OAC Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators 2026–27 — $1,000 to $3,000 for Creating New Theatre Work, Applied for Through Theatre Companies

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Grants of $1,000 to $3,000 for any theatre-based creation activity, recommended by theatre companies; workshop costs are funded only when the workshop is for creation; French-language activity goes to the francophone programme. Awards may be smaller than requested.

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Professional theatre artists who are Ontario residents, and ad hoc groups or collectives with a majority of Ontario residents; not organisations, non-professionals or staff and board members of the recommending company. Up to five applications a year to designated theatre companies. Activity may not start before the recommender's deadline and must be finished within two years of the results.

Dates & details

Deadline

Programme active from 8 September 2026 until 8 January 2027, 1 p.m. ET; recommender theatre companies set their own schedules

Results

Up to two months after the recommender's deadline or after submission

Language

English