NIGHTWOOD THEATRE
Registered Name: NIGHTWOOD THEATRE
Business No: 123709339RR0001
This organization is designated by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as a registered charity. They comply with the CRA's requirements and have been issued a charitable registration number.
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Our Mission, Vision and Values
As Canada’s preeminent feminist theatre, Nightwood Theatre cultivates, creates, and produces extraordinary theatre by women and gender-expansive artists, liberating futures, one room at a time.
Founded in 1979, Nightwood Theatre has created, produced and toured award-winning plays that have garnered Dora Mavor Moore, Chalmers, Trillium and Governor General’s awards. The company is helmed by Artistic Director Andrea Donaldson and Managing Director Naz Afsahi-LeBlanc, whose leadership has received public acclaim for artistic excellence, the successful training and development of emerging female talent, and their on-going advocacy around gender equity. Nightwood’s incredible history has had a massive impact and has shifted the weight of what’s produced, and what key artists are at the helm of projects. With 37% of produced plays in Canada written by women, and less than 5% of plays by non-binary and trans artists, we continue to fight for parity in our industry.
Our Story
Nightwood’s commitment to new play development has led to the creation of plays as diverse as "Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)" by the acclaimed playwright and novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald (Canadian tour and Chalmers, Governor General’s and Trillium Awards), "Harlem Duet" by Djanet Sears (Dora, Chalmers and Governor General’s Awards), "Princess Pocahontas and the Blue Spots" by Monique Mojica (currently in curricula for Aboriginal Studies across North America), "The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God" by Djanet Sears, "The Danish Play" by Sonny Mills, "China Doll" by Marjorie Chan, "The Queen In Me" by Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 and "Mad Madge" by Rose Napoli, among others. Nightwood is known for partnerships with local, national and international partners, bringing the most vital feminist works – by our nation’s most important voices – to the stage.
Each season, Nightwood produces several full productions along with the Groundswell Festival, an annual festival of new works, and The Lawyer Show, our annual fundraiser event.
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