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Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators: 2025-2026

Results Announcement

Deadline Date: January 9, 2026



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: 45
Total Requested: $113,900
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $7,000
 
Recipients
Ardal, Maja, Bala, $2,000 
Cooper, Beverley, Toronto, $1,000 
Doyle, Colin, Toronto, $1,000 
Shaughnessy, Patti, Douro-Dummer, $1,000 
Stevens, Courtenay, Toronto, $1,000 
Wilson, Lindsay, Otonabee, $1,000 
 

Aluna Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 23
Total Requested: $59,750
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $8,000
 
Recipients
Aristizabal, Lina Maria, Toronto, $1,000 
Gonzalez, Priscila, Toronto, $1,000 
Martin, Flávia, Toronto, $2,000 
Nubyanluv, Najla, York, $2,000 
Rivas, Lilibeth, Toronto, $1,000 
Terán, Diego, Toronto, $1,000 
 

b current Performing Arts Co., Toronto
Number of Applications: 22
Total Requested: $63,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $8,000
 
Recipients
Davis, HAUI™, Stratford, $1,600 
Lemorin, Oprah, Toronto, $1,600 
mandiela, ahdri zhina, Toronto, $1,600 
Reddick-stevens, Riel, Toronto, $1,600 
Tkaczyk, Amanda, Cambridge, $1,600 
 

Blyth Festival, Blyth
Number of Applications: 40
Total Requested: $105,200
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $8,000
 
Recipients
Annis, Heather, Toronto, $2,000 
Gallagher, Steven, Hamilton, $1,000 
MacMahon, Anthony, Toronto, $2,000 
Shaw, Justin, Hamilton, $2,000 
Vlaskalic, Daniela, Toronto, $1,000 
 

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 44
Total Requested: $114,466
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $12,000
 
Recipients
Fejzic, Sanita, Vanier, $1,000 
Garrick, Nickeshia, York, $2,000 
Gorodetsky, Benjamin, Kitchener, $2,000 
Hague, Mel, Toronto, $1,000 
Idreis, Ameer, Toronto, $2,000 
ILL NANA/DiverseCity Dance Company, Toronto, $3,000 
Lalama, Breton, Fenwick, $1,000 
 

Cahoots Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 9
Total Requested: $25,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $13,000
 
Recipients
Avalos, Melissa, Toronto, $1,000 
Brennan, Avery-Jean, Toronto, $2,250 
Holstein, Andrea, Toronto, $1,500 
Ignatious, Jereen, Stratford, $2,000 
Kitagawa, Cayne, Toronto, $2,000 
Lena, Suvendrini, York, $2,250 
Wilmot, Alten, Kitchener, $2,000 
 

Canadian Stage, Toronto
Number of Applications: 48
Total Requested: $128,100
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Anthony, Darren, Mississauga, $2,000 
Keyes, Ethan, Toronto, $2,000 
Khanin, Ilana, Toronto, $2,000 
lemonTree theatre creations, Toronto, $2,000 
Phan, Julie, Mississauga, $2,000 
 

Carousel Players, St. Catharines
Number of Applications: 20
Total Requested: $55,300
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $5,000
 
Recipients
Dear Bear Multi-Arts, St Catharines, $1,000 
Eddie, Nicholas, Toronto, $1,000 
Fraser, Alexa, St. Catharines, $1,000 
Martin, Eliza, Toronto, $1,000 
Stewart, Marcel, Hamilton, $1,000 
 

Factory Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 65
Total Requested: $175,316
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $12,000
 
Recipients
Bitter, Augusto, Toronto, $1,500 
Generous Friend, Toronto, $2,000 
Khanin, Ilana, Toronto, $1,500 
Khomutova, Mariia, Toronto, $1,500 
Lalama, Breton, Fenwick, $1,000 
McKechnie, Thomas, Toronto, $1,500 
Public Domain Theatre, Stratford, $1,500 
Silvera, Abby, Toronto, $1,500 
 

fu-GEN Theatre Company, Toronto
Number of Applications: 17
Total Requested: $46,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Bhattacharya, Nova, Toronto, $1,000 
Coren, Lucy, Ottawa, $3,000 
Dehbonehie, Anahita, Toronto, $1,000 
Phan, Julie, Mississauga, $3,000 
Yi, Irene, Ottawa, $2,000 
 

Grand Theatre, London
Number of Applications: 52
Total Requested: $134,750
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $8,000
 
Recipients
Alvis, Cole, Toronto, $1,000 
Fabiilli, Sophia, Kingston, $2,000 
Forde, Keira, London, $2,000 
Galloway, Ken, London, $2,000 
Ryan, Kydra, Simcoe, $1,000 
 

Great Canadian Theatre Company, Ottawa
Number of Applications: 18
Total Requested: $49,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $9,000
 
Recipients
Coates, Eric, Stratford, $1,000 
Coren, Lucy, Ottawa, $3,000 
McKechnie, Thomas, Toronto, $1,000 
Mwandemange, Joy, Ottawa, $3,000 
Pereira, Shanice, Ottawa, $1,000 
 

Green Light Arts, Kitchener
Number of Applications: 39
Total Requested: $103,966
Number of Grants Awarded: 4
Total Recommended: $6,000
 
Recipients
Burns, Shayna, Kitchener, $1,000 
Gorodetsky, Benjamin, Kitchener, $2,000 
Gyamfi-Kumanini, Lily, Waterloo, $2,000 
McCreary, Michael, Mono, $1,000 
 

Guild Festival Theatre, Scarborough
Number of Applications: 13
Total Requested: $33,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 4
Total Recommended: $6,000
 
Recipients
Barban, Alicia, Toronto, $2,500 
Cooper, Beverley, Toronto, $1,000 
Crawford, Mark, Stratford, $1,000 
Luckwaldt, Robin, Kingston, $1,500 
 

Jumblies Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 41
Total Requested: $103,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 4
Total Recommended: $5,000
 
Recipients
Arifin, Katya, Thunder Bay, $1,000 
Coren, Lucy, Ottawa, $1,000 
Dalvi, Tushar, Toronto, $1,000 
Stewart, Marcel, Hamilton, $2,000 
 

Magnus Theatre Company, Thunder Bay
Number of Applications: 15
Total Requested: $31,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $7,000
 
Recipients
Arifin, Katya, Thunder Bay, $1,000 
Drinkwalter, Joe, Toronto, $1,000 
Kotanen, Jack Oliver, Toronto, $2,000 
McCormack, Ian, North Bay, $1,000 
Proulx, Adam, Sault Ste. Marie, $2,000 
 

Modern Times Stage Company, Toronto
Number of Applications: 39
Total Requested: $102,450
Number of Grants Awarded: 9
Total Recommended: $9,000
 
Recipients
Avalos, Melissa, Toronto, $1,000 
Campbell, Curtis, Toronto, $1,000 
Davies, Mikaela, East York, $1,000 
Davis, HAUI™, Stratford, $1,000 
Elgamri, Abdelghafor, Toronto, $1,000 
Ghaeinizadeh, Armon, Toronto, $1,000 
lemonTree theatre creations, Toronto, $1,000 
Two2Mango, Scarborough, $1,000 
Valderrama, Margarita, Toronto, $1,000 
 

MT Space, Waterloo
Number of Applications: 64
Total Requested: $173,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 10
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Arifin, Katya, Thunder Bay, $1,000 
Copp, Trevor, Hamilton, $1,000 
Forde, Keira, London, $1,000 
Gonzalez, Priscila, Toronto, $1,000 
Kester, Rainbow, Temagami, $1,000 
Khalaf, Lubna, Kichener, $1,000 
Kreatrix, Kaylie, Ottawa, $1,000 
Nguyen, Nam, Mississauga, $1,000 
Singh, Dalbir, Guelph, $1,000 
Windatt, Clayton, Sturgeon Falls, $1,000 
 

Native Earth Performing Arts, Toronto
Number of Applications: 17
Total Requested: $45,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $12,000
 
Recipients
Abu Sarari, Nassim, Toronto, $1,750 
Badian, Marie Beath, Toronto, $1,000 
Idreis, Ameer, Toronto, $1,750 
Kreatrix, Kaylie, Ottawa, $1,000 
Lafortune, Connor, Sudbury, $2,000 
Nguyen, Nam, Mississauga, $1,500 
Niles, Ren, Toronto, $1,000 
Runeckles, Jake, Clarington, $2,000 
 

Necessary Angel Theatre Company, Toronto
Number of Applications: 124
Total Requested: $323,880
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $5,000
 
Recipients
Adam, Megan, Toronto, $1,000 
Amo-Adem, Akosua, Etobicoke, $1,000 
Kester, Rainbow, Temagami, $1,000 
Salawu, Khadijah, Toronto, $1,000 
watson, bahia, Toronto, $1,000 
 

Nightswimming, Toronto
Number of Applications: 35
Total Requested: $92,966
Number of Grants Awarded: 4
Total Recommended: $9,000
 
Recipients
Bitter, Augusto, Toronto, $2,000 
Bushnik, Natalia, Toronto, $3,000 
Nostbakken, Amy, Toronto, $2,000 
Valderrama, Margarita, Toronto, $2,000 
 

Nightwood Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 99
Total Requested: $262,220
Number of Grants Awarded: 10
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Bey, SATE, Toronto, $1,000 
Kasahara, Teiya, Toronto, $1,000 
Lalama, Breton, Fenwick, $1,000 
Magirias, Zoe, Toronto, $1,000 
Mccallum-Mallory, Mac, North York, $1,000 
Napoli, Rose, Toronto, $1,000 
Rhian, Iris, Toronto, $1,000 
Robinson, Kabrena, North York, $1,000 
Whiston, Tristan, Toronto, $1,000 
Yan, Marline, Brantford, $1,000 
 

Obsidian Theatre Company Inc., Toronto
Number of Applications: 20
Total Requested: $55,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 10
Total Recommended: $13,000
 
Recipients
Ama, Uche, Toronto, $1,000 
Amo-Adem, Akosua, Etobicoke, $1,000 
Bailey, Peter N, North York, $1,500 
Bey, SATE, Toronto, $2,000 
Fayokun, Lu, Toronto, $1,000 
Gyamfi-Kumanini, Lily, Waterloo, $1,000 
James, Asha, Whitby, $1,000 
Moodie, Andrew, Toronto, $2,000 
Mwandemange, Joy, Ottawa, $1,000 
watson, bahia, Toronto, $1,500 
 

Odyssey Theatre, Ottawa
Number of Applications: 38
Total Requested: $96,570
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $5,000
 
Recipients
Black Robinson, Graeme, Etobicoke, $1,000 
Du Toit, Jacqui, Ottawa, $1,000 
Gambles, Chandel, Temiskaming Shores, $1,000 
Krauss, Jewels, Toronto, $1,000 
Sobol, Michael, Lanark, $1,000 
 

Ottawa Fringe Festival, Ottawa
Number of Applications: 13
Total Requested: $35,800
Number of Grants Awarded: 4
Total Recommended: $9,000
 
Recipients
Cauchy, Lauren, Vanier, $3,000 
Mwandemange, Joy, Ottawa, $3,000 
Oryschak, Breanne, Ottawa, $1,500 
Pereira, Shanice, Ottawa, $1,500 
 

Outside the March, Toronto
Number of Applications: 37
Total Requested: $90,250
Number of Grants Awarded: 4
Total Recommended: $5,000
 
Recipients
Braid, Rielle, Toronto, $1,000 
Public Domain Theatre, Stratford, $1,000 
THE SUNFLOWERS COLLECTIVE, Toronto, $1,000 
Wheeler, Olivia, Toronto, $2,000 
 

Pat the Dog Theatre Creation, Waterloo
Number of Applications: 30
Total Requested: $76,880
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $9,000
 
Recipients
Arifin, Katya, Thunder Bay, $1,000 
Cherney, Niomi, Cambridge, $1,000 
Drinkwalter, Joe, Toronto, $1,000 
Gorodetsky, Benjamin, Kitchener, $2,000 
Hague, Mel, Toronto, $1,000 
Kester, Rainbow, Temagami, $2,000 
Napoli, Rose, Toronto, $1,000 
 

Port Stanley Festival Theatre, Port Stanley
Number of Applications: 55
Total Requested: $139,700
Number of Grants Awarded: 4
Total Recommended: $5,000
 
Recipients
MacMahon, Anthony, Toronto, $1,000 
Vlaskalic, Daniela, Toronto, $1,000 
Williams, Jamie, St. Catharines, $1,000 
Yan, Marline, Brantford, $2,000 
 

Roseneath Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 24
Total Requested: $66,700
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $8,000
 
Recipients
Chud, Marjie, Toronto, $1,000 
Eddie, Nicholas, Toronto, $1,000 
Elizabeth, Emily, Toronto, $1,000 
Gonzalez, Priscila, Toronto, $1,000 
Kurin, Kayla, Thornhill, $1,000 
La Roche-Francoeur, Eudes, Toronto, $1,000 
trinh, athena kaitlin, Toronto, $1,000 
Upton, Theresa, Kingston, $1,000 
 

Soulpepper, Toronto
Number of Applications: 90
Total Requested: $244,800
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Barban, Alicia, Toronto, $2,000 
House of Beida Inc., Toronto, $2,000 
Hung, Chloe, Toronto, $2,000 
Napoli, Rose, Toronto, $2,000 
Nguyen, Nam, Mississauga, $2,000 
 

Studio 180 Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 52
Total Requested: $134,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $5,000
 
Recipients
Abu Sarari, Nassim, Toronto, $1,000 
Bitter, Augusto, Toronto, $1,000 
Cayley, Kate, Toronto, $1,000 
Cooper, Beverley, Toronto, $1,000 
Tice, Breanne, York, $1,000 
 

Suitcase in Point, St. Catharines
Number of Applications: 27
Total Requested: $74,266
Number of Grants Awarded: 6
Total Recommended: $7,000
 
Recipients
Blight, Michelle, Newmarket, $1,000 
Co-Create: Roselyn Kelada-Sedra & Suchiththa Wickremesooriya, Toronto, $1,000 
McCreary, Michael, Mono, $1,500 
Miller, Justin, Guelph, $1,000 
Mohammed, Michelle, Brampton, $1,000 
Stewart, Marcel, Hamilton, $1,500 
 

Talk Is Free Theatre, Barrie
Number of Applications: 23
Total Requested: $64,100
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $5,000
 
Recipients
Etemadi, Izad, Toronto, $1,000 
Greve, Margot, Toronto, $1,000 
Hewitt, Griffin, Toronto, $1,000 
Moggach, Iain, Barrie, $1,000 
Ribeiro, Rafael, Toronto, $1,000 
 

Tangled Art + Disability, Toronto
Number of Applications: 7
Total Requested: $21,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $12,000
 
Recipients
Ghost Rooster Collective, Ottawa, $2,500 
Kartna, Henrik, Toronto, $2,000 
McMillan, Mavis, Sault Ste. Marie, $1,500 
Upton, Theresa, Kingston, $3,000 
Wilmot, Alten, Kitchener, $3,000 
 

Tarragon Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 92
Total Requested: $249,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 8
Total Recommended: $12,000
 
Recipients
Amo-Adem, Akosua, Etobicoke, $1,000 
Bey, SATE, Toronto, $1,000 
Fejzic, Sanita, Vanier, $1,000 
Ganz, Rachel, Toronto, $2,500 
Khomutova, Mariia, Toronto, $2,500 
Offord, Alexander, Toronto, $1,000 
Traboulsi, Nabil, Toronto, $1,500 
watson, bahia, Toronto, $1,500 
 

The Musical Stage Company, Toronto
Number of Applications: 39
Total Requested: $110,600
Number of Grants Awarded: 3
Total Recommended: $9,000
 
Recipients
Cameron, Benjamin, Toronto, $3,000 
Crawford, Mark, Stratford, $3,000 
HilYun, Toronto, $3,000 
 

Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton
Number of Applications: 41
Total Requested: $110,480
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Amo-Adem, Akosua, Etobicoke, $1,000 
Bateson, Devin, Hamilton, $1,000 
De Zotti, Julian, Toronto, $1,000 
Jha, Shreya, Hamilton, $1,000 
Lukasik-Foss, Tor, Hamilton, $2,000 
Shaw, Justin, Hamilton, $2,000 
Stewart, Marcel, Hamilton, $2,000 
 

Theatre Direct, Toronto
Number of Applications: 33
Total Requested: $95,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $7,400
 
Recipients
Annis, Heather, Toronto, $1,200 
Brown, Briana, Hensall, $1,000 
Dear Bear Multi-Arts, St Catharines, $1,000 
Lujan, Annie, Thornhill, $1,000 
Martin, Eliza, Toronto, $1,000 
Sharma, Sachin, Toronto, $1,000 
Stewart, Marcel, Hamilton, $1,200 
 

Theatre Gargantua, Toronto
Number of Applications: 26
Total Requested: $66,866
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $5,000
 
Recipients
Annis, Heather, Toronto, $1,000 
Escolan, Maria, York, $1,000 
Laviolette, Byron, Toronto, $1,000 
Parashar, Shreya, Scarborough, $1,000 
[elephants] collective, Toronto, $1,000 
 

Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto
Number of Applications: 43
Total Requested: $115,116
Number of Grants Awarded: 11
Total Recommended: $12,000
 
Recipients
Bitter, Augusto, Toronto, $1,000 
Boulay, Jenn, Toronto, $1,500 
Keyes, Ethan, Toronto, $1,000 
Lam, Jse-che, Toronto, $1,000 
Martin, Flávia, Toronto, $1,000 
Morreale, Anna, Toronto, $1,000 
Runeckles, Jake, Clarington, $1,000 
Said, Roula, York, $1,500 
Silvera, Abby, Toronto, $1,000 
Smith, Dainty, Toronto, $1,000 
Yi, Irene, Ottawa, $1,000 
 

Thousand Islands Playhouse, Gananoque
Number of Applications: 36
Total Requested: $96,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $5,000
 
Recipients
Alvis, Cole, Toronto, $1,000 
Braithwaite, Diana, Prince Edward County, $1,000 
Crawford, Mark, Stratford, $1,000 
Farb, Sara, Toronto, $1,000 
Scott, Andrea, Toronto, $1,000 
 

Toronto Fringe, Toronto
Number of Applications: 89
Total Requested: $237,800
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Black Robinson, Graeme, Etobicoke, $2,000 
Gray, Rachel, Ottawa, $1,000 
Isaza Clunie, Mercedes, Toronto, $2,000 
Lujan, Annie, Thornhill, $1,000 
Maharaj, Vandana, Etobicoke, $1,000 
Randall, Lennette, Toronto, $1,000 
[elephants] collective, Toronto, $2,000 
 

Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival, Picton
Number of Applications: 19
Total Requested: $54,300
Number of Grants Awarded: 5
Total Recommended: $6,000
 
Recipients
Akhtar, Saba, Toronto, $1,000 
Goodwin, Ruth, Toronto, $1,000 
Hersi, Mona, Vaughan, $2,000 
Hinprov, Toronto, $1,000 
Woolven, Kyle, Belleville, $1,000 
 

Why Not Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 20
Total Requested: $57,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $10,000
 
Recipients
Amanzadeh, Parastoo, Aurora, $1,000 
Escolan, Maria, York, $1,500 
Kathak Theatre, Hamilton, $2,500 
Mitwasi, Sammy, Toronto, $2,000 
Public Domain Theatre, Stratford, $1,000 
Reis, Ludmylla, Toronto, $1,000 
Tice, Breanne, York, $1,000 
 

YES THEATRE, Sudbury
Number of Applications: 28
Total Requested: $72,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $9,000
 
Recipients
Arifin, Katya, Thunder Bay, $1,000 
Hoquet/Hiccup, Sudbury, $2,000 
Kopp, Ben, Toronto, $1,500 
McCormack, Ian, North Bay, $1,000 
Nyhuus, Thomas, Toronto, $1,000 
Paulsen, Andrew, Thunder Bay, $1,000 
Proulx, Adam, Sault Ste. Marie, $1,500 

Young People's Theatre, Toronto
Number of Applications: 20
Total Requested: $55,900
Number of Grants Awarded: 7
Total Recommended: $9,000
 
Recipients
Blaine, Amelia, Toronto, $1,000 
Corpuz, Belinda, Toronto, $1,000 
Greve, Margot, Toronto, $1,000 
Jha, Shreya, Toronto, $2,000 
La Roche-Francoeur, Eudes, Toronto, $1,000 
Nair, Jackson, Toronto, $1,000 
trinh, athena kaitlin, Toronto, $2,000 
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