For decades, Bob White has been instrumental in nurturing the development of Canadian playwrights. As a dramaturge and artistic director with the Playwrights Workshop of Montréal, the Factory Theatre in Toronto, Banff Playwrights Colony and Alberta Theatre Projects, he has discovered and mentored many new and established writers. His influence has resulted in a generation of playwrights and directors having their works developed and presented on stages across Canada and around the world. In addition, he has helped foster and support Calgary's thriving cultural and artistic communities.