Carol Bolt Award Explained

The Carol Bolt Award is an annual Canadian literary award. Presented by the Playwrights Guild of Canada, the award is bestowed for a theatrical play premiere by a PGC member, judged to be the year's best. The award is named in memory of Canadian playwright, Carol Bolt.

Winners

• 2002 - Kent Stetson, The Harps of God^[1]
• 2003 - Daniel Goldfarb, Adam Baum and the Jew Movie^[2]
• 2004 - Florence Gibson, Home Is My Road^[3]
• 2005 - Mieko Ouchi, The Red Priest (Eight Ways To Say Goodbye)
• 2006 - John Mighton, Half Life
• 2007 - Stephen Massicotte, The Oxford Roof Climber's Rebellion
• 2008 - Colleen Murphy, The December Man
• 2009 - Vern Thiessen, Vimy
• 2010 - Michael Nathanson, Talk^[4]
• 2011 - Anusree Roy, Brothel #9^[5]
• 2012 - Don Hannah, The Cave Painter
• 2013 - David Yee, carried away on the crest of a wave
• 2014 - Colleen Murphy, Pig Girl
• 2015 - Jordan Tannahill, Concord Floral
• 2016 - Lisa Codrington, Up the Garden Path^[6]
• 2017 - Kate Hennig, The Virgin Trial^[7]
• 2018 - Matthew MacKenzie, Bears^[8]
• 2019 - Amy Rutherford, Mortified^[9]
• 2020 - Keith Barker, This Is How We Got Here^[10]
• 2021 - No Award was presented this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic

External links

• Carol Bolt Award Past Recipients at the Playwrights Guild of Canada

Notes and References

1. "Fine judge of talent". The Guardian, March 4, 2005.
2. "'Jewtopia' and 'Modern Orthodox': Treading the Line". Backstage, January 12, 2005.
3. http://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/2555496-relocated-playwright-enjoying-thornhill/ "Relocated playwright enjoying Thornhill"
4. "A less-than-relaxing weekend at the 'cottage'". Winnipeg Free Press, March 31, 2011.
5. "'That just feels like such a gift'". The Globe and Mail, November 8, 2011.
6. https://www.theatrealberta.com/2016/11/01/news-national-tom-hendry-award-recipients-announced-playwrights-guild-of-canada/ "News (National): Tom Hendry Award Recipients Announced – Playwrights Guild of Canada"
7. Web site: Winners Announced for Playwrights Guild of Canada's 2017 Tom Hendry Awards . Broadway World . October 30, 2017.
8. Web site: MacKenzie, Matthew . Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia . January 29, 2019.
9. News: News (National): Playwrights Guild of Canada Announces the Winners of the 2019 Tom Hendry Awards . July 16, 2020 . Theatre Alberta . October 29, 2019.
10. [J. Kelly Nestruck]