Theatre Creators’ Reserve is a program for individuals and collectives, with the purpose to assist theatre creators to develop new work. The program assists Ontario-based professional theatre creators, and informal collectives of creators, by funding them to create work. This is a third-party recommender program. Applications are made to and funding decisions are made by the theatre companies enrolled in the program.
Please refer to the Ontario Arts Council website for program & application guidelines.
Application Deadline: Monday, December 28, 2015, 5 p.m.
For any questions or concerns, please email Adam White, Associate Artistic Director at [email protected] or call (416) 927-7880 ext. 221.
Priorities
Our Priorities
Priority would be given to works that use music to illuminate the human condition, where the music is integral to the emotional journey of the character and the storytelling. As well, as a collaborative art form with complex and intricate craft required for each discipline involved, preference is given to musical theatre works written by teams who each specialize in a particular area (e.g. book, music, lyrics) rather than a single artist who attempts all three components.
Eligibility
Eligibility
You must meet the eligibility criteria found in the Program Guidelines on the Ontario Arts Council website.
Amounts
Grant Amounts
You may request an amount between $1,000-$3,000. If successful, you may receive less than you request.
Applications
Application Process
Due: Monday, December 28, 2015, 5 p.m.
Submit to: [email protected] with the subject “Theatre Creators’ Reserve.”
We require 1 copy of each of the following items:
- A signed (and scanned) Ontario Arts Council application form which can be downloaded here
- A PDF project proposal or artistic statement (max. 3 pages), including:
- A brief synopsis of the work
- An explanation of why the proposed material or project is of interest to the team and appropriate for the skills of the team
- The development history of the project and the proposed forward development path
- Information/biographies on all creators
- An explanation of your collaborative process (e.g. how do you marry music, lyric and text? how does your team work together on the material?)
- A PDF script sample from the project (if available) or a PDF script sample of past work of the bookwriter (10 pages max)
- 2 MP3 recordings of songs from the current project (if available) or past projects (must include the sung lyric and the full piano accompaniment)
- A PDF budget or brief statement explaining how the requested funds will be used.