Have a script, a story board, or an idea that might be of interest to us?  Crow’s accepts both scripts and treatments for projects.   Submissions are reviewed quarterly, and your project will receive a response within that time period.  Please note: we do not provide dramaturgical feedback of submissions that are not accepted.  If you would like to submit:

Send us by email to hilary@crowstheatre.com
•    Script or production project details.
•    Creative team
•    Any other support materials.

Crow’s Theatre is proud to participate in the Ontario Arts Council Theatre Creator’s Reserve program. As a third party recommender, we are able to allocate funds (1k to 3k each) based on merit of project and subject to final approval at the council level.  Crow’s wishes to support the variety of needs and approaches that individual creators or collectives may have in creating original work. We are interested in projects that are in all stages of development. We would like to support theatre creators who are working on new play texts, creation based-models, found sources and with unusual combinations of the three.

With the Theatre Creator’s Reserve, we would like to enable creators to:

•            Begin initial research on a new project;

•            Create a solid first draft of a new play;

•            Further refine a current draft of a new play, or;

•            If the project is collectively devised, find some time in a studio to develop material.

Crow’s Theatre is interested in supporting work that closely matches our mandate. In particular, work that deals with pivotal narratives, relevant to our current society.  We will also take heed of projects that could eventually be supported by Crow’s Theatre beyond the Theatre Creators’ Reserve program.

In recommending a project for the Theatre Creators’ Reserve grant, we will evaluate:

•            The quality of the proposed project (as evidenced in the proposal and/or the artist’s previous work).

•            The relevance of the proposed project to Crow’s mandate and interests.

•            Clarity about the developmental path for the project.

•            Crow’s Theatre is committed to supporting work and artists that reflect a diversity of perspectives.

Submission Details

We will require the following material with all applications:

•            An up-to-date CV/resume.

•            A concise one-page outline of the project describing the goals and objectives for the project as well as its history.

•            A half-page statement describing how the project contributes to the artist’s growth at the moment.

•            Writing sample if applicable (to a maximum of 15 pages).

•            A budget detailing how funds will be allocated over the creation period.

Submission Deadline December 1, 2011

The program runs from September 2011 to February 2012 but projects will not be reviewed until our submission deadline. Application packages can be downloaded from the OAC website. Creators should include a self addressed, stamped envelope to receive notice on the success of their application.

Please send submissions to:
Crow’s Theatre
696 Queen Street East, Suite 2C
Toronto, ON / M4M 1G9