APT Reading List: Dramaturg Rising — You Need Me In The Room
Erica Brennan is a writer, performer, director and creative producer living on Gadigal Land. In 2025 Erica was part of Australian Plays Transform’s Developing the Dramaturg program. In this article, read about how Erica’s dramaturgical skills evolved during her time as
Australian Drama Conferences with Erin Taylor
Australian Plays Transform CEO and Executive Producer Erin Taylor is a Dramaturg, Director, Producer and Educator. Erin recently presented Moving beyond the core texts: a deep dive into new and lesser-known Australian plays at the Drama Australia National Conference – INVIGORATE!
Interview with Mary Anne Butler
Mary Anne Butler is a multi award-winning playwright based in Naarm, Melbourne. A Sidney Myer Creative Fellow, an Arts NT Fellow, a Winston Churchill Fellow, a Regional Arts Fellow and an Asialink Fellow, Mary Anne is known for her sharp
End of Year Enews – Thanks for an amazing 2024!
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First Nations Playwrights Retreat – Behind the Scenes
Our Australian First Nations Playwrights Retreat 2024 is over! Six playwrights - Alexis West, Nicola Ingram, Jada Alberts, John Harding, Jenny Fraser, and Bjorn Stewart - and two dramaturgs - Glenn Shea and Shari Indriani Irwin - recently spent ten
New Monologue Collection + Narragunnawali Collaboration | APT Term 4 Education E-news
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Developing the Dramaturg – Meet the Mentors
APT is very excited to announce these experienced industry professionals as mentors to our 2024 DTDSA cohort: Alexis West - Kamarra Bell-Wykes, Elena Carapetis, Chris Drummond, Jennifer Medway, Dom Mercer, and Jules Orcullo. These mentors help guide our five emerging
New Enews – All the APT Updates for September!
First Nations Playwrights Retreat 📢 | Story Lab Highlights ✍️ | Meet the Team! 👋 img{-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic;} table, td{mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt;}
Erin Thomas update – Sofia Abbey
The Erin Thomas Regional Playwrights Fund supports three regional, emerging playwrights each year, connecting them with a mentor One of 2024's participants is Sofia Abbey, who recently used the fund's support to travel to Cairns for intensive dramaturgy sessions with