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 …
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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 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 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 …
2025 Lifetime Membership Award Recipient
Djanet Sears Congratulations to Djanet Sears, winner of this year’s Lifetime Membership Award! “This groundbreaking playwright delves beautifully into the human condition with a particular focus on Black cultures and …
2025 Tom Hendry Awards Recipients
Carol Bolt Award Supported by Playwrights Canada Press, Scirocco Drama, Alberta Playwrights Network, Manitoba Association of Playwrights, Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre, Playwrights Workshop Montreal, and Saskatchewan Playwrights Centre. In Seven …
2025 Comedy Award Recipient
Supported by an Anonymous Donor Home Deliveries translated by Leanna Brodie Translation of Catherine Léger’s original play, Deux Femmes en or; Adapted from the screenplay by Marie-José Raymond and Claude …
2025 Musical Award Recipient
Supported by DAN School of Drama & Music Olivia O, The Musical by Diane Currie Sam & Jessica Carmona Lyrics by: Jessica Carmona with additional lyrics by Diane Currie Sam, …
2025 Carol Bolt Award Recipient
Supported by Playwrights Canada Press, Scirocco Drama, Alberta Playwrights Network, Manitoba Association of Playwrights, Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre, Playwrights Workshop Montreal, and Saskatchewan Playwrights Centre. In Seven Days by Jordi …