The 2027 Conference takes place June 6-12. There will be classes and rehearsals on the first day, with simulatenous Lab readings taking over the daytime programming through Friday. The final Saturday will include the final presentation of the Monologue Workshop, wrap-up classes, and a light gala dinner honoring the recipient of the Jerry Harper Service Award. There will also be nightly shows and Fringe, a two-hour cruise, and morning hikes.

The Conference uses Guidebook instead of a printed program, and a majority of the details about the 2027 event will be current there once it is posted. The rough outline for 2027 is below, as of July 13. 

Saturday, June 5

 2:00 p.m.

Shuttle from the Anchorage Airport to PWSC Student Housing in Valdez (9:00 p.m. approximate arrival time)

Sunday, June 6

8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Room A & C: Concurrent Play Lab rehearsals running throughout the day.

9:00 to 10:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast in the Civic Center Hall

10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Room B: Orientation with Conference Coordinator Dawson Moore

11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Room B: Acting Class TBD

Room D: Playwriting Class TBD

12:30 to 1:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 to 2:45 p.m.
Room B: Playwriting Class TBD

Room D: Class TBD

3:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Room B: Theatre: Monologue Workshop, Part One, with Laura Gardner, Rob Lecrone, and Ben Corbett

3:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Room D: Playwriting Class TBD

8:00 p.m.

Theatre: An Evening with Our Featured Artists, with the playwriting staff reading from their own work.

10:00 p.m.

PWSC: Valdez Theatre Fringe Kick-Off

Monday, June 7

7:30 a.m.

Civic Center Entrance: Morning Hike with Tom Moran

8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Room B&D: Concurrent Play Lab rehearsals running throughout the day.

9:00 to 10:30 a.m.

Room A: Play Lab reading

Room C: Play Lab reading

10:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Room C: Play Lab reading

10:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Room A: Play Lab reading

12:45 to 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 to 2:45 p.m.

Room A: Play Lab reading

Room C: Play Lab reading

3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Room A: Play Lab reading

Room C: Play Lab reading

5:15 to 6:00 p.m.

Room A: Play Lab reading

Room C: Play Lab reading

8:00 p.m.

Theatre: Performance TBD

9:30 p.m.

PWSC: Valdez Theatre Fringe

Tuesday, June 8

7:30 a.m.

Civic Center Entrance: Morning Hike with Tom Moran

8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Room A&C: Concurrent Play Lab rehearsals running throughout the day.

9:00 to 9:45 a.m.

Room B: Play Lab reading

Room D: Play Lab reading

10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Room B: Play Lab reading

Room D: Play Lab reading

11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Room B: Play Lab reading

Room D: Play Lab reading

12:30 to 1:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:15 to 2:00 p.m.

Room B: Play Lab reading

Room D: Play Lab reading

2:15 to 4:15 p.m.

Room B: Play Lab reading

Room D: Play Lab reading

4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

Room B: Play Lab reading

Room D: Play Lab reading

8:00 p.m.

Theatre: Performance TBD

9:30 p.m.

PWSC: Valdez Theatre Fringe

Wednesday, June 9

8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Room B&D: Concurrent Play Lab rehearsals running throughout the day.

9:00 to 10:00 a.m.

Room A: Play Lab reading

Room C: Play Lab reading

10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Room C: Play Lab reading

Room A: Play Lab reading

12:30 to 1:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:15 to 3:15 p.m.

Room A: Play Lab reading

Room C: Play Lab reading

3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

Room A: Play Lab reading

Room C: Play Lab reading

4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

Room A: Play Lab reading

Room C: Play Lab reading

6:45 p.m.

Boarding for a two-hour trip to Shoup Glacier aboard Stan Stephens Cruises, leaving at 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, June 10

7:30 a.m.

Civic Center Entrance: Morning Hike with Tom Moran

8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Room B&D: Concurrent Play Lab rehearsals running throughout the day.

9:00 to 9:45 a.m.

Room B: Play Lab reading

Room D: Play Lab reading

10:00 to 12:30 p.m.

Room B: Play Lab reading

Room D: Play Lab reading

12:30 to 1:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:15 to 2:00 p.m.

Room B: Play Lab reading

Room D: Play Lab reading

2:15 to 4:00 p.m.

Room B: Play Lab reading

Room D: Play Lab reading

4:15 to 6:00 p.m.

Room B: Play Lab reading

Room D: Play Lab reading

8:00 p.m.

Theatre: Performance TBD

10:00 p.m. (immediately following performance)

PWSC: Valdez Theatre Fringe

Friday, June 11

7:30 a.m.

Civic Center Entrance: Morning Hike with Tom Moran

9:00 to 10:15 a.m.

Room A: Play Lab reading

Room C: Play Lab reading

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Room A: Play Lab reading

Room C: Play Lab reading

12:30 to 1:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:15 to 2:00 p.m.

Room C: Play Lab reading

Room D: Play Lab reading

2:15 to 3:30 p.m.

Room A: Play Lab reading

Room C: Play Lab reading

3:30 to 6:00 p.m.

Theatre: Monologue Workshop, Part Two

3:45 to 6:00 p.m.

Room A: Play Lab reading

3:45 to 6:15 p.m.

Room B: Play Lab reading

8:00 p.m.

PWSC: Valdez Theatre Fringe

Saturday, June 12

9:30 to 10:15 a.m.

Continental Breakfast in the Civic Center Hall

10:30 a.m. to Noon

Theatre: Class TBD

Room D: Class TBD

12:15 to 1:45 p.m.

Break-out sessions for playwright, directors, actors, and producers.

Theatre: Monologue Workshop Tech Rehearsal

2:00 to 3:15 p.m.

Theatre: Monologue Workshop Final Presentation

3:30 to 6:00 p.m.

Closing Reception

4:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Presentation of the Jerry Harper Service Award

5:15 p.m.

Group photos

Sunday, June 13

8:00 a.m.

Shuttle from PWSC Student Housing to the Anchorage Airport (3:00 p.m. approximate arrival time)