An excerpt from the essay "Master Class: Dramaturgy and New Play Development" by Andrea Romaldi, Director of the Playwriting Program at the National Theatre School of Canada. Drawing primarily from her experience as a working dramaturge, Romaldi attempts to answer what dramaturgy is.

Kaylie MacNeil (Production Design and Technical Arts 1, North Bay, ON) shares her thoughts and experience as a first-year NTS student in the Production Design and Technical Arts program after her first month.

A courageous speech by Gillian Clark (Playwriting 3) which speaks of the existential angst in which a writer finds herself in when confronted with her darkest ideas on paper.

A heartfelt speech by Todd Houseman (Acting 3) on the challenges faced by Indigenous people in the world of theatre, such as the fight against tokenism, to be perceived as a full-fledged individual with all of one's complexity.

Are you looking forward to the winter holidays? So do we! This month, we are offering you a "4 plays to go" article to warm you up. 4 classical and contemporary reading suggestions to keep you company between two festivities.

A beautiful speech by Irdens Exantus (Interprétation 3, Laval, QC), presented at the Annual General Meeting 2019, on his love for the arts and the courage needed to follow an artistic path despite our parents' worries. A gentle text echoing every artistic heart.