Siminovitch Prize in Theatre

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Siminovitch Prize
Awarded forBest in Canadian theatre
CountryCanada
Presented bySiminovitch Prize Foundation  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
First awarded2001
Website https://www.siminovitchprize.com/

The Siminovitch Prize is Canada's largest theatre award recognizing excellence in mid-career directors, playwrights and designers. $100,000 is awarded annually to recipients.

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Anyone may nominate a qualified candidate for the Prize, and winners are selected by a jury made up of prominent theatre professionals. Nominees must be a professional director, playwright, or designer who, in the preceding 10 years, has made a significant creative contribution to no fewer than three noteworthy theatre projects in Canada. [1]

A condition of the award is that one quarter of the prize (CAD$25,000) must be awarded to an emerging artist "Protégé" selected by the winner. [1] [2] The Protégé must be an individual involved in professional direction, playwriting, or design in Canadian theatre. [3] The winner may choose to grant the amount to a single Protégé or divide it between two eligible Protégés. Three finalists also receive CAD$5,000.

History

Formally, the Elinore & Lou Siminovitch Prize in Theatre, the Siminovitch Prize was launched in 2000 to honour the values and achievements of the distinguished scientist Louis ("Lou") Siminovitch and his late wife Elinore Siminovitch who was a pioneering playwright. A group of Dr. Siminovitch’s friends and colleagues came together on the occasion of his 80th birthday to create this award . [4] Twelve individuals and six organizations founded the prize; primary amongst them was the prize's largest financial sponsor, the BMO Financial Group. [1] [5]

In March 2012, BMO announced that the 12th edition of the prize would be its last. [6] In an interview one of the prize's founders, Joseph Rotman, he stated that the Siminovitch Prize was never conceived to run in perpetuity. [7] However, in July 2013, new financial supporters were secured resulting in the revival of the Siminovitch Prize. [8] The Prize has continued ever since, under the direction of the Siminovitch Prize Foundation, funded annually by individual donors and corporate sponsors. [8]

Recipients

The recipients of the Siminovitch Prize since its inception are: [1] [9]

The protégé recipients of the Siminovitch prize are:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Siminovitch Prize in Theatre". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  2. ↑ "Joan MacLeod wins Siminovitch Prize". The Globe and Mail. 2011-11-07.
  3. ↑ "Siminovitch Prize". Siminovitch Prize/BMO Financial Group. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  4. ↑ "The Prize".
  5. ↑ "Siminovitch Prize – The People Behind the Award". Siminovitch Prize/BMO Financial Group. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  6. ↑ Adams, James (18 March 2012). "Prestigious Siminovitch theatre prize coming to an end". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 18 March 2012.,
  7. ↑ Adams, James (19 March 2012). "Siminovitch Prize was never meant to run forever". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  8. 1 2 "The Siminovitch Prize in Theatre announces new partnerships with University of Toronto and RBC Foundation". Yahoo! Finance. 24 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Siminovitch Prize – Celebrating Excellence and Mentorship". Siminovitch Prize/BMO Financial Group. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  10. 1 2 "Playwright Marcus Youssef wins $100K Siminovitch Prize". CBC News, November 6, 2017.
  11. 1 2 J. Kelly Nestruck, "Marie Brassard wins 2022 Siminovitch Prize in Theatre". The Globe and Mail , December 1, 2022.
  12. ↑ "David Yee wins $75K Siminovitch Prize for uplifting Asian Canadian theatre community". Lethbridge Herald , December 4, 2023.
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