The Siminovitch Prize is Canada's largest theatre award recognizing excellence in mid-career directors, playwrights and designers.

Anyone may nominate a qualified candidate for the Prize, and winners are selected by a jury made up of prominent theatre professionals.

Nominees must be a professional director, playwright, or designer who, in the preceding 10 years, has made a significant creative contribution to no fewer than three noteworthy theatre projects in Canada.

[1][2] The Protégé must be an individual involved in professional direction, playwriting, or design in Canadian theatre.

A group of Dr. Siminovitch’s friends and colleagues came together on the occasion of his 80th birthday to create this award .