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Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators

Results Announcement

Deadline Date: January 14, 2022



This is a third-party recommender program. Recommenders are organizations in the arts community authorized by the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) to receive and assess grant applications. Recommenders are each allocated a budget and decide which applications are awarded grants. They also determine the amount of each grant. OAC reviews grant recommendations to confirm applicant and project eligibility and issues grant payments to recipients. Recommender decisions are authorized by OAC’s CEO.

To safeguard the integrity of the assessment process, artists who have a conflict of interest with a particular recommender are not eligible to apply to that recommender. An artist is in a conflict of interest if they are:

  • an employee or board member of the recommender organization
  • a person who reviews applications for the recommender
  • an immediate family member of those described above
In addition, recommenders must not approve grants that will be paid back to them in any way.


Remarque : Ce programme est offert uniquement en anglais.


4th Line Theatre, Millbrook
Number of Applications: 25
Total Requested: $60,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $8,000
 
Recipients
Burns, Jordan M., Kitchener, $1,000 
Cuthbert, Len, Mount Brydges, $1,000 
Dottor, Monica, Toronto, $1,000 
Murphy, Megan, Peterborough, $1,000 
Rubacha, Elisha, Peterborough, $1,000 
Story, Kate, Peterborough, $1,000 
Suhr, Kate, Peterborough, $1,000 
Windatt, Clayton, Sturgeon Falls, $1,000 

Aluna Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 9
Total Requested: $22,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $11,000
 
Recipients
Arabian, Lara, Toronto, $2,000 
Cortes, Maria Alejandra, Toronto, $1,000 
Esteban, Miggy, Toronto, $1,000 
Garrido , Monica , Toronto, $1,500 
Mesquita, Yago, York, $2,000 
Murillo, Nik, Burlington, $1,000 
Valderrama, Margarita, Toronto, $2,500 

b current Performing Arts Co., Toronto
Number of Applications: 13
Total Requested: $36,252
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Blue Bird Theatre Collective, Toronto, $2,000 
Hayden, Donovan, Toronto, $2,000 
Johnson, Marcia, Toronto, $2,000 
Jones, Erin, Toronto, $2,000 
Yohanes, Rehaset, Toronto, $2,000 

Blyth Festival, Blyth
Number of Applications: 23
Total Requested: $51,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Allen, Brendon, Toronto, $1,000 
Chan, Marjorie, Toronto, $1,500 
Cooper, Beverley, Toronto, $2,000 
Cunningham, Ryan, Toronto, $3,000 
Furrow, Murray, Toronto, $1,500 
Zeit, Stephanie, Toronto, $1,000 

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 47
Total Requested: $114,300
Number of Grants Awarded: 11
Total Recommended: $15,000
 
Recipients
Cameron, Alex, Oakville, $1,000 
Khalema, Tsholo, Toronto, $1,500 
Knott, James, Markham, $1,500 
Malhi, Davinder, North York, $1,000 
McIsaac, Charlin, Toronto, $1,000 
MCQUEEN, ROBERT, Stratford, $1,500 
Mesquita, Yago, York, $1,500 
Moodie, Andrew, Toronto, $1,500 
Ryan, Lola, Ottawa, $1,500 
So Much Drama, Toronto, $1,500 
Staples, Elizabeth, Toronto, $1,500 

Cahoots Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 28
Total Requested: $69,792
Number of Grants Awarded: 17
Total Recommended: $18,500
 
Recipients
DiverseWorks Dance Co., Kitchener, $1,500 
Fe, Carolyn, Toronto, $1,000 
Ganz, Rachel, Toronto, $1,000 
Goodwin, Rose, Toronto, $1,000 
Johnson, Marcia, Toronto, $1,500 
Jones, Erin, Toronto, $1,000 
Leobrera, Ericka, Brampton, $1,000 
Mapili, Andrea, Toronto, $1,000 
Mayers, Janis, Toronto, $1,000 
Mercury, Sam, Kitchener, $1,000 
Nair, Jackson, Toronto, $1,000 
Orjalo, Marissa, Toronto, $1,000 
Reybod, Sepehr, Toronto, $1,000 
Simms, Emerjade, Toronto, $1,000 
Tram, Chantria, Toronto, $1,250 
Vu, Tan, North York, $1,250 
Wilmot, Alten, Kitchener, $1,000 

Canadian Stage, Toronto
Number of Applications: 55
Total Requested: $151,852
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Cunningham, Ryan, Toronto, $2,000 
Dalton-Lutale, Kalale, Toronto, $1,000 
Johnson, Britta, Toronto, $1,000 
Mesquita, Yago, York, $1,000 
Phan, Julie, Mississauga, $2,000 
Philautia, Toronto, $2,000 
Teodoro, José, Toronto, $1,000 

Carousel Players, St. Catharines
Number of Applications: 17
Total Requested: $42,750
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $6,000
 
Recipients
Jaramillo, Juan, Milton, $1,000 
Kras, Michael, Hamilton, $1,000 
Mapili, Andrea, Toronto, $1,000 
Simpson, Sashoya, Toronto, $1,000 
Uculmana-Falcon, Magda, Toronto, $2,000 

Factory Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 20
Total Requested: $49,700
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $15,000
 
Recipients
Bailey, Adam, Toronto, $2,000 
Fe, Carolyn, Toronto, $2,000 
Fitz-James, Anthea, Toronto, $3,000 
Lo, Chase, Toronto, $1,500 
Nautanki Bazaar, Toronto, $1,500 
Singh, Dalbir, Guelph, $2,000 
Teodoro, José, Toronto, $2,000 
Thava, Ganesh, Markham, $1,000 

fu-GEN Theatre Company, Toronto
Number of Applications: 20
Total Requested: $50,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 4
Total Recommended: $12,000
 
Recipients
Kamino, Brenda, Toronto, $3,000 
Mapili, Andrea, Toronto, $3,000 
Phan, Julie, Mississauga, $3,000 
Reybod, Sepehr, Toronto, $3,000 

Grand Theatre, London
Number of Applications: 15
Total Requested: $34,775
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $11,000
 
Recipients
Eddy, Justin, London, $2,000 
Kopp, Ben, Toronto, $2,500 
MCQUEEN, ROBERT, Stratford, $1,000 
Napoli & Wilde Collective, Toronto, $2,500 
Soltys, Braeden, Toronto, $1,500 
Teichman, Catherine, Toronto, $1,500 

Great Canadian Theatre Company, Ottawa
Number of Applications: 18
Total Requested: $44,700
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Fejzic, Sanita, Vanier, $2,000 
Fyffe, Laurie, Ottawa, $1,500 
Moodie, Andrew, Toronto, $2,000 
Oryschak, Breanne, Ottawa, $2,000 
Ryan, Lola, Ottawa, $1,500 
Smyck, Caity, Ottawa, $1,000 

Green Light Arts, Kitchener
Number of Applications: 42
Total Requested: $102,400
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $9,500
 
Recipients
Arabian, Lara, Toronto, $1,000 
DiverseWorks Dance Co., Kitchener, $1,000 
Gorodetsky, Benjamin, Kitchener, $1,000 
Intson, Camille, Dundas, $1,000 
Mercury, Sam, Kitchener, $1,000 
Miller, Justin, Toronto, $1,000 
Saawan Theatre, North York, $2,000 
Spence, Vanessa, Brampton, $1,500 

Jumblies Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 14
Total Requested: $37,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $9,000
 
Recipients
Albanese, Eleanor, Thunder Bay, $1,000 
Deer, Shelba, Sheguiandah First Nation, $2,500 
Teardrop Collective, Toronto, $2,500 
Tice, Breanne, York, $1,000 
Woolley, Chelsea, Toronto, $2,000 

MT Space, Waterloo
Number of Applications: 48
Total Requested: $121,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 10
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Croft, Shiann, Brampton, $1,000 
DiverseWorks Dance Co., Kitchener, $1,000 
Dolma, Rinchen, Etobicoke, $1,000 
Humsi, Nada, Kitchener, $1,000 
Kelada-Sedra, Roselyn, St. Catharines, $1,000 
Malhi, Davinder, North York, $1,000 
marathe, sanskruti, Brampton, $1,000 
Spence, Vanessa, Brampton, $1,000 
Tram, Chantria, Toronto, $1,000 
Vu, Tan, North York, $1,000 

Native Earth Performing Arts, Toronto
Number of Applications: 10
Total Requested: $23,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 9
Total Recommended: $16,000
 
Recipients
Billings, Carly, Hamilton, $3,000 
Burns, Jordan M., Kitchener, $2,000 
Davis, Howard, Niagara-on-the-Lake, $1,000 
Mejaki, Christopher, Toronto, $1,500 
Rivera, JT, Toronto, $1,000 
Soleil, Kitsune, Welland, $1,500 
Sutherland, Samantha, East York, $1,000 
Windatt, Clayton, Sturgeon Falls, $3,000 
Yohanes, Rehaset, Toronto, $2,000 

Nightswimming, Toronto
Number of Applications: 21
Total Requested: $59,050
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $14,000
 
Recipients
Bushnik, Natalia, Toronto, $2,500 
Hayden, Donovan, Toronto, $2,500 
Ishii, Hidetaka, Toronto, $2,500 
Lo, Chase, Toronto, $2,000 
Reis, Ludmylla, Ottawa, $2,000 
Woolley, Chelsea, Toronto, $2,500 

Nightwood Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 43
Total Requested: $111,300
Number of Grants Awarded: 16
Total Recommended: $16,000
 
Recipients
Buhagiar, Valerie, Toronto, $1,000 
Cameron, Alex, Oakville, $1,000 
Cortes, Maria Alejandra, Toronto, $1,000 
Fe, Carolyn, Toronto, $1,000 
Generous Friend, Mississauga, $1,000 
Goodwin, Rose, Toronto, $1,000 
Intson, Camille, Dundas, $1,000 
Johnson, Marcia, Toronto, $1,000 
Jones, Evie, Fonthill, $1,000 
Jung, Emily, Richmond Hill, $1,000 
McGregor, Hanlon, Toronto, $1,000 
Orjalo, Marissa, Toronto, $1,000 
Rose, Jessica, Toronto, $1,000 
Urquhart, Torey, Toronto, $1,000 
Valderrama, Margarita, Toronto, $1,000 
Yohanes, Rehaset, Toronto, $1,000 

Obsidian Theatre Company Inc., Toronto
Number of Applications: 28
Total Requested: $74,240
Number of Grants Awarded: 17
Total Recommended: $17,000
 
Recipients
Brown, Samson, Toronto, $1,000 
Cameron, Alex, Oakville, $1,000 
Dalton-Lutale, Kalale, Toronto, $1,000 
Davis, Howard, Niagara-on-the-Lake, $1,000 
Grant, Cameron, Brampton, $1,000 
Hassan, Ahlam, Toronto, $1,000 
Johnson, Marcia, Toronto, $1,000 
Khalema, Tsholo, Toronto, $1,000 
McFarlane, Durae, Mississauga, $1,000 
Moodie, Andrew, Toronto, $1,000 
Morris, Natasha, York, $1,000 
Simms, Emerjade, Toronto, $1,000 
Simpson, Sashoya, Toronto, $1,000 
Sonuga, Yemie, Toronto, $1,000 
Uculmana-Falcon, Magda, Toronto, $1,000 
Whitney, Abigail, Toronto, $1,000 
Yohanes, Rehaset, Toronto, $1,000 

Odyssey Theatre, Ottawa
Number of Applications: 30
Total Requested: $81,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 9
Total Recommended: $9,000
 
Recipients
Fernandes, Maryse, Ottawa, $1,000 
Gambles, Chandel, Temiskaming Shores, $1,000 
Hoquet/Hiccup, Sudbury, $1,000 
Kovac, Viktorija, Waterloo, $1,000 
Leblanc-Beaudoin, Vincent, Toronto, $1,000 
marathe, sanskruti, Brampton, $1,000 
Rose, Neta, Toronto, $1,000 
Sideris, Alix, East York, $1,000 
Van Wieren, Eish, Toronto, $1,000 

Ottawa Fringe Festival, Ottawa
Number of Applications: 10
Total Requested: $26,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Carty, Magan, Kinburn, $1,500 
Fejzic, Sanita, Vanier, $1,500 
Reis, Ludmylla, Ottawa, $2,000 
Ryan, Lola, Ottawa, $1,500 
Smyck, Caity, Ottawa, $1,500 
Wells, Velvet, Ottawa, $2,000 

Outside the March, Toronto
Number of Applications: 40
Total Requested: $102,900
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $7,000
 
Recipients
Johnson, Britta, Toronto, $1,250 
Mesquita, Yago, York, $1,250 
Miller, Justin, Toronto, $1,000 
Monet, Gus, Toronto, $1,000 
Palm, Keshia, Toronto, $1,000 
Valderrama, Margarita, Toronto, $1,500 

Pat the Dog Theatre Creation, Waterloo
Number of Applications: 38
Total Requested: $95,775
Number of Grants Awarded: 10
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Bergeron, Jessie, Timmins, $1,000 
Branch Collective, Sudbury, $1,000 
Doelman, AM, Waterloo, $1,000 
Hoquet/Hiccup, Sudbury, $1,000 
Irwin, Candice, Little Current, $1,000 
Luu, Cam, Toronto, $1,000 
Matheson, Dawn, Guelph, $1,000 
Sonuga, Yemie, Toronto, $1,000 
Spence, Vanessa, Brampton, $1,000 
Voll, Nathaniel, Kitchener, $1,000 

Pleiades Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 15
Total Requested: $40,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $9,000
 
Recipients
Cortes, Maria Alejandra, Toronto, $1,125 
Flacks, Diane, Toronto, $1,125 
Fuentes, Isabel, Ottawa, $1,125 
Humsi, Nada, Kitchener, $1,125 
Orjalo, Marissa, Toronto, $1,125 
Saawan Theatre, North York, $1,125 
Taylor, John, Toronto, $1,125 
Woollcombe, Dharini, Toronto, $1,125 

Port Stanley Festival Theatre, Port Stanley
Number of Applications: 9
Total Requested: $17,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $9,000
 
Recipients
Doelman, AM, Waterloo, $1,500 
Frid, Catherine, Guelph, $1,500 
Furrow, Murray, Toronto, $1,000 
Maudsley, Scott, Cloyne, $1,000 
Scheffler, Barb, Toronto, $1,500 
Tratt, Marcia, Toronto, $1,000 
Williams, Jamie, St. Catharines, $1,500 

Puppetmongers Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 10
Total Requested: $22,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 4
Total Recommended: $7,000
 
Recipients
Blue Bird Theatre Collective, Toronto, $2,500 
Mee, Julie, Port Perry, $1,000 
Urbano, Michelle, Etobicoke, $2,500 
White, Kristine, Toronto, $1,000 

Roseneath Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 25
Total Requested: $64,250
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Allen, Brendon, Toronto, $1,000 
Jaramillo, Juan, Milton, $3,000 
Kingston, Shannon, Kingston, $1,000 
Mapili, Andrea, Toronto, $1,500 
Nair, Jackson, Toronto, $1,500 
Uculmana-Falcon, Magda, Toronto, $2,000 

Soulpepper, Toronto
Number of Applications: 36
Total Requested: $89,140
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Blue Bird Theatre Collective, Toronto, $3,000 
Datla, Gursimran, Scarborough, $1,100 
Lederer, Julia, Toronto, $1,400 
Myers, Ciarán, Kitchener, $2,000 
Teodoro, José, Toronto, $2,500 

Studio 180 Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 33
Total Requested: $83,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Albert, Michael, Toronto, $1,000 
Arabian, Lara, Toronto, $1,500 
Billings, Carly, Hamilton, $1,500 
Cullen, Katherine, Toronto, $1,500 
Grant, Cameron, Brampton, $1,500 
Mullin, Laura, Toronto, $1,000 
Orjalo, Marissa, Toronto, $1,000 
Singh, Dalbir, Guelph, $1,000 

Sudbury Theatre Centre, Sudbury
Number of Applications: 25
Total Requested: $57,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $9,500
 
Recipients
Bergeron, Jessie, Timmins, $1,000 
Deer, Shelba, Sheguiandah First Nation, $2,500 
Duthie, Rick, Ottawa, $1,000 
Hoquet/Hiccup, Sudbury, $2,000 
Moggach, Iain, Barrie, $2,000 
Ryan, Garrett, North York, $1,000 

Suitcase in Point, St. Catharines
Number of Applications: 28
Total Requested: $68,850
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Cosmic Fishing Theatre, Waterloo, $2,500 
Kathak Theatre, Hamilton, $1,500 
Kras, Michael, Hamilton, $1,000 
Lalama, Breton, Fenwick, $1,000 
Malhi, Davinder, North York, $1,000 
Murray-Mutch, Melissa, Hamilton, $1,000 
Pandemic Theatre, Toronto, $1,000 
Waboso Amajor, Dienye, St.Catharines, $1,000 

Talk Is Free Theatre, Barrie
Number of Applications: 9
Total Requested: $22,350
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $8,000
 
Recipients
Epstein, Gabi, Toronto, $1,000 
Kopp, Ben, Toronto, $1,500 
Kras, Michael, Hamilton, $1,500 
Long, Evelyn, Toronto, $1,500 
Villaverde, Jennifer, Toronto, $1,500 
Vu, Tan, North York, $1,000 

Tangled Art + Disability, Toronto
Number of Applications: 21
Total Requested: $55,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $16,000
 
Recipients
Burns, Jordan M., Kitchener, $3,000 
Coleman-Brown, Lisa, Garson, $1,000 
HOBBS, SHELLEY, Toronto, $1,500 
Jaramillo, Juan, Milton, $3,000 
Luu, Cam, Toronto, $1,500 
Singer, Jodi, Toronto, $3,000 
Wells, Velvet, Ottawa, $3,000 

Tarragon Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 62
Total Requested: $149,752
Number of Grants Awarded: 13
Total Recommended: $15,000
 
Recipients
Badian, Marie Beath, Toronto, $1,000 
Burns, Jordan M., Kitchener, $1,000 
Burns, Wayne, Toronto, $1,000 
Cooper, Beverley, Toronto, $1,000 
Grant, Cameron, Brampton, $1,000 
Jones, Evie, Fonthill, $1,000 
Moodie, Andrew, Toronto, $1,000 
Palm, Keshia, Toronto, $1,500 
Prudat, PJ, Trent Lakes, $1,500 
Singh, Dalbir, Guelph, $1,250 
Teodoro, José, Toronto, $1,250 
Uculmana-Falcon, Magda, Toronto, $1,000 
Wilmot, Alten, Kitchener, $1,500 

The Musical Stage Company, Toronto
Number of Applications: 23
Total Requested: $62,775
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Chiblow, Dillan, Toronto, $2,500 
Johnson, Britta, Toronto, $2,000 
Salazar, Heath V., Toronto, $1,500 
Soltys, Braeden, Toronto, $1,000 
Tita Collective, Toronto, $3,000 

Theatre Direct, Toronto
Number of Applications: 17
Total Requested: $46,650
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $11,000
 
Recipients
2Skins Entertainment, Toronto, $2,000 
Boyd, Christopher-Elizabeth, Etobicoke, $1,000 
Generous Friend, Mississauga, $3,000 
La Roche-Francoeur, Eudes, Toronto, $1,500 
Taylor, Sara, Thornhill, $1,000 
Watt, Kristina, Ottawa, $2,500 

Theatre Gargantua, Toronto
Number of Applications: 77
Total Requested: $208,590
Number of Grants Awarded: 10
Total Recommended: $10,500
 
Recipients
abusaleh, nada, Stoney Creek, $1,000 
Alves, Lisa, Mississauga, $1,000 
Brubacher, Erin, Toronto, $1,000 
Carr, Donald, Toronto, $1,500 
Hayden, Donovan, Toronto, $1,000 
Humsi, Nada, Kitchener, $1,000 
Lalama, Breton, Fenwick, $1,000 
Leblanc-Beaudoin, Vincent, Toronto, $1,000 
Ough, Riley, Toronto, $1,000 
Story, Kate, Peterborough, $1,000 

Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto
Number of Applications: 42
Total Requested: $105,492
Number of Grants Awarded: 11
Total Recommended: $15,000
 
Recipients
Blight, Michelle, Newmarket, $1,000 
Datla, Gursimran, Scarborough, $1,000 
DiverseWorks Dance Co., Kitchener, $1,000 
Garrido, Monica, Toronto, $2,000 
Leobrera, Ericka, Brampton, $1,000 
Mayers, Janis, Toronto, $1,000 
Morris, Natasha, York, $1,000 
Perverted Assemblages, Toronto, $1,000 
Phan, Julie, Mississauga, $1,500 
Rodriguez, Rali, Toronto, $1,500 
Sanabria, Patricia, Kingston, $3,000 

Theatre Smith-Gilmour, Toronto
Number of Applications: 14
Total Requested: $37,250
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $7,000
 
Recipients
Anthes, Colin Bruce, St. Catharines, $1,000 
Dunlop, Stacie, Toronto, $1,000 
Johnson, Ardyth, Toronto, $1,000 
Leblanc-Beaudoin, Vincent, Toronto, $1,000 
Simpson, Alexandra, Toronto, $2,000 
Wodzinska, Maria, Toronto, $1,000 

Thousand Islands Playhouse, Gananoque
Number of Applications: 8
Total Requested: $19,700
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Aronovitch, Lawrence, Ottawa, $1,000 
Badian, Marie Beath, Toronto, $1,000 
Bauer, Rebecca, York, $1,000 
Kelada-Sedra, Roselyn, St. Catharines, $1,000 
King, Kemi, Brampton, $2,000 
Kingston, Shannon, Kingston, $2,000 
Lovell, Raechele, Kitchener, $1,000 
Why are you like this?, Kingston, $1,000 

Toronto Fringe, Toronto
Number of Applications: 31
Total Requested: $73,250
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Cosmic Fishing Theatre, Waterloo, $2,500 
Griffin, Steven, Milton, $2,000 
Jung, Emily, Richmond Hill, $1,500 
Palm, Keshia, Toronto, $2,000 
Rose, Neta, Toronto, $2,000 

Tottering Biped Theatre, Hamilton
Number of Applications: 6
Total Requested: $16,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Billings, Carly, Hamilton, $1,500 
Humsi, Nada, Kitchener, $1,500 
Kathak Theatre, Hamilton, $2,000 
Murray-Mutch, Melissa, Hamilton, $2,000 
Webster, Meg, Hamilton, $2,000 
Yu, Anthony, Toronto, $1,000 

Volcano Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 78
Total Requested: $205,940
Number of Grants Awarded: 12
Total Recommended: $13,000
 
Recipients
Brubacher, Erin, Toronto, $1,000 
Dickson, Julia, Toronto, $1,000 
Humsi, Nada, Kitchener, $1,000 
Ishii, Hidetaka, Toronto, $1,000 
Kathak Theatre, Hamilton, $1,000 
Maghanoy, Jason, Toronto, $1,000 
McDermott, Dedra, Toronto, $1,000 
Mensah, Esie, North York, $1,000 
Pandemic Theatre, Toronto, $2,000 
Sun, Jian Shu, Toronto, $1,000 
Taylor, Tommy, Toronto, $1,000 
Waboso Amajor, Dienye, St.Catharines, $1,000 

Why Not Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 27
Total Requested: $76,642
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $12,000
 
Recipients
Brown, Samson, Toronto, $1,000 
Durnford, Kole, Toronto, $1,000 
Irwin, Candice, Little Current, $2,000 
Khalema, Tsholo, Toronto, $1,000 
Lujan, Annie, Toronto, $2,500 
marathe, sanskruti, Brampton, $1,000 
Valderrama, Margarita, Toronto, $1,000 
Zeit, Stephanie, Toronto, $2,500 

Workman Arts, Toronto
Number of Applications: 20
Total Requested: $52,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $12,000
 
Recipients
Bawtinheimer, Evan, Toronto, $1,000 
Lashmar, Rebecca, Toronto, $2,000 
Lovell, Raechele, Kitchener, $2,000 
Simard, Merlin, Toronto, $2,500 
Westell, Kerry, Toronto, $3,000 
Zeit, Stephanie, Toronto, $1,500 

Young People's Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 17
Total Requested: $47,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $12,000
 
Recipients
Badian, Marie Beath, Toronto, $2,500 
Generous Friend, Mississauga, $1,500 
Nair, Jackson, Toronto, $1,250 
Simpson, Sashoya, Toronto, $1,500 
Tice, Breanne, York, $1,250 
Tita Collective, Toronto, $2,000 
Uculmana-Falcon, Magda, Toronto, $2,000 
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For more than 60 years, the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) has played a vital role in promoting and assisting the development of the arts for the enjoyment and benefit of Ontarians. The OAC reached 27.4 million people through events and arts education activities across the province in 2021-22. In 2024-25, OAC invested its grant program budget of $52.2 million in 204 communities across 123 Ontario ridings, providing 1,969 grants to individual artists and 1,030 grants to organizations.

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