Who we are

Vision and mission

Mixed Company Theatre creates innovative, interactive drama as a tool for positive change. Nationally recognized for our work in schools, the community and the workplace, we use Forum Theatre and other collaborative methods to engage, educate and empower our audiences to create solutions to challenging issues in their daily lives.

Our history

Mixed Company Theatre began as an artist-run collective in the early 1980s, producing important, contemporary plays that featured social commentary in an engaging and entertaining way.

Our reach has expanded considerably since then, as have our audiences. But our commitment to using theatre as a tool for positive change has remained the same. A globally recognized Centre of Forum Theatre since 1992, Mixed Company Theatre today partners with schools, corporations and community organizations across Canada and around the world.

National recognition and connections

Company awards and citations includes the City of Toronto's Mayor's Community Safety Award, a Mayor's Award for the Arts, a Mayor's Commendation for Dedication to Social Justice, The Safe City Award, the Pauline Julienne Award, Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations and The Montreal Gazette's Best New Play Award.

Our professional affiliations include the Theatre for Young Audiences Association, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts, Canadian Actors' Equity Association, the Playwrights' Guild of Canada, Pegagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed, International Theatre of the Oppressed Organization, and Theatre Ontario.