Persistence Theatre Company

11/23/2025

11/04/2025

Thank you all for coming!

10/25/2025

Tonight! Set your PVR for NTV at 5:30pm this evening to watch the premiere of RAISE HER UP: CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF VOTING!

Filmmakers Michelle T. Clemens and Bridgett A. Ricketts created this 30-minute documentary that looks at the story behind the Armine Nutting Gosling Statue in Bannerman Park from the perspective of the artist, Sheila Coultas, the historian, Dr. Margot Duley, and the advocate, Jenn Deon.

PerSIStence was proud to partner with Principals Productions on this projectm

10/23/2025

A riveting profile of artist Sheila Coultas, designer and sculptor of the Armine Nutting Gosling statue in Bannerman Park:

How Sheila Coultas cast a tribute to women's history—forging her own place in it Amidst the lush foliage of Bannerman Park, an enthusiastic crowd gathers,

10/13/2025

Raise Her UP: Celebrating a Century of Votes premieres on NTV Saturday, October 25th at 5:30 PM:

09/25/2025

Wendi Smallwood is a familiar face to so many in our local theatre, film and feminism communities - an outstanding volunteer, talented actor, skilled bookkeeper, friend to all.

Please the friends of Wendi on Monday September 29 for an evening to celebrate her and raise money to support her while she undergoes treatment for cancer.

The evening will feature performances, raffles, auctions and a whole lotta fun - please join us or contribute if you can!

Join us!

Where: Black Sheep on George Street
When: Monday September 29
Time: 8pm
Cost: $20 at the door
https://www.facebook.com/events/1117201663871646

Donate $$

If you cannot attend in person and still wish to support, e-transfers may be sent to [email protected] (no password needed) - just indicate that it's for Wendi!

What else can I do?

We are also collecting donations of items, experiences and gift cards for the auctions and raffles - email us at [email protected] and we'll come and collect or let you know where you can drop it off.

09/23/2025

Thanks to funding from ArtsNL and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, PARC is thrilled to offer play development support to PARC NL members!

The first instalment of our fall workshop series gave PARC Member Ruth Lawrence the chance to workshop her new script 'IF SHE RUNS', featuring dramaturgy by PARC AD Santiago Guzmán.

Women turn up to vote at higher rates than their counterparts, and they care deeply about who gets elected. Yet, as recently as 2023, women made up just 30.6% of the members of Parliament. Research shows that many women won’t run for office—municipal, provincial, or federal—unless asked to put themselves forward. Where ambitions do exist, and when women candidates are on the ballot, combined parity in politics in Canada's Parliament has never been achieved. This new play, 'IF SHE RUNS,' explores some of the disconnect that arises around women in political life. How does the behaviour of the electorate impact how, why, and if a candidate will run for political office and does it determine if they stay?

Ruth Lawrence is an award-winning actor/writer/director/producer of film and theatre, based in St. John’s, NL. As a playwright, her produced work includes 'Song Seekers' (with Petrina Bromley and Michelle Rex Bailey), 'Other Women Walk,' 'Kate Crackerberry,' and 'The House Wife' (with Sherry White) for White Rooster Theatre, 'Mildred Baxter and The Lone Randells' (with Des Walsh) for Rising Tide Theatre. Her commissioned works include the upcoming 'IF SHE RUNS' for Persistence Theatre, 'More Than Words' for Longside Players, and 'The Times We Had' (with Michelle Rex Bailey and Tina Randell) for Rising Tide Theatre.