11 Jun BETWEEN WORDS THEATRE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2025 AWARD WINNERS

Victoria, BC – June 10, 2025 — The Between Words Theatre Festival is proud to announce the winners of its 2025 festival, held June 3–7 at the Belfry BMO Studio. The week-long celebration of new and diverse theatre talent was once again a complete sell-out for the third consecutive year.

Kurt Archer, Festival Director, shared: “This year marked a significant milestone with financial awards generously provided by the Belfry Theatre to further the works created in the festival—an exciting first for us! We’re deeply grateful for this support, which uplifts our community of over one hundred participating local artists across fourteen productions.”

Gratitude was also extended to Festival Sponsors: Theatre SKAM, Theatre al Dente, and The Canadian Heritage Arts Society for their support of the Festival.

Festival Adjudicator and Belfry Artistic Director Michael Shamata, added: “It’s been an honour to serve as adjudicator. The breadth of creativity, courage, and storytelling I’ve witnessed this week has been extraordinary.”

2025 Festival Award Recipients

Outstanding Original Script  – Awarded by the Belfry

Sydney Hunt – The Great American Ski Patrol (5 Stages Theatre)

Outstanding Production – Awarded by the Belfry

 Joany by Molly Jamin (Pithy Productions)

Most Promising Playwright – Awarded by the Belfry

Kaelan Bain – Homecoming (Blue Jaye Productions)

Outstanding Direction

Annie Konstantinov – The Hawk Lover by Nicholas Guerreiro (Bragi Theatre)

Outstanding Performance by an Individual

Kaylee Cavanagh – Play/Write by Ariel Glidden (An Elephant and a Wish Productions)

Outstanding Ensemble Performance

Anton Matsigura, Gordon Geddes, Haydon Telford, Julian Woodgate & Rodel Frazer – Four Out of Five Dentists by Theodore Falkner (timetheft Theatre)

Community Spirit Award

Kevin Eastman – For outstanding contribution and going above and beyond for fellow festival participants.

Community Support and Gratitude

The Between Words Festival is entirely volunteer-run. The Festival Board warmly thanks all patrons who purchased raffle tickets or donated via the QR code (still active on the website). Your generosity directly supports emerging and established artists alike.

For details on script submission, future festivals, and to donate, please visit: www.betweenwords.ca