Debbie Patterson named PTE artistic associate

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ACTOR and playwright Debbie Patterson has been appointed artistic associate at Prairie Theatre Exchange.

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ACTOR and playwright Debbie Patterson has been appointed artistic associate at Prairie Theatre Exchange.

A special opportunities grant from the Manitoba Arts Council funded the addition of Patterson to the staff at PTE where she will assist artistic director Bob Metcalfe with the company’s Playwrights Unit and annual Carol Shields Festival of New Works.

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A special opportunities grant from the Manitoba Arts Council funded the addition of Patterson to the staff at PTE where she will assist artistic director Bob Metcalfe with the company's Playwrights Unit and annual Carol Shields Festival of New Works.

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