Ontario Drama Festival

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The Ontario Drama Festival widely known as the Sears Drama Festival, founded in 1946 by

R.H. Thomson, Judith Thompson and David Cronenberg are among the festival's alumni.[1][2][3]

The festival, and its sister festivals in British Columbia (founded in 2005) and Atlantic Canada (founded on 2011), involve 400 high schools and 15,000 students each year in drama competitions.[1][2]

Funded for most of its existence by

IATSE after Sears Canada withdrew its funding of $200,000 annually, due to the retailer's financial problems.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "After losing Sears sponsorship, student drama festival gets its second act". Beta.theglobeandmail.com. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "71-year old youth theatre festival in jeopardy after Sears Canada ends funding". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Canada's oldest youth theatre festival saved after losing Sears sponsorship". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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