| Oblong and Oboe |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$17,000 |
The final stage of development and world premiere of Oblong and Oboe Stir the Pot as part of Live Five’s 20th Season in Saskatoon. |
| Tweidt, Adam |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$2,000 |
Seeking funding to explore directing as a mentee during the production of Two Bees The Anger of Ernest and Ernestine. |
| Bundon Pfeifer Henderson |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
Funds for bundonpfeiferhenderson to develop audio, projection, and installation concepts for the new play 'Tommy & Pere', by Arthur Milner. |
| Sarasa Performance Laboratory Inc. |
Paynton |
Theatre |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$8,000 |
The Poundmaker Performance Festival is an intercultural and Indigenous Performance Festival within a Laboratory setting. The Festival takes place in an Indigenous community and structures. |
| Belanger, Maureen |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$15,000 |
The funds requested are to assist in creating and writing new material for my character "Ernestine and her pet bird Muckatoon" |
| Hebert, Dakota |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$18,000 |
We want to develop our standup comedy careers by showcasing in Saskatchewan and California, meeting with Industry Professionals, and securing our Social Security Numbers. |
Michael A. Riffel High School
Judy Wensel |
Regina |
Theatre |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$13,026 |
To collaborate with artists Judy Wensel and Shaunna Dunn in Riffel High School's Integrated Theatre Program, That's Possible. |
| Mendez, Edward |
Warman |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I will dive deeply into pedagogy, stage combat, and movement systems at the Paddy Crean Workshop taking place in Banff, AB January 3-9, 2024 |
| Live Five Theatre Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$2,000 |
To increase our capacity and solidify our future goals through the creation of an organizational strategic plan with guidance from an external facilitator |
| Ferre Play Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$14,000 |
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| Bernbaum, Joel |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
To do 20 interviews with Saskatchewan Jews and Muslims to begin a verbatim theatre play about the Gaza war and its effect on our community. |
| Banga, Kaydence |
Stockholm |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
A music, soundscape and dance based theatrical production exploring youth and artist mental health. |
| Scantily Glad Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,921 |
To tour our award-winning queer theatre/comedy show "Creepy Boys" to Regina (presented by Curtain Razors), Winterruption festival (Saskatoon) and OUTStages festival (Victoria) in early 2024. |
| Pantel, Rowan |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
Travel to Montreal to take part in creation workshop scheduled to take place from March 4th to March 9th, 2024, with écH2osysteme project. |
| Otayemi, Demilade |
saskatoon |
Theatre |
Building Arts Equity |
2023-2024 |
$5,000 |
Documenting the collaboration process between SUM Theatre and EDM Lab through, interactive documentation methods. Inspiring future collaborations and youth engagement in artistic and engineering careers |
| McDougall, Bradley |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$5,000 |
Rehearse and tour my re-written one man show “Night Sweats” to Regina & Saskatoon Fringe Festivals and Flin Flon & North Battleford. |
| Bernbaum, Joel |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$12,000 |
To create and share a new verbatim theatre play with music about the Gaza / Israel conflict and impact on people here in Saskatchewan. |
| Pickrell, Jonathon |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$4,500 |
Funding to support a dramaturgy cycle and two day workshop for my play "66 No Exit Lane" to prepare it for production. |
| Nawaz, Zarqa |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$7,238 |
Everyone loves to watch a good crime story. But we've never seen a play about mosque heist. I'd like to write that play. |
| Heinek, Emily |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I want to be able to take the 3 week devising intensive hosted by Ghost River Theatre in Calgary. |
| Tic Toc TEN |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$7,239 |
Tic Toc TEN is a short performance festival (in person and online) featuring a selection of new, multidisciplinary performances by emerging and established Saskatchewan artists. |
| Mendez, Edward |
Warman |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$3,000 |
I will obtain my Intermediate Actor/Combatant Certification through Fight Director's Canada at The 2024 National Stage Combat Certification Conference in Saskatoon, SK |
| Scantily Glad Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$7,000 |
This project is to remount our outdoor roving interactive performance, "Homebuddies" for presentation at Summerworks Festival from July 30 - August 11th, 2024. |
| Macdonald, Daniel |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$9,000 |
Build a touring production of my play IAGO SPEAKS to tour to High Schools students through arts centres across the province in 2024/25. |
| Spilchen, Danielle |
Warman |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$4,583 |
Our collective will produce and present George F. Walker's Zastrozzi as part of Live Five's 2024-2025 season in November/December of 2024. |
| Billingsley, Alyssa |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$4,500 |
Dramaturgy, rewrites, & remounting 'Identity Crisis' for a 2024 tour to the Winnipeg & Edmonton Fringe Festivals with John Turner, Karen Hines, Kenn McLeod. |
Bernbaum, Joel
Oskayak High School |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Artists in Schools |
2024-2025 |
$10,000 |
To study the play Reasonable Doubt with Oskāyak High School students, work with them to create an artistic response, and share this response with public |
| Vincent, Angus |
Yorkton |
Theatre |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2024-2025 |
$15,000 |
Complete a script/play in a musical format, along with music, with story lines of life and love on a reserve and urban setting. |
| Never Never Shakespeare |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$7,666 |
To fund a theatrical production of Twelfth Night through the lens of Queer culture, for presentation in Saskatoon, in January of 2025. |
| Negraeff, Laura |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$10,000 |
I will produce & direct Sarah Ruhl’s play about relationships, women’s health, & sexuality, titled “In the Next Room” at Persephone’s Backstage in Saskatoon |
| Brayshaw, Cody |
Prince Albert |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$650 |
This project is a small literature review regarding sustainability in theatre to enhance my career, my academic research profile, and promote arts sustainability. |
| Burnt Thicket Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$30,750 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Dancing Sky Theatre Inc. |
Meacham |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$82,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$57,920 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| J.M. Curtain Razors Inc. |
Regina |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$20,500 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| La Troupe du Jour Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$80,980 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Listen to Dis' Community Arts Organization Inc. |
Regina |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$46,430 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| On the Boards Staging Company, Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$30,700 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatchewan Playwrights Centre Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$38,950 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Sum Theatre Corp. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$38,950 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Wide Open Theatrical Escapades Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$20,500 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Globe Theatre Society |
Regina |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$244,910 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Persephone Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$235,750 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| 25th Street Theatre Centre Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
SaskFestivals |
2024-2025 |
$45,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan Festival Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
SaskFestivals |
2024-2025 |
$89,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Batycki, Kai |
St Denis |
Theatre |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2024-2025 |
$2,500 |
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| Listen to Dis' Community Arts Organization Inc. |
Regina |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$2,000 |
LTD' will be touring to rural communities to perform Bits & Pieces of Dis’ & Dat for high school students, cultural leaders, and community members. |
| Van Vliet, Hope |
Regina |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$500 |
I will attend a three week devised theatre intensive. There will be classes on grant writing, healthy creation practices and dramaturgy. |
| Michaud, Jean-Marie |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
To attend a Writers Retreat/Master Class under Louis-Dominique Lavigne with BC playwrights and connect with their Artistic Director. |
| Boucher, Adreanna |
Prince Albert |
Theatre |
Artists in Communities |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
This pilot explores the viability of a long-term partnership with the P.A. Public Library to provide access to theatre programs and resources for local youth. |
| Larsen, Mitchell |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I will receive my basic actor combattant training at the 2024 National Stage Combat Certification Conference in August. |
| Walliser, Carson |
Regina |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I want to purchase travel (flights and buses), and pay for accommodation and the workshop fees to attend this Drag/Clown workshop in Ontario. |
| Magalong, Wren |
Regina |
Theatre |
Building Arts Equity |
2024-2025 |
$1,200 |
A series of courses with the Canadian Institute of Theater Technologies on using the ETC lightning console. |
| Chaos Encouraged Productions Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$2,000 |
Create a 4ft by 4ft stage for Trans and Genderqueer Drag performers to present a unique show at Nuit Blanche YXE in Saskatoon. |
| Cuthand, Shawn |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Help to travel with Full Metal Comedy (Myself, Ryan Moccasin, Shy Sapp) to Vancouver Fringe, where we were picked for a spot in the festival. |
| Evan Hardy Collegiate |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Artists in Schools |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
An original theatre production about relevant issues in the lives of teens utilizing innovative theatrical performance and technology techniques with the guidance of Sam Kruger. |
| Dittmann, Bethany |
Estevan |
Theatre |
Artists in Schools |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
The artist will develop a relationship with an elementary school, partnering, to enhance arts-related practice through drama that is linked to curricular educational outcomes. |
| Dufresne, Gabrielle |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$350 |
Attending a two-week Masterclass on puppetry, offered in French by the Association des Théâtres Francophones du Canada and the École Nationale |
| Harris, Carla |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$7,500 |
To hold an active reading workshop with disabled actors and a disabled dramaturg as a basis for refining a play about discovering a hidden disability. |
| All-Terrain Theatre |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$3,769 |
For All-Terrain Theatre I will produce and direct my play, Lyudmila Times Three: A Play for Peace, for Tic Toc Ten Festival . |
| Live Five Theatre Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
SaskFestivals |
2024-2025 |
$7,000 |
We are seeking funding for our twenty first series of Live Five Independent Theatre in Saskatoon. |
| Larsen, Mitchell |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$10,000 |
I am applying to fund an extended creation/development phase of a queer, research-inspired production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie. |
| Buttered Ghost Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$18,000 |
an artist collective co-production of Anne Washburn's Mr. Burns: A Post Electric Play as part of Live Five 21st season. |
| Mendez, Edward |
Warman |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$4,716 |
I will write a verbatim play based on interviews with first generation and Indigenous Canadians exploring loss of culture and the concept of "Being Canadian" |
| McLeod, Kenn |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$7,500 |
Funds to assist in the writing and workshopping of a new script, "Infinite Jest", by Kenn McLeod. A show incorporating Clown, Shakespeare, and Family. |
| It's Not a Box Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$2,000 |
To co-produce, co-direct, and co-design a production of Overhear as a performance and an installation in Taiwan with producing partner Performosa Theatre. |
Harmony Arts Program
JanLaree Denbigh |
Moose Jaw |
Theatre |
Artists in Communities |
2024-2025 |
$15,000 |
Harmony Arts Program will produce a musical theatre production for adults and children to enhance community reducing any financial barrier to participation. |
| Anderson, Skyler |
Regina |
Theatre |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2024-2025 |
$8,000 |
To support the writing and presentation of a performance based on a difficult time of my life where I was saved by ceremony. |
| Southwest Cultural Development Group Inc. |
Swift Current |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$2,000 |
Host four performances of "Leave it to Weavers" by Gordon Tootoosis Nikaniwin Theatre |
Evan Hardy Collegiate
Samuel Kruger |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Artists in Schools |
2024-2025 |
$10,000 |
An original theatre production about relevant issues in the lives of teens utilizing innovative theatrical performance and technology techniques with the guidance of Sam Kruger. |
| Goodpipe, Erin |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Participate in a theatre workshop; supporting the creation and development of Children of the Bear, created by Todd Houseman, which I am a co-director. |
| Ay, Caramba! Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$2,000 |
Artistic Leadership Residency by the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal |
| Whitbread, Liz |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$465 |
I want to assist in planning and running a development workshop of a new Saskatchewan Play - The Boat, by Todd Devonshire. |
| Mendez, Edward |
Warman |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I will complete my required training hours and test fights to complete my Intermediate Actor Combatant Certification through Fight Director's Canada in Toronto. |
| Scantily Glad Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$2,000 |
This project is to travel to Seoul, South Korea for a developmental workshop of new show “Slugs” with live animator / puppet artist, Zach Dorn |
Gareau, Adreanna
Prince Albert Public Library |
Prince Albert |
Theatre |
Artists in Communities |
2025-2026 |
$9,750 |
I will partner with P.A. Public Library (PAPL) to offer acting and improv workshops, with a display of related resources created by the library. |
Reyes, Lautaro
Saskatoon Open Door Society |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Artists in Communities |
2025-2026 |
$15,000 |
For the play Welcome to (My Country), Lautaro Reyes interviewed newcomers to Saskatoon. Their gripping stories are retold by the newcomers themselves alongside established artists. |
| Dahlem, Madeleine |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$6,791 |
A ten-day workshop to transform a written word cantata into a hybrid musical/spoken word form, including three days of musical improvisational work. |
| Wicks, Bob |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$5,000 |
I have been accepted to participate in a unique residency with the Prague Shakespeare Company, June 15th to August 10th, 2025 |
| Schulz, Judith |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$13,000 |
Produce an eight-show performance of ‘Yaga’ by Kat Sandler in Saskatoon, SK, as an artist collective in collaboration with Live Five’s 2025/26 season. |
| Grummett, S.E. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$16,500 |
To finish the development of my next solo-show, “Nude Parade” unpacking trans trauma porn and the commodification of identity through a month-long workshop with collaborators. |
| Farrow, Kody |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,000 |
To attend the FDC National Stage Combat Certification Conference in Saskatoon in August 2025, receiving my Basic Actor Combatant Certification. |
| Reyes, Lautaro |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$16,500 |
I am developing a script and workshop for my play, Welcome to My Country, which is created from interviews with immigrants and refugees to Saskatoon. |
| Alharthi, Rania |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$7,500 |
The play "Checkpoint" vividly explores resilience, displacement anguish, and family strength, deeply probing the essence of homeland and the profound connections that define it. |
| Ay, Caramba! Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$7,960 |
World premiere of The Newcomer by Yulissa Campos as part of the Live Five 2024-2025 season. |
| lift/break collective |
Regina |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$5,240 |
We'll revisit and expand our short theatre piece lift/break towards a full-length performance, exploring dance and interpretive movement to deepen the story. |
| Mendez, Edward |
Warman |
Theatre |
Independent Artists Program |
2025-2026 |
$3,950 |
I will obtain my Advanced Actor Combatant Certification through Fight Director's Canada at The 2025 National Stage Combat Certification Conference in Saskatoon, SK |
| Globe Theatre Society |
Regina |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2025-2026 |
$244,910 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Persephone Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2025-2026 |
$235,750 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Burnt Thicket Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2025-2026 |
$30,750 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Dancing Sky Theatre Inc. |
Meacham |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2025-2026 |
$82,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2025-2026 |
$57,920 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| J.M. Curtain Razors Inc. |
Regina |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2025-2026 |
$20,500 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| La Troupe du Jour Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2025-2026 |
$80,980 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Listen to Dis' Community Arts Organization Inc. |
Regina |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2025-2026 |
$46,430 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| On the Boards Staging Company, Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2025-2026 |
$30,700 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatchewan Playwrights Centre Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2025-2026 |
$38,950 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Sum Theatre Corp. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2025-2026 |
$38,950 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Wide Open Theatrical Escapades Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Theatre |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2025-2026 |
$20,500 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Griffin, Leanne |
Dundurn |
Theatre |
Microgrant Program |
2025-2026 |
$875 |
To participate in Sage Hill's Online (Zoom) Playwriting Lab with Vern Thiessen to refine my script, Personal Space, for submission to theaters for potential production. |
