Amid Toronto’s Venue Crisis Nightwood Theatre and Tapestry Opera Collaborate On New Performance Facility We are excited to share that Nightwood and Tapestry are building a new collaborative facility for the performing arts at 877 Yonge Street. After being forced to leave a community built over 20 years from the ground up, we are embarking on the …
We’re thrilled to have Tsz Ting (Tiffany) Lam 林紫婷 join Nightwood’s team as a Metcalf Foundation Producer Intern! Originally from Hong Kong, Tsz Ting (Tiffany) is a Toronto based emerging art administrator and stage manager. She loves observing, supporting and collaborating with the talented individuals in this unique art form that raises awareness, questions and challenges …
Join us in welcoming Nightwood’s new Producer – Partnerships & Giving, Charlene Wolf! Charlene is passionate about theatre and the impact it can have on society. She co-founded a theatre company after graduating Fanshawe’s theatre program, in London, Ontario and she recently completed a fundraising management certificate program at Toronto Metropolitan University. She’s assisted in …
Nightwood Theatre is delighted to share the inspiring artists we have selected to receive Ontario Arts Council’s Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators! We were honoured to review 80 engaging applications this season and we thank everyone who took the time to share more about their exciting work-in-progress! Congratulations to Nightwood’s 2023 OAC RGTC recipients (pictured …
Nightwood is delighted to be welcoming an additional member to our team – Karthy Chin (she/her) has joined us as our new Producer! Karthy is a producer, theatre director, and writer. As a theatre artist, she has worked with a variety of companies including Stratford Festival, Cahoots Theatre, Factory Theatre, Driftwood Theatre, and Tarragon Theatre. …
All of us at Nightwood are filled with admiration and gratitude as our long-standing Board Chair Susan Hodkinson passes the baton to valued board member and Vice-Chair Tara Remedios this season. We are endlessly thankful to both these incredible community leaders for all they do to support Nightwood’s misson. Susan shares, “My involvement with Nightwood has been a true …
The team for THE QUEEN IN ME by Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 head off to Northern Ireland today to share this glorious show at the Belfast International Arts Festival! Wishing everyone a brilliant European Premiere of this playful and powerful production! Photo credit: Teiya Kasahara 笠原 貞野 in The Queen In Me. Photo by Dahlia Katz. The Queen In …
Nightwood Theatre is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Strombergs Family Realization Fund: Maria Clara De Sena and Suzanne Roberts Smith with their piece Oxúm is Alive & Well & Living in TO. This $10,000 cash award, established by theatre director Vinetta Strombergs in honour of her artist parents, is intended to support …
Nightwood Theatre’s Board of Directors are thrilled to announce Naz Afsahi (she/they) as the new Managing Director. Bringing over a decade of experience in the Toronto theatre sector, Naz first joined Nightwood in 2015 as the Metcalf Foundation General Manager Intern, working closely with the previous executive leaders, Beth Brown and Kelly Thornton. Over the …
Nightwood Theatre is delighted to share the incredible artists we have selected to receive Ontario Arts Council’s Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators (RGTC)! We were honoured to receive so many engaging applications and we thank everyone who took the time to share more about their exciting work-in-progress! Congratulations to Nightwood’s 2022 OAC RGTC recipients (pictured above left to …