Our longevity and many successes are due, in part, to the valuable partnerships we have formed with many individuals and organizations. These partnerships have enabled a more immediate penetration and intimate engagement with the communities whose stories we tell. A partial list of these significant production partnerships follows:
Organization Mandate WFT Production
Hotel Dieu Grace Healthcare Support for COVID-19 Nurses Letters to Grace (2021)
CanAm Indian Friendship Cntr. Support for 1st Nations Big Green Sky (2016)
Canadian Mental Health Assn. Support for Mental Health Letters to My Mother (2014)
Royal Canadian Legion Support for Veterans RIVETER (2012)
Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Assn. Support for Eating Disorders My Little Butterball (2010)
The Downtown Mission Support for Homeless People Poverty Was Not My Dream (1998)
Hiatus House Support for Battered Women Love Taps (1994)
CanAm Urban Native Homes Support for 1st Nations Sisters (1992)
Canadian Automotive Workers Support for Autoworkers Women Working (1988)
Awards & Grants
- Windsor-Essex Community Foundation: Fund for Gender Equality (2023)
- Canada Council, Touring Production Grant (2019)
- Canadian Heritage, Arts Presentation (2016 – present), Cultural Spaces (2018)
- Ontario Arts Council, Theatre, Arts Presentation, Multi-Inter Arts (1998, 2012, 2016 – 2019)
- Windsor-Essex Endowment for the Arts, Arts Leadership Award (2018), Infrastructure Visual Artist (2014)
- City of Windsor Arts, Culture, & Heritage Award (2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Windsor-Walkerville Fringe Festival, Big Green Sky (2016), Most Educational Performance
- United Communities, Community Award (2015)
- Pelee Island Canada Day Parade, Best Overall Entry (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
- Theatre Ontario, Professional Artist Development (2011)
- Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Assn., Community Partner Award, My Little Butterball (2011)
- Trillium Foundation (2010)
- Windsor’s Excellence in the Arts Mayor’s Award, Outstanding Arts Organization (1995)