Mandate

Theatre SKAM creates innovative theatre and live events in Victoria and on tour. We support the professional careers of a wide range of artists, with a focus on Victoria-based artists and especially emerging artists. We strive to invigorate the communities we serve while centring our six core values in everything we do: Accessible, Curious, Equitable, Minimal Waste, Sustainable, Transparent.

Mission

To be an incubator for the creation of high-quality, provocative theatre that inspires and challenges audiences in Victoria and beyond.

About Theatre SKAM

Theatre SKAM has a 29-year history of producing new plays, site-specific experiences, and festivals. Founded in 1995, Theatre SKAM is a Victoria-based company that has matured from an ad hoc artist collective to a project-based company to the socially conscious artistic catalyst it is today. 

Theatre SKAM strives to maintain a solid reputation as a creator of award-winning, innovative, site-specific work and intimate, elegant theatre. As a creation-based company, all of our shows are new work developed through a proven iterative process. We seek to blur the line between artistic mediums and create work representing the best of the West Coast.

We play a pivotal role in the cultural life of our region and are recognized by peers across the country for our contribution to national networks and our commitment to developing new work. We serve communities of artists and attract audiences who crave remarkable experiences in unique environments. We provide opportunities for early-career artists to gain professional experience while nurturing creativity and providing a platform for advancing a diverse array of Victoria talent.

“Theatre SKAM is one of the most important and innovative theatre companies in Canada. Their site-specific works are boundary-pushing, their new works always intelligent and fearless. I am grateful that SKAM calls Victoria home.”   –Monica Prendergast, CBC Radio theatre reviewer and theatre columnist for Focus Magazine.