OAC Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators
Funding For New Play Development: Closed for 2026.
The Thousand Islands Playhouse is very proud to participate in the Ontario Arts Council Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators program.
This program assists theatre creators, playwrights, and informal collectives with costs related to developing a theatrical work, including developing relationships with other theatre artists.
As a third-party recommender, we are able to allocate funds (minimum $1,000, maximum $3,000) based on the merit of a project and subject to final approval at the council level.
Priority will be given to applicants who are BIPOC artists and/or work by artists in Eastern Ontario and/or the development of new Canadian musicals.
The Playhouse will evaluate applications as per the following criteria:
- Is the proposed project innovative, compelling, and creatively exciting?
- Is the application complete, thoughtful, and well prepared?
Music Man. Costume Designers: Joshua Mortimer and Robin Fisher. Set Designer: Brandon Kleiman. Lighting Designer: Renee Brode. Photo: Randy deKleine-Stimpson.
About Recommender Grants
Recommenders are organizations authorized by OAC to receive applications, review them and make grant recommendations. OAC allocates a budget to each of the participating recommenders.
The OAC will get back to you within six to eight weeks after the deadline about whether we’ve recommended your project be funded.
For full information on eligibility, application guidelines and application form, please visit the OAC website.
Important:
- Recommender grants are outright grants to artists from OAC and cannot be represented as any form of payment to or from the recommender, or to or from any member or director thereof.
- Under no circumstances should the grant be considered as a substitute for a commission fee.