Rintoul Award Nominees Revealed | Winnipeg News

Winnipieg News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 23, 2026 · 1m

Winnipeg’s Fringe is winding down, but the heat’s still on as the Manitoba Association of Playwrights drops the Rintoul Award nominees — the crown jewel for new Manitoban plays, with $750 for the winner and $250 for honourable mention. This year’s list is electric: Sonya Ballantyne’s razor-sharp How Bono Saved My Life (Three Times), the raucous musical Dead Chef, and veteran Ethan Stark back in the mix. Debbie Patterson, theatre legend, brings emotional depth with Happy Valley, while Logan Stefanson’s haunting The Ghost of a Flea and Kevin Reid’s quirky Unzipping the Cat round out the field…