CTDF
Download the Application
If you’re eligible to apply to the Commercial Theatre Development Fund, please download and complete the following form and e.mail back to TAPA.
- Application Form Eligibility Info Included
- Excel Budget Form Must be completed with Application Form
The C.T.D.F. Committee:
- Jim LeFrancois (Chair)
- Janis Hobson
- Brett Randall
- Carrie Sager
- Brian Sewell
Main Objectives
The Commercial Theatre Development Fund assists the Ontario commercial theatre sector through associations with Ontario-based producers who seek to present small to mid-sized commercial theatre productions in Ontario. The CTDF also assists productions that are chosen on the basis of their profit-making potential so that the CTDF remains sustainable
The goal of the CTDF is to encourage small to mid-sized Ontario productions, with a particular emphasis on original Canadian works or works performed outside of Toronto
Eligibility Criteria and Requirements (abridged)
An eligible applicant must meet all the following mandatory requirements:
- Must be Canadian
- Must be situated in Ontario
- Must be a member in good standing of the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts
An eligible production must satisfy all of the following criteria:
- Must have private support, and must not be seeking or relying upon any support from any governmental or quasi-governmental arts funding bodies
- Must be “scripted”, in that the production does not change from night to night (stand-up comics, improvisation, etc are not eligible)
- Production budget ceiling of $1,000,000. (One million Canadian dollars)
- Only French or English language productions are eligible
- Must not have excessive financial participation by a non-Canadian
- Must provide employment opportunities
- Basic funding shall be up to a maximum of $75,000, not exceeding of 50% of the total budget for the Production
Please see complete eligibility details in CTDF Application Form.
Deadlines for 2010:
- Monday February 15th, 2010 for projects beginning after April 1st 2010
- Monday August 9th, 2010 for projects beginning after October 1st, 2010
The Commercial Theatre Development Fund (CTDF) is funded through the Ontario Ministry of Culture, and administered by the Toronto Alliance of Performing Arts.
Full eligibility guidelines and an application form are available online at www.tapa.ca.
Please contact Jacoba Knaapen, TAPA Executive Director at jacobak@tapa.ca if you have any further questions.
