Black and white photo of Naz Afsahi, Andrea Donaldson, Jaime Martino, and Michael Mori leaning against a wall with tall arches and smiling at each other.

877 Yonge Progress

TAPESTRY OPERA, NIGHTWOOD THEATRE, ST. CLARE’S RECEIVE $1.25 MILLION FROM THE CITY OF TORONTO ENABLING CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY TOWARDS A NEW ARTS HUB IN THE HEART OF TORONTO Tapestry Opera, Nightwood Theatre, St. Clare’s announce a significant contribution toward their new downtown arts hub at 877 Yonge Street. With the help of Councillor Dianne …

Announcing Nightwood’s 2023 OAC RGTC Recipients!

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 …

Board Chair Announcement

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 Queen In Me Plays Belfast!

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 …

Announcing Nightwood’s 2022 OAC RGTC Recipients

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 …

Poster for Lost Together. SHIRA LEUCHTER and MICHAELA WASHBURN stand in front of a wall postered with line drawing of faces. Sheila and Shira have lines drawn on their faces similar to the posters behind them.

Lost Together Opens This Tuesday!

We can’t wait to share UnSpun Theatre‘s innovative and personal live art piece Lost Together with you next week as it kicks-off its run from May 25th to June 5th! Winner of the SummerWorks Performance Festival’s Production Prize in 2018, we are delighted to share that the first three days of the run have completely sold out and that there …

Witness Embodying Power and Place by April 11th!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the launch of Embodying Power and Place this past week! With twelve artistic responses from a dozen brilliant artists to each of the chapters of the final report from the federal commission on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, this digital experience stirs up so many essential discussions. If …

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Commissions Awarded to Yolanda Bonnell and Rose Napoli

Photo of Yolanda Bonnell by Graham Isador. Photo of Rose Napoli by David Leyes. Commissions awarded to yolanda bonnell and rose napoli Thanks to the generosity of Nightwood supporter Kate Amesbury, we are thrilled to have awarded two commission fees, including seed development, of $5,000 to Yolanda Bonnell and Rose Napoli towards the development of …

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In Solidarity

If your feminism doesn’t address and aim to dismantle anti-Black racism, it isn’t feminism. Nightwood Theatre unequivocally condemns the systemic racism and persistent threats to Black and Indigenous lives, and adds our voices toward seeking urgent justice.