Program for: Individuals & Collectives
Purpose: To assist theatre creators to develop new work.
Eligibility: The program assists Ontario-based professional theatre creators, and informal collectives of creators, by funding them to create work. This is a third-party recommender program. Applications are made to and funding decisions are made by the theatre companies listed below.
Deadline: There are no standard deadlines in this program. Recommender theatres set their own deadlines between September 2011 and February 2012.
Theatre Recommenders 2011-12
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Recommenders |
Deadline(s) |
Priorities |
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4th Line Theatre
Old Millbrook School,
1 Dufferin Street, 2nd Floor
Millbrook, ON L0A 1G0
(705) 932-4448 |
January 13, 2012 |
Work that supports the mandate to promote and preserve Canadian cultural heritage and history |
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Alameda Theatre Company
845 St. Clair Avenue W., Suite 206
Toronto, ON M6C 1C3
416-428-7638 |
January 15, 2012 |
Canadian Latin-American artists, culture and stories |
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Aluna Theatre
55 Mill Street, Bldg. 74, Suite 400
Toronto, ON M5A 3C4
(416) 203-2535 |
Ocotber 3, 2011 |
Interdisciplinary/intercultural; text-based work with a strong commitment to human rights |
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b current
601 Christie St., Suite 251, Toronto, ON M6G 4C7
(416) 533-1500 |
TBC |
N/A |
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Blyth Festival
423 Queen Street, P.O. Box 10, Blyth, ON N0M 1H0
(519) 523-9300 |
February 1, 2012 |
A new generation of writers with a rural sensibility |
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Buddies In Bad Times Theatre
12 Alexander Street,
Toronto, ON M4Y 1B4
(416) 975-9130 |
November 25, 2011 |
Queer artists, youth, women, transgendered/transsexual artists, cultural diversity |
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The Cabaret Company
C/O STAF
192 Spadina Ave., Suite 201
Toronto, ON M5T 2C2
(416) 703-2773 |
December 31, 2011 |
Queer, innovative |
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Cahoots Theatre Company
388 Queen Street East, Unit 3
Toronto, ON M5A 1T3
(416) 203-9000 |
January 16, 2012 |
Works by artists that encompass the entire specturm of divesity |
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Canadian Stage Company
26 Berkeley Street,
Toronto, ON M5A 2W3
(416) 367-8243 |
December 1, 2011 |
Projects that include innovative music components, of all genres and styles |
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Carlos Bulosan Theatre
167 Augusta Avenue, Mailbox A
Toronto, ON M5T 2L4
(416) 979-0400 |
January 13, 2012 |
Filipino-Canadian artists |
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Carousel Players
101 King Street, 2nd Floor
St. Catharines, ON L2R 3H6
(905) 682-8326 |
December 1, 2011 |
Age-specific work |
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Crow's Theatre
87 Ravina Crescent
Toronto, ON M4J 3L9
(647) 351-8206 |
December 1, 2011 |
Projects which deal with pivotal narratives, relevant to our current society |
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The Factory Theatre
125 Bathurst Street
Toronto, ON M5V 2R2
(416) 504-4473 |
November 25, 2010 |
See Factory's website |
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The Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival
208 - 344 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M5S 3A7
(416) 966-1062 |
November 4, 2011 |
New demographics, diversity of voices |
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fu-GEN Asian-Canadian Theatre Company 157 Carlton Street, #207 Toronto, ON M5A 2K3
(416) 920-2828 |
November 18, 2011 |
Asian-Canadian playwrights and playwrights of colour |
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The Grand Theatre
471 Richmond Street, London, ON N6A 3E4
(519) 672-9030 |
January 6, 2012 |
Writers in London and Southwest Ontario, material of regional interest |
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Great Canadian Theatre Company 300 - 1227 Wellington Street West
Ottawa, ON K1Y 0G7
(613) 236-5192 |
December 1, 2011 |
Artists/collectives from Ottawa region, or originally from Ottawa |
Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company
107-121 Parkway Forest Drive
Toronto, ON M2J 5H4
(416) 932-9995
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October 30, 2011 |
Jewish stories |
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Jumblies Theatre
9 Second Street, Wards Island
Toronto, ON M5J 2A7
(416) 203-8428 |
December 30, 2011 |
Interdisciplinary; strong visual elements; hybridity; relationships among performer, participant, audience, etc. |
Mammalian Diving Reflex
Centre for Social Innovation
400-215 Spadina Ave.
Toronto, ON M5T 2C7
(416) 642-5772 |
December 1, 2011 |
Reflections of racial and/or age diversity, particularly collaborations with kids in Parkdale |
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Mixed Company Theatre 157 Carlton Street, Suite 201, Toronto, ON M5A 2K3
(416) 515-8080 |
November 3, 2011 |
N/A |
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Native Earth Performing Arts Inc. 55 Mill Street, Building 74, Suite #300
Toronto, ON M5A 3C4
(416) 531-1402 |
January 15, 2012 |
First Nations artists, indigenous artists, artists of colour, women |
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Nightswimming 55 Mill Street, Building 74, Suite #310, Toronto, ON M5A 3C4
(416) 504-3898 |
December 1, 2011 |
Poetic dramatic text, dance, integration of music |
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Nightwood Theatre
55 Mill Street, Building 74, Suite #30
Toronto, ON M5A 3C4
(416) 944-1740
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December 1, 2011 |
Female creators, diversity of voice, story-telling, ethnicity, race, sexuality, class |
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Obsidian Theatre Company
1089 Dundas St. East
Toronto, ON M4M 1R9
(416) 463-8444 |
December 1, 2011 |
Black playwrights and artists of colour |
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Odyssey Theatre
2 Daly Avenue
Ottawa, ON K1N 6E2
(613) 232-8407 |
October 11, 2011 |
Disciplines related to mask-movement based work |
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Port Stanley Festival Theatre
6 - 302 Bridge Street
Port Stanley, ON N5L 1C3
(519) 782-3914 |
January 31, 2012 |
Local playwrights |
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Roseneath Theatre
651 Dufferin Street, 3rd Floor
Toronto, ON M6K 2B2
(416) 686-5199 |
November 18,2011 |
Theatre for Young Audiences |
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Shaw Festival
10 Queen's Parade, P.O. Box 774
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0
(905) 468-2153 |
January 16, 2012 |
Plays relating to the mandate (1856-1950) |
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Smile Theatre
260 Adelaide Street E., Box 12 Toronto, ON M5A 1N1
(416) 599-8440 |
January 16, 2012 |
Writers with an interest in writing for Musical Theatre |
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Studio 180 Theatre
19 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor
Toronto, ON M5R 2S2
(416) 962-1800 |
December 1, 2011 |
Material that actively engages audiences and invites them to be part of a dialogue |
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SummerWorks Theatre Festival
P.O. Box 12, Station C
Toronto, ON M6J 3M7
416-504-0019 |
January 15, 2012 |
Artists in early stages of careers, untraditional and unique forms, socially-relevant |
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Talk Is Free Theatre
P.O. Box 247
Barrie, ON L4M 4T2
(705) 792-1949 |
September 30, 2011 |
Emerging book writers of musicals |
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Tapestry new opera works
55 Mill Street, Building 58, Suite #316
Toronto, ON M5A 3C4
(416) 537-6066 |
January 30, 2012 |
Creators in new opera |
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Tarragon Theatre
30 Bridgman Avenue
Toronto, ON M5R 1X3
(416) 536-5018 |
December 15, 2011 |
N/A |
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The Theatre Centre
1087 Queen Street W., Suite #100
Toronto, ON M6J 1H3
(416) 534-9261 |
November 1, 2011 |
Collaboratively-based development by interdisciplinary creators |
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Theatre Direct Canada
601 Christie Street, Suite 174
Toronto, ON M6G 4C7
(416) 537-4191 |
December 15, 2011 |
Theatre and performance work for young people, including children, youth and pre-schoolers |
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Theatre Gargantua
55 Sudbury Street
Toronto, ON M6J 3S7
(416) 260-4660 |
December 1, 2011 |
Multidisciplinary theatre work |
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Theatre Passe Muraille
16 Ryerson Avenue
Toronto, ON M5T 2P3
(416) 504-7529 |
January 9, 2012 |
Collaborative creation projects, emerging artists, multidisciplinary and intercultural work |
Theatre Smith Gilmour
c/o STAF
192 Spadina Avenue, Ste. #201
Toronto, ON M5T 2C2
(416) 703-2773
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January 16, 2012 |
Projects that reflect our cultural diversity; collective creation; unique theatrical investigations |
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Thousand Islands Playhouse
Box 241
Gananoque, ON K7G 2T8
(613) 382-7086 |
November 30, 2011 |
Work originating from the region, explores the region, deals with issues of interest to the community |
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Volcano
55 Mill Street, Building 74
Suite #309
Toronto, ON M5A 3C4
(416) 538-4436 |
November 30, 2011 |
Adventure, experiment, relevance, interest in form |
Young People's Theatre
165 Front Street East
Toronto, ON M5A 3Z4
(416) 363-5131
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January 3, 2012 |
Theatre for Young Audiences; culturally diverse work |
Program Guidelines & Application Form
If you wish to receive a hard copy of the application form and program guidelines, please call 416-961-1660 or 1-800-387-0058, or email info@arts.on.ca.
Final Report
For more information
- Pat Bradley, Theatre Officer, 416-969-7433, toll free 1-800-387-0058 extension 7433, pbradley@arts.on.ca
- Lucy Gouveia, Program Assistant, 416-969-7432, toll free 1-800-387-0058 extension 7432, lgouveia@arts.on.ca
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