Theatre Direct, a leading creator and innovator in theatre for, by, and with youth is thrilled to present the first ever FORWARD MARCH FESTIVAL - a dynamic showcase of cutting-edge new theatre writing and an exciting lineup of audio, visual, and performance art by young women and female-identified theatre artists!

Spend your International Women's Day weekend with us and enjoy four diverse and compelling staged readings from nationally-acclaimed young female playwrights, alongside panel discussions, a showcase of podcasts by young folks, a series of works-in-progress, and a showcase of new writing responding to the prompt "A Letter to My Younger Self."

The Forward March Festival will take place March 4-10, 2019 at The Redwood Theatre in Toronto's East End. Public programming will take place March 9 & March 10 and is PWYC! You can reserve your place at the festival in advance on Brown Paper Tickets, or you can pay in cash at the door.

FEATURED PLAYS: Cleave by Elena Eli Belyea, Dirt by Bessie Cheng, WROL (Without Rule of Law) by Michaela Jeffery & Hey May Hey by Chelsea Woolley

ALSO FEATURING WORKS BY: Nada Abusaleh, Kanika Ambrose, Jessica Bowmer, Madeleine Brown, Eugenia De Jong, Milena Fera, Mandy E. MacLean, Samantha Megarry, Kira Meyers-Guiden, Brittany Miranda, Frankie Mulder, Laura Piccinin, Rosalie Tremblay-Johnston

LOCATION // Redwood Theatre, 1300 Gerrard St. E, Toronto, ON

DATES // March 9 & 10, 2019

TIME // 12:00-5:00pm

PRICE // PWYC by Donation

**Poster design by Toko Hosoya