Green Award
A initiative of the Environmental Stewardship Committee, the PACT Green Award honours projects that inspires the theatre community to engage with the climate crisis and environmental stewardship in creative and exciting ways. Projects could include theatrical productions, events, or initiatives that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to taking action against climate change. You do not need to be a PACT member to be eligible.
The Green Award seeks to recognize projects that:
- inspire passion and commitment towards climate action and environmental stewardship;
- profoundly and sustainably impact your practice, organization, and / or your community; and/or
- serve as an example of what can be accomplished at the intersection of the arts and environmentalism
The Award includes:
- cash award;
- announcement at the annual PACT conference;
- a session featuring the winner's work during the annual PACT conference;
- national press release; and
- Green Award Seal (to be displayed digitally on the winner's website and programs).
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Both organizations and individuals are eligible for nomination
- Projects must take place in Canada
- Projects be nominated from, within or outside of PACT membership
- Projects can be self-nominated or nominated by others
- Projects must be theatre-related or impact the theatre community in Canada in some way
- Projects must have taken place between November 2023 and October 2024
SELECTION PROCESS
To nominate yourself or another organization/individual for the Green Award, please submit an online application. Applications are accepted from November until January of each year. The winner will be announced at the annual PACT conference.
Each application will be adjudicated based on innovation, impact, and sustainability.
The Green Award winner is selected by the Green Award jury, appointed by the PACT Environmental Stewardship Committee. Special care is given to select jurors who represent not only different fields of practice within the arts community, but also different regions of the country.
Submissions for the 2025 PACT Green Award are being accepted now until Friday, January 31, 2025 at 11:59pm ET.
If you have any questions, or would like to get involved, please contact Chair of the Environmental Stewardship Committee, Laura Caswell, Artistic Director at Stephenville Theatre Festival at lcaswell@stephenvilletheatrefestival.com or PACT Program Associate Panthea Vatandoost at pantheav@pact.ca
PAST WINNERS
2024 - Sunny Drake Productions; Runner up: Theatre SKAM
2023 - The Only Animal Theatre Company; Runner ups: Soulpepper Theatre, and Dr. Dennis Gupa.
Read the 2024 Green Award Press Release
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