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View from the audience of the playing area, a mostly empty black space except for a black cube and stools. We can see 5 red-covered chairs in the first row and lighting instruments above.
View from the audience of the playing area, a mostly empty black space except for a black cube and stools. We can see 5 red-covered chairs in the first row and lighting instruments above.

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assembling & empowering artists to create with purpose.

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The Assembly Theatre

Based in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood, The Assembly Theatre is an intimate theatre space, offering an affordable rental option for indie and emerging theatre artists. The space offers rentals for rehearsals, performances, classes, play readings and one-night events.

The Assembly Theatre was created by the Unit 102 Theatre company in partnership with the Leroy St. Theatre company. While it’s no longer home to those two companies, the theatre’s operating staff (who are theatre artists themselves) continue to grow the space’s mandate of offering affordable theatre rentals, as they seek to better prioritize the space’s use by under-represented and marginalized creative communities.

To assemble and empower artists to create with intention.

– The Assembly Theatre’s mission

 

A grid of 4 images featuring photographs and text. Top right: A view from behind the actors on stage of the audience watching the show. Top right: A view looking out from the stage, set with a black stool and black cube on a black stage floor, at the empty red-covered chairs for the audience. Bottom left: The window of The Assembly Theatre, taken from outside, featuring a sign with their logo and a poster for a play. Bottom right: The Assembly Theatre is an intimate theatre space in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood, offering an affordable rental option for indie & emerging theatre artists.

(Photo credit: The Assembly Theatre)

 

What we like about this theatre space

Toronto needs more spaces like The Assembly Theatre. Theatre rentals can be prohibitively expensive, especially for emerging, young and marginalized artists – and we appreciate that they offer an affordable option. It’s important that theatre artists, many of whom are already struggling financially, have access to spaces where they can gather to create, develop and perform, and not have to navigate further financial hardship when they book a space.

We especially love their mission of assembling and empowering artists to create with purpose. Such work enriches us all – and we’re happy to see theatre artists get this kind of vital support so they can continue to create and connect with audiences. (Written by C.M.)

Accessibility information: There are several steps down from the entrance into the lobby, as well as some steps up into the seating area. The lobby, theatre space and two gender-neutral washrooms are located on one level. The washrooms are narrow and not wheelchair accessible.

 

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