The Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award (also known as the Sterling Award) is a local Edmonton, Alberta award presented annually which honours excellence in theatre. The award covers a number of categories, including production, performance, direction, writing, choreography, and design, as well as a special award recognizing achievement in theatre administration.

Named after Elizabeth Sterling Haynes

Elizabeth Sterling Haynes

Elizabeth Sterling Haynes was an Alberta theatre activist.Born in Seaham, County Durham, England in 1897, her family emigrated to Ontario, Canada in 1905. As a young woman, she studied at the University of Toronto...

, who helped establish and nurture Edmonton

Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

 professional theatre in the early 20th century, the award was established in 1987. Each winner receives a metal statuette, plated in silver.

Past winners have included Loretta Bailey, Ronnie Burkett

Ronnie Burkett

Ronnie Burkett is a Canadian puppeteer, best known for his original theatrical plays for adults, performed with marionettes...

, Tantoo Cardinal

Tantoo Cardinal

Rose Marie "Tantoo" Cardinal, CM is a Canadian film and television actress.-Career:Cardinal was born in Anzac, Fort McMurray, Alberta. Her mother, Julia Cardinal, was a Métis of Cree descent...

, Brent Carver

Brent Carver

Brent Carver is a Canadian actor.Carver is known for a variety of stage and film roles, including The Wars, Kronborg: 1582, Lilies, Larry's Party, Elizabeth Rex, Millennium, Shadow Dancing, and Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love...

, Marty Chan

Marty Chan

Marty Chan is a Chinese-Canadian author/playwright who works and lives in Edmonton, Alberta. His works include Something Dead And Evil Lurks In The Cemetery And It's My Dad, The Bone House, Maggie's Last Dance, Mom, Dad - I'm Living with a White Girl, and The Forbidden Phoenix...

, Jeff Haslam

Jeff Haslam

Jeff Haslam is a Edmonton, Alberta- based actor.Mr. Haslam is best known as a long time member of Edmonton's Teatro la Quindicina troupe, performing the works of playwright Stewart Lemoine, including Damp Fury, Pith!, Fever-Land, Evelyn Strange, Cocktails at Pam's, Connie in Egypt, The Margin of...

, Martha Henry

Martha Henry

Martha Henry, is a Canadian stage, film, and television actress, who is best known for her appearances at the Stratford Festival.-Background:...

, Stewart Lemoine

Stewart Lemoine

Stewart Lemoine is a Canadian playwright, director, and producer. Lemoine is based in Edmonton, Alberta and from 1982-2007 was the Artistic Director of Teatro la Quindicina...

 and Stephen Ouimette

Stephen Ouimette

Stephen Ouimette is a Canadian actor and director, born and raised in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, and a graduate of the University of Windsor...

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See also

• Jessie Richardson Theatre Award
• Dora Mavor Moore Award
  Dora Mavor Moore Award
  The Dora Mavor Moore Award is an award presented annually by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts which honours theatre, dance, and opera productions in Toronto. Named after Dora Mavor Moore, who helped establish Canadian professional theatre, the award was established on December 13, 1978...
  
  
• Dora Audience Choice Award
• Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award
  Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award
  The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Awards were a Canadian literary award, given to Canadian plays produced by any professional Canadian theatre company, and having at least ten performances in the Toronto area....
  
  

External links

• Official site
• Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia