Hart House Theatre's U of T Spotlight is dedicated to supporting student playwrights. To that end, we host an annual Playwriting Competition open to U of T students. An adjudication panel selects winning scripts which are awarded cash prizes, time with dramaturgical talents to hone their scripts and the opportunity to have a public reading of their work. One of the judges on the panel this year is award-winning, influential artist, Dr. Baņuta Rubess.
Dr. Rubess is a director and writer with a string of innovative productions to her credit for audiences in Europe and Canada. Her themes range from women’s history to urban jazz lore, from the trauma of war to the nature of grace. In Toronto, her plays laid the foundations for the feminist theatre company Nightwood Theatre.
Read more about the competition and the panel of judges on our website.
