: Terry Johnston
Guest Jurors: Derrick Chua, Lynn Slotkin, Autumn Smith, Kathryn Westoll
Production Management: Dan Gallo, Susan Green, Aline Madian
2012
Did Ya Hear The One About High Stakes?…, by Adam Sikora. Directed by Sarah Kitz. Featuring Christopher Kelk and Andy Pogson.
Betwixt and Between, by Lucy Brennan. Directed by Annemieke Wade. Featuring Mark Crawford and Emma Mackenzie Hillier.
Maids of Honour, by Trenna Keating. Directed by :Laura Roald. Featuring Sophia Kolinas and Alison MacDonald.
The Acronyms for Happiness, by Kevin Craig. Directed by Peter van Gestel. Featuring Janick Hebert and Helen Johns.
At Close of Day, by Kevin John Mcdonald*. Directed by Geoffrey Whynot. Featuring Helen King and Pierre Simpson.
Music Lessons, by Suba Sankaran and Lanie Treen. Directed by Steven Gallagher, with Musical Direction by Dylan Bell. Featuring Madeleine Donohue and Michael Rawley.
(* Jury selection)
Host: Terry Johnston
Guest Jurors: Derrick Chua, Toby Malone, Lynn Slotkin, Kathryn Westoll
Production Management: Sandi Becker, Susan Green, Christopher J Whitlock
2011
Great Heights, by Brad Lepp. Directed by Geoffrey Whynot. Featuring Patrick Foran, Helen Johns and Andy Pogson.
The Anatomy Lesson, by Claire Burns. Directed by artist. Featuring Helen King.
The Cost, by Graeme Stewart. Directed by Kevin Hammond. Featuring Michael Rawley and Andrew Scanlon.
The Speech, by Kevin Craig. Directed by Laura Roald. Featuring Christopher Darroch and Sophia Kolinas.
The Secret Lives of Virgins, by Shannon Kitchings. Directed by Steven Burley. Featuring Bethany Jillard.
Memorial, by Steven Gallagher*. Directed by Victor Correia. Featuring Christopher Kelk and Peter Nicol.
(* Jury selection)
Host: Terry Johnston
Guest Jurors:
Production Management: Alison Dengate, Susan Green
