Siminovitch Theatre Foundation / Siminovitch Prize

To celebrate a twenty-five-year legacy of fostering excellence and innovation in Canadian theatre, the Siminovitch Theatre Foundation is challenging its conventions by broadening who can be nominated for the Siminovitch Prize in 2025.

This year, we are pausing our traditional three-year rotating cycle of honouring directors, playwrights, and designers to welcome nominations for theatre creators from these three disciplines, as well as from theatre creators whose work does not fall strictly into the three established Siminovitch Prize categories. This expansion is for theatre creators and does not include producers, educators, and other technical, administrative or support roles.

To demonstrate our commitment to encouraging exceptional theatre artists, the three shortlisted artists will receive $10,000, doubling previous prize amounts, thanks to a renewed commitment from Power Corporation of Canada.