Join our circle! The “Red Circle” (previously known as “Prelude”) is our series of community events inspired by the shows in our season. Our hope is to provide more context, another perspective, or a deeper look into the themes of our productions. This season our Red Circle events will include karaoke nights, art workshops, scintillating conversations, and more. All of our community events are open to the public and free to attend.
Recordings of our past digital events are below and stay tuned for some exciting announcements about our future programming.
From Playwriting to TV Writing
with Anusree Roy
Attention playwrights & storytellers! Join award-winning writer, actor, and director Anusree Roy for this fundamentals workshop for stage artists who are interested in transitioning to writing for television. This course will focus on the fundamentals of writing for TV, including creating your own series idea, and effectively pitching your show. We will learn how to master the art of breaking down a story, building immersive worlds, and distilling your vision into a high-stakes pitch deck.
This online workshop will be held over Zoom on Sunday February 15, 2026 from 12:00 to 1:30 PM EST. This event is FREE and open to all. We are grateful to Anusree for offering this workshop in celebration of the world premiere of her new show, Through the Eyes of God.
If you need assistance with filling out the form below or have any questions, please email our Community Engagement Manager at angelas@passemuraille.ca or leave a message at 416-504-8988 ext. 2140.
Anusree Roy
is a two time Governor General’s Award-nominated and four-time Dora Award-winning writer, actor, and director. Anusree is currently the Co-Executive Producer and writer for the Allegiance S3 (CBC) television series. She has also worked on Interview With The Vampire S3 (AMC), Allegiance S2 (CBC), Transplant S2 (NBC/Netflix/CTV), I Woke Up a Vampire (Netflix), SkyMed (Paramount+/CBC), Remedy (Global TV), Killjoys (SyFy), and Nurses S1 & S2 (NBC/Global TV). For theatre, Anusree’s plays include: Through the Eyes of God, Sisters, Trident Moon, Little Pretty and The Exceptional, Sultans of the Street, Brothel # 9, Roshni, Letters to my Grandma, and Pyaasa. She is the recipient of the K.M. Hunter Award, the RBC Emerging Artist Award, the Carol Bolt Award and the Siminovitch Protégé Prize. She was the 2018 finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize (the largest and oldest playwriting prize for women writing for English-speaking theatre).
The Digital Prelude Archives
During the 20/21 season, we hosted a series of digital Prelude conversations inspired by the themes of our productions. Check out the recordings of our digital Preludes below!
Prelude Conversation with Nicole Brooks
For our first digital Prelude event, we invited playwright, director, performer, and Sangoma, Nicole Brooks to discuss her unique multidisciplinary practice and how her art honours her ancestral journey. In this uplifting conversation with Associate Artistic Director Indrit Kasapi, they reminisce about the creation of the hit show OBEAH OPERA and what advice Nicole would give emerging artists with big dreams. This event was inspired by our 20/21 digital production of 11:11 by Samson Bonkeabantu Brown.
English captions are available for this video.
Prelude Conversation with Ryan Knighton
For our second Prelude event of the season, acclaimed author Ryan Knighton spoke with TPM Board Member and Accessibility Specialist Darren Cooper on his journey as a writer, what it’s like to write about your own life, and why you should never forcibly grab a Blind person by the elbow during a global pandemic. This event was inspired by our 20/21 digital production of Speculation by Leslie Ting.
The event was a primarily auditory event to improve accessibility for patrons at all levels of sight and/or living with Blindness. English captions are available for this video.