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Author Reading & Q&A – Rural Arts

BRIAN THOMAS ISAAC
Award-Winning Author of “All the Quiet Places”
Hosted by Jack Paterson

Summerland’s Ryga Arts Festival
Friday, September 19, 2025 | 1 PM

New Translation Development – Rural Arts

FACELIFT
By Nathalie Boisvert
Translated by Johanna Nutter

Summerland’s Ryga Arts Festival
Sept. 18, 2025 | 1 PM

Skills Development Workshop (Ages 17-29) – Rural Arts

CREATING THE WORLD OF THE PLAY
Lighting, Projections & QLab

FREE WORKSHOP
Summerland’s Ryga Arts Festival
Saturday, September 21, 2025 | 11 AM
Centre Stage
(9518 Main Street, Summerland B.C.)

International New Translation Workshop: MIDNIGHT

MIDNIGHT by Marie-Hélène Larose-Truchon, Translated by Alexis Diamond with Presence Theatre (London UK)

International Dramaturgy: Entre Homens (Brazil)

In preparation for the Brazilian online premiere, I recently had the opportunity to revisit and provide dramaturgy for For Love, a one act play by Brazilian/ UK playwright Rogerio Correa I directed and dramaturged in 2018 and 2019.

International New Translation Workshop: GAMETES

GAMETES by Rébecca Déraspe | Translated by Leanna Brodie
with British Equity WSW London Branch (Vancouver, London UK)

International New Translation Workshop: RIVER BED

RIVER BED (FAIRE DES ENFANTS) by Eric Noel | Translated by Jordan Arseneault with British Equity WSW London Branch (Vancouver, Cayman Islands, London UK)

International New Translation Workshop: THE SHOE

THE SHOE by David Paquet | Translated by Leanna Brodie (Vancouver, Montreal, London and Salzburg)

Pan Canadian New Translation Workshop: ANDY’S GONE

ANDY’S GONE by Marie-Claude Verdier | Translated by Alexis Diamond (Montreal, Vancouver & London UK)

International New Translation Workshop: CHIENNE(S)

CHIENNE(S) by Marie-Ève Milot and Marie-Claude St-Laurent with British Equity WSW London Branch ( Vancouver, Toronto and London)

International Connector Project (Alone Together)

This project brings artists together who are interested in collaborating remotely with artists of other disciplines from around the world.

Pan Canadian New Translation Workshops: THE DESERT

THE DESERT by Olivier Sylvestre | Translated by Leanna Brodie
(Montreal, Vancouver)

Pan Canadian New Translation Workshop: HAVEN

HAVEN by Mishka Lavigne | Translated by Neil Blackadder
(Chicago, Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver)

Francophone New Writing: An Interview with Festival du Jamais Lu (via TheatreArtLife)

Founded by artists Marcelle Dubois and Julie Gagné and cultural administrator David Lavoie to forge a relationship between today’s contemporary writers and the public, Jamais Lu, which means “never read,” supports and promotes Quebec, Canadian and international dramaturgy.