the louise garfield scholarship
Nightwood Theatre is thrilled to announce the winner of this year’s Arts Etobicoke President’s Legacy Scholarship Fund, the Louise Garfield Scholarship – Andrea Scott. This annual cash prize is presented to an artist whose work has received development support from Nightwood as a ‘later in life’ emerging creator. The recipient connects deeply to the company’s feminist mission and will have significantly enriched their community’s cultural or civic life. We are grateful that Louise has chosen Nightwood Theatre as the artistic home for this special award. It is part of Arts Etobicoke’s Presidents’ Legacy Scholarship Fund and is given annually and in perpetuity alongside 16 scholarships through an endowment fund at the Ontario Arts Foundation.
About Andrea Scott
Andrea’s first play, Eating Pomegranates Naked, won the RBC Arts Professional Award, and named Outstanding Production at the 2013 SummerWorks Festival. Better Angels: A Parable won the SummerWorks Award for Production and made into a podcast by Expect Theatre PlayMe Podcast. Don’t Talk to Me Like I’m Your Wife, won the Cayle Chernin Award for theatre followed by a successful run in the 2016 SummerWorks Festival. She co-wrote the Nightwood Theatre hit Every Day She Rose with Nick Green which has wowed audiences from Toronto to Hollywood. Controlled Damage, had its sold-out world premiere at Neptune Theatre in 2020 and was turned into an award-winning graphic novel and podcast. Get That Hope had its World Premiere at the Stratford Festival in 2024 and she’s currently working on ‘You Don’t Know Jack’, a play about baseball icon Jackie Robinson’s time as a Montreal Royal.
“I’m honoured to be receiving the Louise Garfield Scholarship this year. As some know, the last 2 years have been very challenging for me, personally and professionally. I’m grateful to be included in the esteemed company of such artists as Dr. Rita Shelton Deverell and Carolyn Fe, among others.”
About louise garfield
Louise Garfield is a veteran of the thriving cultural community in Toronto since the 1970s. Her varied background in dance, theatre, film & television, as a producer, performer and choreographer lend her administrator’s eyes a distinct sensibility. She is Executive Director Emerita at Arts Etobicoke, where she lead the organization for fourteen dynamic years. In 2017 Louise received an Urban Hero Award for her contributions to the arts and culture in Etobicoke.
“In so many ways, this scholarship completes a wobbly, uneven circle in my life,” says Garfield. “Years ago, Nightwood nurtured The Clichettes in the early stages of our development. It was part of the root system as feminist artists in Toronto. So the idea of bringing along another wave of artists to be supported while they create new work, is just a thrill! My heartfelt thanks to both Arts Etobicoke and Nightwood Theatre for the honour.”