Essential Collective Theatre
Registered Name: The Essential Collective Theatre Company
Business No: 844082321RR0001
This organization is designated by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as a registered charity. They comply with the CRA's requirements and has been issued a charitable registration number.
ECT is a not-for-profit registered charity that produces contemporary Canadian theatre with a focus on new plays and Niagara work.
WHO ARE WE?
- Essential Collective Theatre (ECT) is a not-for-profit charitable organization producing contemporary Canadian theatre with a focus on new play development in the Niagara region.
- We exist to serve Canadian playwrights and theatre artists by bringing Canada’s stories to Niagara audiences and presenting stories that hold a mirror up to the Niagara Region.
Values: To provoke conversations about Niagara’s past, present and future; experimentation, discovery and risk-taking in the creative process; diversity and inclusivity; intimate and compelling theatre experiences.
Vision: To produce contemporary Canadian theatre and to build a canon of Niagara plays.We are committed to including diverse, emerging, and new generation artists in ECT’s projects to promote a greater understanding of live theatre’s unique power of connection.We recognize the value of storytelling, and we seek out opportunities to tell uniquely Niagara stories.