Alumnae Theatre

About

Theatre by women, for everyone, in Toronto.

Story

The Alumnae Theatre Company, in cooperation with the City of Toronto, has called the old Firehall No. 4 home since 1972 when members renovated and restored this unique building (dating from 1905) at the corner of Berkeley and Adelaide Streets.

But the company itself started back in 1918, when a group of enterprising women graduating from the University of Toronto banded together to form one of the city’s first theatre companies. At a time when Torontonians had little opportunity to see theatre of any kind, this group staged the premieres of such works as Beckett’s Waiting for Godot (yep, you read that right), Ionesco’s "The Lesson", and Pinter’s "The Caretaker".
OUR MANDATE: to produce works that offer strong roles for women; to produce works that are not often seen in Toronto; and to produce works that are written by Canadians. And we’ve been doing it for a long time - the company turns 100 years young in February 2018!

Volunteers are welcome for anything from set building and painting to sound or lighting operation to backstage crew.

Website: www.alumnaetheatre.com

Blog: http://alumnaetheatre.wordpress.com

Twitter: @alumnaetheatre