Reckless Rough Drafts Playwriting Workshops
Reckless Daughter Creative
Upcoming workshop: February 22, 2026
Time: 10am to 5pm (1-hour lunch break)
Location: Quest Theatre Rehearsal Hall, cSPACE Marda Loop (#325, 1721 29 Ave. SW)
Cost: Free
Submission Deadline: January 25, 2026
Reckless Rough Drafts are free monthly full-day workshops that focus on developing the beginnings of new queer plays through the lens of a Reckless Daughter collective writing process.
Piloted in summer 2025, we facilitated the seeds of development for 15 new plays!
Workshops run once a month starting in January 2026 and ending in December 2026. Registration for each workshop is free, but based on advanced submission. Preference is given to queer playwrights and first-time participants. *Please note there will be separate application periods for each workshop.
Cost: Free
*With the generous support from Calgary Arts Development & The City of Calgary!
Location: Quest Theatre Rehearsal Hall, cSPACE Marda Loop (#325, 1721 29 Ave. SW)
Location Accessibility
cSPACE Marda Loop has a button-operated door at their NE entrance, elevator access to all floors, and accessible and gender-neutral washrooms. The building can be accessed by bus (7, 22, or 6) with a 10-minute journey from the stop to the building.
Parking: There is a small parking lot on the North side of the building as well as free parking on the surrounding streets.
Prepare:
- Questions you’d like to have answered or considered about your scene.
- To come as an actor AND playwright. You will be reading fellow artists’ scenes aloud.
To Apply
- Visit recklessdaughtercreative.com/reckless-rough-drafts
- Fill out the google form linked on the page and attach five (5) pages of an unfinished script (ideally a first draft) with no more than three (3) characters.
For questions please email info@recklessdaughtercreative.com.
