Donors & Supporters
As of December, 20th $325,000 has been raised to support the award by both the Canadian theatre community, and the general public. We send our immense gratitude to all of our donors. The full list of supporters can be found below.
We are looking to raise $650,000 to build an “in perpetuity” award and thanks to the support of those listed below we are already 50% of the way there.
The award will live on, with your gracious support.
On these shoulders, this award stands. Thank you.
$25,000 +
The Metcalf Foundation
The Shaw Festival
$10,000 - $24,999
Emma Donoghue
Jefferson Mappin
Lindy Green and Sam Chaiton
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
The Musical Stage Company
$5,000 - $9,999
Mitchell Cohen
Kimberley Rampersad
Belfry Theatre
Harold Green Jewish Theatre
Soulpepper Theatre
Stratford Festival
$1,000 - $4,999
Alicia Rose
Astrid Janson
Derrick Chua
Racheal McCaig
Rupal Shah
Tarragon Theatre
The Theatre Centre
Thomas Jones
Yvonne Fleck
Cahoots Theatre
Factory Theatre
Obsidian Theatre Board of Directors
Young People’s Theatre
$500 - $999
Amanda Rosenthal
Gargantua
Jeff Cummings
John Goddard
Kristen Thomson
Luke Reece
Michael Jones
Michael Sinclair
Pauline Jones
Playwrights Canada Press
Stacey Norton
Steven G Cumyn
Suzanne Cheriton
Theresa Boyle
Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
$1 - $499
Ada Aguilar
Aidan Morishita-Miki
Aimee Bouchard
Alan Walker
Alicia Jeffery
Alyssa Mackenzie
Andrea Carter
Ann Connors
Annie Clarke
Arielle Zamora
Asha Deboran-Hotrum
Barbara Fingerote
Barry Burns
Barry Freeman
Barry McCluskey
Beatrice Campbell
Brittany Borders
Brooklyn Zalik
Bustle & Beast
Byron Abalos
Caitlin Graham
Caroline Maga
Christopher Barry
CJ Astronomo
Clare Adam
Claudia Spadafora
Cole Stevens-Goulais
Colin Anthes
Crystal Chettiar
Dana Osborne Gartner
Daniel Chapman-Smith
Danielle Bourgon
Dave Bennett
David Kirby
Debra Rochman
Derek Miller
Elizaabeth Murphy
Elizabeth C Graham
Ellen Denny
Erik Girard
Erika Morey
Erin Cunningham
Erin Schachter
Eva Hall
Gary Sandor
Geoffrey McBride
Gillian Clark
Graham Yeates
$1 - $499 Continued
Heather Bigelow
Henri Fiks
Hersh Zeifman
Ian Macfarlane
Ines Buchli
Intisar Awisse
Isabelle Ellis
Janelle Rainville
Jeanne LeSage
Jeannette Lambermont
Jefferey Lillico
Jenna Borsato
Jini Stolk
Joanna Falck
John Alexander Thomas
Joseph Abetria
Julia Nish-Lapidus
Julie Bolton
Julie Salverson
Kaitlyn Riordan
Karen Fricker
Karen Gross
Karen Robinson
Katerina A Sokyrko
Katherine Cullen
Kelley Teahen
Kelsey Jacobson
Kristina McNamee
L. Lam Books
Lance Dagenais
Lauren Vandervoort
Lesley Wilkinson
Leslie Francombe
Leslie McBay
Liza Balkan
Lois Adamson
Lois Dawson
Lucija Kacala
Lucy Powis
Lynn Slotkin
Malia Rogers
Marcel Stewart
Marcus Youssef
Margaret Sinclair
Maria Martin
Marlis Schweitzer
$1 - $499 Continued
Maya Bowers
Michael Healey
Michelle Parson
Natasha MacLellan
Natasha Ramondino
Peter Lofthouse
Peter Millard
Rosilind Schroeder
S Bay-Cheng
Sadie Epstein-Fine
Samantha MacDonald
Sansom Marchand
Sarah Matton
Sarena Parmar
Sean Mulcahy
Shani Hamilton Greenlaw
Shannon Currie
SL Wilde Group LLC
Sophia Fabiilli
Steph Raposo
Stephanie Graham
Sugith Varughese
Susan Forrest
Tanisha Taitt
Tanya Labbe
Taylor Young
Tegan Macfarlane
Thomas Jones
Timothy Jennings
Tracey D Hoyt
Victoria Ius
Initial Donors
A special thanks goes to those who contributed early on to the $150,000 base for the award.
Organizations
Belfry Theatre Company
Buddies In Bad Times Theatre
Cahoots Theatre
Canadian Stage
Factory Theatre
Harold Green Jewish Theatre
*The Musical Stage Company
Obsidian Theatre Company
Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
The Shaw Festival
Soulpepper Theatre
The Stratford Festival
Summerworks
The Theatre Centre
Theatre Gargantua
Young People's Theatre
Individuals
Alicia Rose
Derrick Chua
Kimberley Rampersad
Luke Reece
Mitchell Cohen
Rupal Shah
Tamara Jones
Tanisha Taitt
*The Musical Stage Company Donation Contributors:
Thom Allison
David Auster
Alethea Bakeogeorge
Victoria Barber
Paul Beauchamp
David Daniels
Patrick David
Megan Deeks
Cassandra Di Felice
Ray Hogg
Robyn Hoja
Mitchell Marcus
Leanne Matlow
Bart Nickerson
Suzy Rodness
Celia Smith
Ellen Wallace
Lucy White
Rhonda Zwingerman
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