National recognition
Judith Cockman a finalist for Emerging Playwright Award
A PEI playwright has received national recognition. The Playwrights Guild of Canada (PGC) recently announced the finalists for the Tom Hendry Awards, which honour excellence in new stage works. Judith Cockman, who live in Montague, PEI, was named as a 2024 finalist for the RBC Emerging Playwright Award for her play Heavens!.
Following two women’s attempts to reach their children from the afterlife, Heavens! is an allegory depicting the ego awakening into consciousness, arguably a critical first step to keeping our world from devastation.
Cockman is a writer, actor and theatre producer. She has written for stage, screen, newspapers, and magazines.
The PGC is a registered national arts service association mandated to advance the creative rights and interests of professional Canadian playwrights; promote Canadian plays nationally and internationally; and foster an active, evolving community of writers for the stage.
The Tom Hendry Awards are a nationally recognized program honouring a range of talented storytelling for the stage.