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When I first joined Nightwood Theatre as Artistic Director, we commissioned Rose Napoli to write Mad Madge. The piece stemmed from Rose’s interest in the young woman – unabashedly thirsty for fame – who recorded herself throwing a chair off the 45th floor of a Toronto condo onto the Gardiner. Rose’s interest in this notorious Torontonian was

I first met Amy and Norah when we were both part of Nightwood’s double bill of (their) Mouthpiece and Anna Chatterton’s Quiver, which I directed in 2016. They exuded confidence and energy. Fresh(ish) out of their training, they were ready to assert themselves on Toronto’s theatre scene. And they made a huge splash – audiences

Every year we are so stunned by the talent that shine through in our pool of Ontario Arts Council’s Recommenders Grant for Theatre Creators applicants.    With great joy, here are the group of 2024 RGTC recipients (L-R):  Yolanda Bonnell, Katarina Fiallos, Thalía González, Kaylie Kreatrix, breton lalama, Tabia Lau, Shira Leuchter, Marium Masood, Janis Mayers,

We’re thrilled to have Nika Jalali join Nightwood’s team as a Metcalf Foundation Artistic Producer Intern! Nika Jalali (she/her) is an Iranian-Canadian multi-disciplinary artist, producer, and creator. She is devoted to curating spaces and pushing boundaries for racialized communities to perform and share their stories on Canadian and international stages. Most recently graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University