Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award

Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award
Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award
Awarded for	Literary award for Toronto theatre
Country	Canada
Presented by	Ontario Arts Council
First awarded	1979
Last awarded	2001
Website	The Chalmers Awards for Creativity and Excellence in the Arts (discontinued)

The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award was a Canadian literary award given to Canadian plays produced by any professional Canadian theatre company, and having performances in the Toronto area.^[1]

The prize had a monetary value of $25,000, and was named for benefactor Floyd Chalmers, an editor and publisher.^[2]

From the award's inception until 1980, one play was named the winner of the award, except for a tie in 1977. In 1980, the award began honouring multiple plays. That year, five winners were named. Since then, four plays normally won the award each year. In 1983, a youth theatre prize was added alongside the general theatre category.

The award was one of several arts awards created by the Chalmers family of Toronto. In 2001 the award was presented for the final time,^[3] and in 2002 the Chalmers family endowed an Ontario Arts Council fund for two arts grant programs.^[4]

Winners

Year	General theatre	Youth theatre
1973^[1]	David Freeman, Creeps	No award presented
1974^[1]	David French, Of the Fields, Lately
1975^[1]	James Reaney, Saint Nicholas Hotel
1976^[1]	John Herbert, Fortune and Men's Eyes
1977^[1]	W.O. Mitchell, Back to Beulah Larry Fineberg, Eve
1978^[1]	Rick Salutin, Les Canadiens
1979^[1]	Roland Lepage, Le temps d'une vie
1980^[1]	David Fennario, Balconville David French, Jitters John Gray, Billy Bishop Goes to War Antonine Maillet, La Sagouine John Murrell, Waiting for the Parade
1981^[1]	Erika Ritter, Automatic Pilot Neil Munro, F C U George Luscombe, Mac Reynolds and Larry Cox, Mac Paps John Craig and George Luscombe, Ain't Lookin'
1982^[1]	Allan Stratton, Rexy! Charles Tidler, Straight Ahead/Blind Dancers George F. Walker, Theatre of the Film Noir
1983^[1]	Anne Chislett, Quiet in the Land John Lazarus and Joa Lazarus, Dreaming and Dueling Tom Walmsley, White Boys	Marcel Sabourin, Pleurer pour rire
1984^[1]	Sherman Snukal, Talking Dirty Jean-Pierre Plante, Francine Ruel, Louis Saia, Michel Côté, Marcel Gauthier, Marc Messier and Claude Meunier, Brew Betty Lambert, Jennie's Story Margaret Hollingsworth, Ever Loving	Jim Betts, Mystery of the Oak Island Treasure Anne Dansereau, Une histoire à dormer debout Joel Greenberg, The Nuclear Power Show
1985^[1]	George F. Walker, Criminals in Love David French, Salt-Water Moon John Krizanc, Prague Sharon Pollock, Doc	Colin Thomas, One Thousand Cranes Robert Bellefeuille and Isabelle Cauchy, Les nez
1986^[1]	Michel Tremblay, Albertine in Five Times Michael Hollingsworth, The History of the Village of the Small Huts: Part 1, New France Michael Mercer, Goodnight Disgrace Allan Stratton, Papers	Suzanne Lebeau, Little Victories/Les petits pouvoirs Duncan McGregor, Running the Gauntlet John Lazarus, Not So Dumb Paul Shilton and Jim Biros, The Fabulous Farming Show
1987^[1]	John Murrell, Farther West Linda Griffiths, Jessica Don Hannah, The Wedding Script Tomson Highway, The Rez Sisters	Dennis Foon, Skin Robert Morgan and David S. Craig, Morgan's Journey
1988^[1]	Tom Wood, B Movie: The Play Robert Fothergill, Detaining Mr. Trotsky Judith Thompson, I Am Yours Ralph Burdman, Tête-à-Tête	Beverley Cooper and Baņuta Rubess, Thin Ice Frank Etherington, The Snake Lady Robert Morgan, Not As Hard As It Seems
1989^[1]	Paul Ledoux and David Young, Fire Ann-Marie MacDonald, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) Michel Tremblay, Le vrai monde? George F. Walker, Nothing Sacred	Carol Bolt, Ice Time Marvin Ishmael, Forever Free
1990^[1]	Sally Clark, Moo Tomson Highway, Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing John Krizanc, The Half of It George F. Walker, Love and Anger	The Great Unwashed Fish Collective, i.d. Jim Betts, The Groundworld Adventure Shirley Barrie, Straight Stitching
1991^[1]	Marie Brassard and Robert Lepage, Le Polygraphe Brad Fraser, Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love Judith Thompson, Lion in the Streets Michel Tremblay, La maison suspendue	Martha Brooks, Andrew's Tree Colin Thomas, Two Weeks Twice a Year
1992^[1]	Michel Marc Bouchard, Lilies, Daniel Brooks and Guillermo Verdecchia, The Noam Chomsky Lectures Daniel MacIvor, House John Mighton, A Short History of Night	Drew Hayden Taylor, Toronto at Dreamer's Rock Maristella Roca, The Servant of Two Masters Colin Thomas, Flesh and Blood
1993^[1]	Normand Chaurette, The Queens Joan MacLeod, The Hope Slide Jason Sherman, The League of Nathans George F. Walker, Escape from Happiness	Michael Miller, Birds of a Feather Shirley Barrie, Carrying the Calf Paula Wing, Naomi's Road
1994^[1]	Michael Hollingsworth, The Life and Times of Mackenzie King Hillar Liitoja, The Last Supper Alisa Palmer, A Play About the Mothers de Mayo Guillermo Verdecchia, Fronteras Americanas	Maristella Roca, Pinocchio Kathleen McDonnell, Loon Boy Edward Roy, A Secret Life
1995^[1]	Robert Lepage, Needles and Opium Geoff Kavanagh, Ditch Ken Garnhum, Pants on Fire Diane Cave and Nadia Ross, The Alistair Trilogy	Joan MacLeod, Little Sister Dennis Foon, The Short Tree and the Bird That Could Not Sing
1996^[1]	Timothy Findley, The Stillborn Lover Brad Fraser, Poor Super Man Andrew Moodie, Riot John Murrell, The Faraway Nearby	Anne Chislett, Flippin' In Rex Deverell, Belonging
1997^[1]	Don Druick, Where Is Kabuki? Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt, 2 Pianos, 4 Hands Daniel MacIvor and Daniel Brooks, Here Lies Henry Guillermo Verdecchia and Marcus Youssef, A Line in the Sand	David S. Craig, Napalm the Magnificent: Dancing with the Dark Ron Reed, Book of the Dragon
1998^[1]	George F. Walker, Problem Child Djanet Sears, Harlem Duet Carole Fréchette, The Four Lives of Marie David Rubinoff, Stuck	Ronnie Burkett, Old Friends Robert Priest, Minibugs & Microchips
1999^[1]	George F. Walker, The End of Civilization Leah Cherniak, Oliver Dennis, Maggie Huculak, Robert Morgan, Martha Ross and Michael Simpson, The Betrayal Michel Marc Bouchard, The Orphan Muses Jason Sherman, Patience	David S. Craig and Robert Morgan, Dib and Dub and the Journey Home Robert Morgan, The General
2000^[5]	Linda Griffiths, Alien Creatures: A Visitation from Gwendolyn MacEwan Michel Tremblay, For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again Ronnie Burkett, Street of Blood Michael Healey, The Drawer Boy	Gail Nyoka, Mella Mella Leslie Arden, The Happy Prince
2001^[3]	Florence Gibson, Belle Chris Earle, Radio:30 Michael Redhill and Ross Manson, Building Jerusalem George F. Walker, Heaven	Sean Reycraft, Pop Song Richard Lacroix, André Laliberté and Richard Morin, The Starkeeper/Le porteur

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab William H. New (2002). Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. University of Toronto Press. pp. 63–64.
^ Floyd Chalmers Archived 2016-08-20 at the Wayback Machine at The Canadian Encyclopedia.
^ ^a ^b "Chalmers winners for the last time ; Rich theatre awards will be replaced with grants system". Toronto Star, May 15, 2001.
^ "Chalmers Awards takes its eye off the prize". The Globe and Mail, March 14, 2002.
^ "Chalmers slams rich at arts awards". Toronto Star, May 16, 2000.

[new-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab William H. New (2002). Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. University of Toronto Press. pp. 63–64.

[canenc-2] Floyd Chalmers Archived 2016-08-20 at the Wayback Machine at The Canadian Encyclopedia.

[lasttime-3] "Chalmers winners for the last time ; Rich theatre awards will be replaced with grants system". Toronto Star, May 15, 2001.

[4] "Chalmers Awards takes its eye off the prize". The Globe and Mail, March 14, 2002.

[slams-5] "Chalmers slams rich at arts awards". Toronto Star, May 16, 2000.

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