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Why Not Theatre founder Ravi Jain wins Siminovitch, Canada’s top theatre prize
TORONTO — Why Not Theatre founder Ravi Jain has won Canada’s top theatre prize.
Jain was awarded the $100,000 Siminovitch Prize at a ceremony in Toronto tonight.
The jury praised Jain for “reshaping the ecosystem around him” with inventive work that puts inclusion at its centre.
Jain’s body of work includes “Prince Hamlet,” a bilingual ASL/English reimagining of Shakespeare and the two-part “Mahabharata,” a stage interpretation of a 4,000-year-old Sanskrit epic.
Jain chose that production’s co-creator, Miriam Fernandes, as his protege for the Siminovitch, meaning she’ll receive $25,000.
The prize typically honours designers, directors or playwrights in a given year, but the three-year cycle was paused for this milestone 25th edition to welcome nominations from all fields, including those outside the usual categories.
The prize purse also increased this year from $75,000 to $100,000.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 1, 2025.
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