RBC Emerging Playwright Award Past Recipients

Discover the past winners and revisit the original plays that have moved, inspired and challenged us. Some plays may be available for purchase through the Canadian Play Outlet.

Cole Hayley (2023), The Thin Place
Mentored by: Daniel MacIvor
Lily Falk (2022), Crypthand
Mentored by: Kat Sandler
Zahida Rahemtulla (2021), The Frontliners
Mentored by: Carmen Aguirre
Makram Ayache (2020), Harun
Mentored by: Hannah Moscovitch
Jesse LaVercombe (2019), Hallelujah, It’s Holly
Mentored by: Nicolas Billion
David Gagnon Walker (2018), The Big Ship
Mentored by: Marcus Youssef
Gary Mok (2017), we could be clouds
Mentored by: Mieko Ouchi
Rhiannon Collett (2016), Miranda and Dave Begin Again
Mentored by: Erin Shields
Rafael Antonio Renderos (2015), Salvador
Mentored by: Nicolas Billon

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