Studio 180's Vision
The experience of live performance inspires people to engage more fully in the world
Studio 180's Mission
To produce socially relevant theatre that provokes public discourse and promotes community engagement
Studio 180 is a Toronto-based theatre company with the mission to produce socially relevant theatre that provokes public discourse and promotes community engagement. Over the past several years, we have offered a series of Canadian premieres that tackled difficult and divisive issues and generated powerful audience and community responses.
Studio 180 began life modestly in March of 2002, when its five co-founders came together with the collective notion of “putting on a show.” Less than a year later, we launched with the acclaimed Canadian premiere of The Laramie Project (2003). A string of popular and critical successes has helped Studio 180 evolve from an informal artistic collective into a not-for-profit charitable organization with a board of directors, General Manager, significant producing partnerships, growing base of financial support, and clear and distinctive mission to stage compelling, unique and socially significant drama.
In 2008, NOW Magazine named us the Best Indie Theatre Company of the year!
Production History
- Mar/Apr 2010 – The Overwhelming, in association with Canadian Stage, at the Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs
- Nov/Dec 2009 – Studio 180’s production of Stuff Happens, presented by David Mirvish, at the Royal Alexandra Theatre
- Mar/Apr 2009 – Blackbird, in association with Canadian Stage, at the Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs
- Sep/Oct 2008 – Offensive Shadows at the Tarragon Theatre Extra Space
- Mar 2008 – Stuff Happens at the Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs
- Aug 2007 – Offensive Shadows at the SummerWorks Festival
- Mar/Apr 2006 – The Arab-Israeli Cookbook at the Berkeley Street Theatre Upstairs
- July 2004 – The Passion of the Chris at the Toronto Fringe Festival
- Feb/Mar 2004 – The Laramie Project, in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, at Buddies in Bad Times
- Feb/Mar 2003 – The Laramie Project at Artword Theatre and the University of Waterloo
Studio 180 Co-founders
C. Derrick Chua, Joel Greenberg, Mark McGrinder, Samara Nicholds, Kimwun Perehinec
