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School Awards
Update – March, 2023
The Rainbow Stage School Award Applications are back for the 2022/2023 Academic Year. Please feel free to email education@rainbowstage.ca with any questions you may have or fill out the form below and send it in to us. We cannot wait to see your live theatre productions once again!
Please ensure that you give us enough time to get your musical information to our committee to ensure that they can attend!
The School Awards are generously supported by private donations.
To support this program, DONATE HERE.
School Awards
PDF Downloadable Application Form
If you are interested in applying for a School Award please download and fill out our application form. If you are emailing your application form, please send to education@rainbowstage.ca Thank you for your continued interest in the performing arts.
Guidelines
High School Awards Criteria
- The Production must be a ‘book show’ or an ‘original work’ in the form of a musical. Musical Reviews, Theatre Reviews, and Variety Show formats are not eligible.
Middle Years Awards Criteria
The following types of productions are eligible:
- ‘Book Show’
- ‘Original Work’ in the form of a musical Musical Revue with a storyline – Variety shows, Theatre Reviews or Talent shows are not eligible
General Guidelines
School Awards are available for middle years and high schools in Manitoba. For applicant schools located more than 250km from Winnipeg, special arrangements will be made for video submissions. Videos must be submitted one week after the final production of the applicants show via YouTube link emailed to: education@rainbowstage.ca
Applications must be received (1) month prior to production performance dates
- Up to (3) awards given to high schools, each to a maximum value of $1000
- Up to (2) awards given to middle schools, each to a maximum value of $750
Applicants must provide attending committee members with the following:
- Reserved seating in a prime, central area that is far enough back to view the production in its entirety, but close enough to see the dancers’ feet.
- A free, printed program for each attending member, listing production credits
Applicants will be critiqued on their overall production including, but not limited to:
- Performances and overall direction
- Production elements (Sets, Lighting, Wardrobe, Props, Hair, Makeup design)
- Music, choral direction and general sound quality
- House and backstage efforts and management
DISCLAIMER:
The Committee reserves the right not to issue an award, as well as reallocate an award, if productions do not meet minimum quality standards. The Committee’s choice of award winners is final
PDF Downloadable Application Form
If you are interested in applying for a School Award please download and fill out our application form. If you are emailing your application form, please send to education@rainbowstage.ca Thank you for your continued interest in the performing arts.
Past Recipients
| 2019 | |
| SCHOOL | SHOW |
| Linden Christian School | Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella |
| Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute | Oliver! |
| Westgate Mennonite Collegiate | 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee |
| Highbury School* | The Lion King Jr. |
| École Leila North Community School* | Mary Poppins Jr. |
| Lincoln Middle School* | Beauty and the Beast Jr. |
| 2018 | |
| SCHOOL | SHOW |
| Garden City Collegiate | Little Shop Of Horrors |
| Glenlawn Collegiate Institute | The Wedding Singer |
| Virden Collegiate | The Addams Family |
| Lincoln Middle School* | Disney’s High School Musical Jr. |
| Parkland Elementary School* | Mary Poppins Jr. |
| Shamrock School* | Disney’s Alice In Wonderland Jr. |
| 2017 | |
| SCHOOL | SHOW |
| Glenlawn Collegiate | Shrek: The Musical |
| Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute | Willy Wonka |
| Linden Christian School | Mary Poppins |
| Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute | Shrek: The Musical |
| Lincoln Middle School* | Madagascar Jr. |
| 2016 | |
| SCHOOL | SHOW |
| Westwood Collegiate | West Side Story |
| Garden City Collegiate | Once on This Island |
| Virden Collegiate Institute | Aida |
| Lincoln Middle School* | Shrek Jr. |
| Parkland Elementary School* | Lion King Jr. |
| 2015 | |
| SCHOOL | SHOW |
| Westwood Collegiate | Aida |
| Mennonite Collegiate | Beauty and the Beast |
| Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute | Beauty and the Beast |
| Lincoln Middle School* | Aladdin Jr. |
| Highbury School* | Disney’s Peter Pan Jr. |
| 2014 | |
| SCHOOL | SHOW |
| College Sturgeon Heights | SHREK The Musical |
| Highbury School* | Disney’s Aladdin Jr. |
| Glenlawn Collegiate | Crazy for You |
| Westwood Collegiate | Legally Blonde: The Musical |
| 2013 | |
| SCHOOL | SHOW |
| Highbury School* | Disney’s High School Musical Jr. |
| Garden City Collegiate | Grease |
| Westwood Collegiate | Phantom of the Opera |
| MBCI | The Sound of Music |
| Edmund Partridge* | The Wizard of Oz |
| 2012 | |
| SCHOOL | SHOW |
| Ecole Morden Middle School* | Annie Jr. |
| Westwood Collegiate | Les Miserables |
| West Kildonan | Little Shop of Horrors |
| Edmund Partidge* | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat |
| MCI | Pirates of Penzance |
| 2011 | |
| SCHOOL | SHOW |
| JH Bruhns | Godspell |
| Murdoch MacKay Collegiate Institute | Seussical The Musical |
| Edmund Partridge* | Willy Wonka |
| MBCI | Fiddler on the Roof |
*Middle School
Downloadable Application Form
If you are interested in applying for a School Award please download and fill out our application form. If you are emailing your application form, please send to education@rainbowstage.ca Thank you for your continued interest in the performing arts.
Rainbow Stage is committed to promote equal engagement opportunities by inclusive casting of artists who self-identify as diverse in roles where ethnicity, gender, age, the presence or absence of a disability, or any other ground of discrimination prohibited by law, is not prescribed
School Awards
Update – January, 2021
Rainbow Stage is monitoring the COVID 19 situation daily, as we consider the health of our patrons, students, staff and volunteers to be paramount during this time of uncertainty. For this reason, we have decided to close the intake of School Award Applications for the 2020-2021 Academic Year. Thank you to all the schools who applied last year – we hope to be able to see your 2021-2022 productions!
The School Awards are generously supported by private donations.
To support this program, DONATE HERE.
School Awards
PDF Downloadable Application Form
If you are interested in applying for a School Award please download and fill out our application form. If you are emailing your application form, please send to education@rainbowstage.ca Thank you for your continued interest in the performing arts.
Guidelines
High School Awards Criteria
- The Production must be a ‘book show’ or an ‘original work’ in the form of a musical. Musical Reviews, Theatre Reviews, and Variety Show formats are not eligible.
Middle Years Awards Criteria
The following types of productions are eligible:
- ‘Book Show’
- ‘Original Work’ in the form of a musical Musical Revue with a storyline – Variety shows, Theatre Reviews or Talent shows are not eligible
General Guidelines
School Awards are available for middle years and high schools in Manitoba. For applicant schools located more than 250km from Winnipeg, special arrangements will be made for video submissions. Videos must be submitted one week after the final production of the applicants show via YouTube link emailed to: education@rainbowstage.ca
Applications must be received (1) month prior to production performance dates
- Up to (3) awards given to high schools, each to a maximum value of $1000
- Up to (2) awards given to middle schools, each to a maximum value of $750
Applicants must provide attending committee members with the following:
- Reserved seating in a prime, central area that is far enough back to view the production in its entirety, but close enough to see the dancers’ feet.
- A free, printed program for each attending member, listing production credits
Applicants will be critiqued on their overall production including, but not limited to:
- Performances and overall direction
- Production elements (Sets, Lighting, Wardrobe, Props, Hair, Makeup design)
- Music, choral direction and general sound quality
- House and backstage efforts and management
DISCLAIMER:
The Committee reserves the right not to issue an award, as well as reallocate an award, if productions do not meet minimum quality standards. The Committee’s choice of award winners is final
PDF Downloadable Application Form
If you are interested in applying for a School Award please download and fill out our application form. If you are emailing your application form, please send to education@rainbowstage.ca Thank you for your continued interest in the performing arts.
Past Recipients
| 2019 | |
| SCHOOL | SHOW |
| Linden Christian School | Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella |
| Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute | Oliver! |
| Westgate Mennonite Collegiate | 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee |
| Highbury School* | The Lion King Jr. |
| École Leila North Community School* | Mary Poppins Jr. |
| Lincoln Middle School* | Beauty and the Beast Jr. |
| 2018 | |
| SCHOOL | SHOW |
| Garden City Collegiate | Little Shop Of Horrors |
| Glenlawn Collegiate Institute | The Wedding Singer |
| Virden Collegiate | The Addams Family |
| Lincoln Middle School* | Disney’s High School Musical Jr. |
| Parkland Elementary School* | Mary Poppins Jr. |
| Shamrock School* | Disney’s Alice In Wonderland Jr. |
| 2017 | |
| SCHOOL | SHOW |
| Glenlawn Collegiate | Shrek: The Musical |
| Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute | Willy Wonka |
| Linden Christian School | Mary Poppins |
| Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute | Shrek: The Musical |
| Lincoln Middle School* | Madagascar Jr. |
| 2016 | |
| SCHOOL | SHOW |
| Westwood Collegiate | West Side Story |
| Garden City Collegiate | Once on This Island |
| Virden Collegiate Institute | Aida |
| Lincoln Middle School* | Shrek Jr. |
| Parkland Elementary School* | Lion King Jr. |
| 2015 | |
| SCHOOL | SHOW |
| Westwood Collegiate | Aida |
| Mennonite Collegiate | Beauty and the Beast |
| Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute | Beauty and the Beast |
| Lincoln Middle School* | Aladdin Jr. |
| Highbury School* | Disney’s Peter Pan Jr. |
| 2014 | |
| SCHOOL | SHOW |
| College Sturgeon Heights | SHREK The Musical |
| Highbury School* | Disney’s Aladdin Jr. |
| Glenlawn Collegiate | Crazy for You |
| Westwood Collegiate | Legally Blonde: The Musical |
| 2013 | |
| SCHOOL | SHOW |
| Highbury School* | Disney’s High School Musical Jr. |
| Garden City Collegiate | Grease |
| Westwood Collegiate | Phantom of the Opera |
| MBCI | The Sound of Music |
| Edmund Partridge* | The Wizard of Oz |
| 2012 | |
| SCHOOL | SHOW |
| Ecole Morden Middle School* | Annie Jr. |
| Westwood Collegiate | Les Miserables |
| West Kildonan | Little Shop of Horrors |
| Edmund Partidge* | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat |
| MCI | Pirates of Penzance |
| 2011 | |
| SCHOOL | SHOW |
| JH Bruhns | Godspell |
| Murdoch MacKay Collegiate Institute | Seussical The Musical |
| Edmund Partridge* | Willy Wonka |
| MBCI | Fiddler on the Roof |
*Middle School
Downloadable Application Form
If you are interested in applying for a School Award please download and fill out our application form. If you are emailing your application form, please send to education@rainbowstage.ca Thank you for your continued interest in the performing arts.
Rainbow Stage is committed to promote equal engagement opportunities by inclusive casting of artists who self-identify as diverse in roles where ethnicity, gender, age, the presence or absence of a disability, or any other ground of discrimination prohibited by law, is not prescribed