Mission & History

The Company Theatre’s mission is to pursue three priorities:

1. Utilize a working method that protects our artistic core value to produce plays that boldly examine the human experience;
2. Share our working method with theatre actors and directors who share our artistic core value;
3. Contribute to the development of a larger and more informed Toronto theatre audience.

 

OUR CORE VALUE

Our company is performance-focused. We believe that theatre is an actors’ medium and that the optimal path to a meaningful experience for both audience and artist is to empower and challenge performers. Our philosophy puts performers at the centre of our work and has led us to creating a unique rehearsal and performance process. Our process works to eliminate the repetitive choreography of theatre and allow the story to be told fresh every night. It’s our core belief that this approach to theatre not only rewards artists but also has the greatest probability of providing audiences with an indelible experience.

In 2004, actors Allan Hawco and Philip Riccio created The Company Theatre out of their discovery of an absence of companies focused on the development of actors within the Canadian theatre scene. As the years have passed, we have produced and co-produced theatre, that has challenged our actors, introduced our audiences to new stories, and gained acclaim from our artistic peers and theatre critics. Our past productions include:

 

A Whistle in the Dark (2005, 2007)                       Marion Bridge (2007) Festen (2008) Through The Leaves (2010) The Test (2011)

Speaking In Tongues (2012/2013) Belleville (2014) The Seagull (2015) Domesticated (2015) John (2017) Jerusalem (2018)

 

Toronto Theatre Critics Award for Best Design

 

Dora Award for Outstanding Production

Dora Award for Outstanding Lead Performance Male – Kim Coates

Dora Award for Outstanding Direction – Mitchell Cushman

Dora Award for Outstanding Ensemble 

Dora Award for Outstanding Set Design – Nick Blais

Dora Award for Outstanding Lighting Design – Andre du Toit

Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award

 

Toronto Theatre Critics Award for Best Production of a Play

Toronto Theatre Critics Award for Best International Play

Toronto Theatre Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Play – Nora McLellan

 

Dora Award for Outstanding Performance Female – Nora McLellan

Dora Award for Outstanding Scenic Design – Shannon Lea Doyle

Dora Award Nomination for Outstanding Performance Female – Nancy Beatty

Dora Award Nomination for Outstanding Peformance Male – Philip Riccio

 

The Test – 2011
Toronto Theatre Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Play – Philip Riccio