2026 THA Ceremony Host
We’re thrilled to announce that the incredible Craig Lauzon will be hosting our upcoming Tom Hendry Award ceremony! Craig Lauzon is an award-winning actor, comedian, writer, and one of Canada’s …
Category: Awards
2026 THA Peer Assessment Panelists
Carol Bolt Award With the generous support of multiple organizations Peer Assessment Panelists: Pâmela Mala Sinha (Chair), Len Falkenstein, Donna-Michelle St. Bernard Pamela Mala Sinha is a multiple award-winning Canadian actress and writer, …
2026 Tom Hendry Award Finalists
Carol Bolt Award Supported by Playwrights Canada Press, York University Department of Theatre, Dance, & Performance, Scirocco Drama, Alberta Playwrights Network, Manitoba Association of Playwrights, Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre. The Neighbours by Nicolas …
2026 THA Comedy Award Finalists
Cleo by Makram Ayache (ON) You think you know the story of Egypt’s favorite queen, Cleopatra? Cleo is an 18-year-old Egyptian transfer student at Actium High, a private school in North America. Enemies are made, …
2026 THA Theatre for Young Audiences Award
Supported by the Estate of Rachel Wyatt Caged by Rachel Aberle (BC) How can you navigate a relationship when you don’t even know what a healthy one looks like? After a summer apart, teenage …
2026 THA Musical Award Finalists
The 7 Fires: A New Musical Book by Dillan Meighan Chiblow, Music by Landon Doak, Lyrics by Landon Doak with Dillan Meighan Chiblow (ON) Laws within the Indian Act are …
2026 Emerging Playwright Award Finalists
Look At Me by Raymond Beauchemin (ON) Look At Me examines our connection to visual art in three short acts. In the first, “3 Hours, 10 Minutes,” a man and woman meet …
2026 THA Drama Award Finalists
Mabel’s Mine by Lyndsey Bourne (BC) Two sisters work as heavy equipment operators in an open pit mine, driving the biggest trucks in the world, driving something as big as a …
2026 THA Carol Bolt Award Finalists
Supported by Playwrights Canada Press, York University Department of Theatre, Dance, & Performance, Scirocco Drama, Alberta Playwrights Network, Manitoba Association of Playwrights, Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre. The Neighbours by Nicolas Billon (ON) …
Member Written Play a Finalist for a LAMBDA Award
Sarah Waisvisz’s two-act play Heartlines: A Love Story, published in November 2025 by Vancouver’s Talonbooks, has been shortlisted for a 2026 Lammy Award (LAMBDA Award) in the category of LGBTQ …
Member Wins Prize in Play Competition
Ron Davies’ 10-minute play The Force of Attraction has won second prize in the 2026 US national Science Play Competition sponsored by the Simon Center for Geometry and Physics at …
PGCer Wins Play Competition
Romeo Ciolfi’s play Waves won Fire Exit Theatre’s 9th Annual Scripts on Fire New Play Competition! First place wins $500 and a trip to Calgary in the spring where the …