By Robyn Grant-Morgan

“The laureate prize of $100,000 is awarded every year to a mid-career theatre professional who has made “a significant creative contribution to theatre in Canada.” Past recipients include Marcus Youssef, Joan MacLeod and Daniel MacIvor.


Jury Chair Vanessa Porteous, speaking of Ms. Beagan, says,”no other writer on this territory proposes this kind of material for our consideration, material so rich in character, story, emotion, humour, violence, humanity, compassion, complexity, and righteous fury. Her vision is uncompromising, her voice is necessary, her trajectory embodies the deepest values of the Siminovitch Prize. This is quite simply excellent, searing, unforgettable theatre of the highest calibre.” Cree actor and writer Michelle Thrush, who nominated Ms. Beagan for the prize, elegantly describes Ms. Beagan as “A word lover and a carrier of stories.”‘

Source: CBC