DIVALOPMENT SCRIPT READING SERIES
DIVALOPMENT SCRIPT READING SERIES
February 24, 2026 | 30 Merchants’ Wharf | Toronto, Ontario
Divalopment brought together writers, performers and industry colleagues for an afternoon dedicated to female driven storytelling, creative exploration and works in development.
The inaugural Divalopment Script Reading Series gave five original works by women writers the opportunity to move off the page and into the room through live readings, conversation and creative exchange.
The afternoon featured:
Soiled Doves, written by Leslie Ann Coles
Ecstasy of Carolyn Brown, written by Tara Samuel
Don’t Go Down the Mine Mama, written by Sandra Battaglini & Precious Chong
MILF Life Crisis, written by Anne Marie Scheffler
Alone Together, written by Jana Abrams
From feature films and television to comedy and deeply personal storytelling, the series reflected the range of female voices Divalopment was created to champion, and the importance of giving women not only the opportunity to tell their stories, but the space to hear those stories come alive.
*The Divalopment Script Reading Series was beautifully captured by photographer Stephanie Beeley.