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[vc_row enable_hue_rotation="no" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]March 22, 2026   Today, on Earth Day, Why Not Theatre is very excited to announce THE CLIMATE COMMISSIONS, a new series of plays commissioned from national and international playwrights exclusively for the 2025-2026 ThisGen Fellowship, running at The

December 19, 2025 What a thrill to end the year with the news that Why Not Founder and Co-Artistic Director, Ravi Jain, is the 2025 Siminovitch Prize Laureate! 2025 began with a MAHABHARATA Residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

December 2, 2025 Founder and Co-Artistic Director Ravi Jain has been awarded the 2025 Siminovitch Prize in Theatre, Canada’s most prestigious award for artistic innovation and leadership. The Siminovitch Prize is also Canada’s most valuable theatre award, recognizing artists whose vision

TORONTO, ON - November 11, 2025   We are delighted to introduce the first cohort of TD Emerging Leadership Fellows: Jadi Darawi, Nika Jalali, and Maya Royer.   The TD Emerging Leaders Program at Why Not Theatre is focused on developing Black, Indigenous, and

TORONTO, ON - October 9, 2024   On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, Why Not Theatre’s fundraising event, Why Not Fall in Love with the Planet? was a tremendous success, raising over $300,000 in support of Why Not Theatre’s mission to make things