Vancouver playwright and actor Marcus Youssef is the latest winner of the $100,000 Siminovitch Prize, Canada's biggest theatre world honour. Youssef, whose work explores themes of otherness, difference and diversity, was honoured Monday night at a ceremony at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. (National Arts Centre)The Siminovich prize makes a "practical difference" in the lives of both nominee and winners, Youssef said. Launched in 2000 in honour of scientist Lou Siminovitch and his late wife Elinore Siminovitch, the prize celebrates Canadian theatre industry leaders who have created transformative and influential work. Jillian Keiley and Brigitte Haentjens, current heads of the National Arts Centre's English and French theatre divisions, respectively, are also past Siminovitch laureates.

Source: CBC News November 07, 2017 00:22 UTC