{"id":120418,"date":"2025-12-18T13:24:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T18:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=120418"},"modified":"2025-12-18T13:24:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T18:24:09","slug":"scoop-theatre-passe-muraille-launches-andy-mckim-endowment-fund-new-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2025\/12\/18\/scoop-theatre-passe-muraille-launches-andy-mckim-endowment-fund-new-works\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Theatre Passe Muraille Launches The Andy McKim Endowment Fund For New Works"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Theatre Passe Muraille (Photo courtesy of TPM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Theatre Passe Muraille has announced the launch of a new endowment fund to support the creation of new works. The Andy McKim Endowment Fund for New Works will be officially launched, and the inaugural recipient announced, at a public event at Theatre Passe Muraille on February 2, 2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Board of Theatre Passe Muraille is honoured to support the creation of the Andy McKim Endowment Fund for New Works. Andy\u2019s vision continues to shape TPM\u2019s artistic identity, and this Fund extends that legacy by providing sustainable, meaningful support to artists who are pushing boundaries and expanding the possibilities of Canadian theatre. We are excited to celebrate the inaugural recipient early next year,\u201d comments Jeff Chan<\/strong>, Chair of the TPM Board of Directors.<\/p>\n

The annual fund, first established in 2024, is dedicated to supporting innovative and socially engaged new Canadian theatre works. Conceived by TPM\u2019s former Artistic Director Andy McKim, in collaboration with TPM\u2019s Board of Directors under then-Chair Jim Roe and former Managing Director R\u00e9gine Cadet, the Endowment Fund has been designed to prioritize the development of new works. It\u2019s particularly important in this era of diminished funding available through commissions and artist-development resources in the theatre sector.<\/p>\n

With founding contributions from the Atkinson Martin Foundation, a registered charity established in 1942 that helps to fund social and economic justice projects in Ontario, along with a large bequest by a long-time theatre patron, the Endowment Fund has been established to provide a sustainable annual commitment that will extend into the years to come.<\/p>\n

The Fund will support any form of creation that aligns with Theatre Passe Muraille\u2019s mandate, with a flexible and sustained approach to supporting artists at the earliest stages of development.<\/p>\n

Andy McKim<\/h3>\n

Andy McKim served as Artistic Director of Theatre Passe Muraille from 2007 until 2019. Other significant appointments include:<\/p>\n