Pathways to the Fringe

Want to create a Fringe Festival show? We want to help with this free workshop series for adults!

The application for 2026 is open until December 15 – apply here!
 

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Pathways aims to help you build the tools needed to enter a production in the lottery draw for the 2026 Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival. The application for Pathways 2026 is open until December 15!

WHO: Adults who wish to progress towards the goal of entering a show in the 2027 Winnipeg Fringe lottery draw.

WHAT: A series of 10 free workshop sessions where up to 15 participants investigate different skills for creating and producing a show at the Winnipeg Fringe. Workshops will include explorations of playwriting, collaborative creation, design, working with technicians, grant writing, and more – and of course, seeing shows at Fringe 2026!

WHEN: Sessions once a month on Saturdays from January to November 2026 between 1–4pm; exact time, topics and speakers TBC. Participants are expected to make every effort to attend all sessions: January 10, February 21, March 21, April 25, May 23, June 20, Fringe runs July 15–26; we will take a break in August; September 12, October 3, November 7. The 2027 Winnipeg Fringe company entry deadline will be in November 2026 with lottery draw in early December.

WHERE: Regular sessions at Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, 174 Market Ave. in Winnipeg. In July, the Fringe Festival takes place at venues throughout the city including the Exchange District, downtown, the Forks and St. Boniface, though most action is centred around Old Market Square in the Exchange District. 
Find information about MTC's building and accessibility here. 

WHY: To nurture Winnipeg theatre creatives, build connections within a cohort and encourage participation of new local voices in the festival!

HOW: Fill out an online application here by December 15!  This should not take long, but there are some answers that require several sentences; you may wish to type these in a word processing document first and paste them into the text boxes.



If you have any questions or face barriers in the application process, please contact Ksenia Broda-Milian by email.