Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators

 
 

The Ontario Arts Council's Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators is a program designed to support the development of new work by Ontario-based theatre creators. This program provides funding for creators to work on the early stages of a theatre project, such as research, exploration, and writing. What makes this grant unique is that funding recommendations are made by third-party recommenders, and we’re excited that Guild Festival Theatre has been selected as a recommender organization this year!

Our Priorities

  1. Creators from Scarborough, Durham and eastern Ontario.

  2. Creators that reflect our diverse community.

  3. Work that aligns with our mandate of reimagining classics. We take a purposefully broad definition of classics to encompass content, form, and history and we're interested in how creators are inspired by the past to create new work that speaks to the present moment.

Submission Instructions

You will be asked to submit the following items:

  • 1-page proposal outlining your proposed work and how it aligns with our priorities

  • C.V. (Required by the OAC)

  • Sample of work:

For text-based creators, we’d like to see up to 10 pages of a previous script. For non-text-based proposals (e.g. physical theatre, puppetry, etc.) please submit up to 5 minutes of video.

Deadline

  • December 6, 2024, 1 p.m. ET

Applications must be made through the OAC’s NOVA platform.

If you have any questions, please email info@guildfestivaltheatre.ca