British Columbia • Northwest of
Armstrong is the
Caravan Farm Theatre, a professional outdoor theatre company. •
Chemainus hosts the annual Chemainus Festival. • The heritage village of
Fort Steele includes the Wild Horse Theatre, which produces a historic revue starring professional actors during the summer months. •
Gabriola Island is home to the Gabriola Theatre Festival, which produces twelve shows over one weekend in August. •
Kamloops is home to
Western Canada Theatre. •
North Vancouver has Presentation House Theatre and Centennial Theatre. •
Prince George is the home of Theatre North West. •
Vancouver is home to, among others, the
Arts Club Theatre Company, the
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, the
Vancouver Fringe Festival,
Touchstone Theatre,
Carousel Theatre,
Bard on the Beach,
Theatre Under the Stars, the Metro Theatre,
Studio 58, Pacific Theatre, and the Firehall Arts. Vancouver had also been home to the now-defunct
Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company, which had been Vancouver's oldest professional theatre company. •
Victoria has a major regional theatre, the
Belfry Theatre, as well as professional companies Theatre SKAM, SNAFU Dance Theatre Society, Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre, William Head on Stage, Theatre Inconnu, Atomic Vaudeville, Impulse Theatre,
Puente Theatre Society, Suddenly Dance Theatre, and Wonderheads Theatre. Kaleidoscope is the resident Professional TYA company.
Intrepid Theatre is a local alternative company and organizes both the Uno Festival and the Victoria Fringe Festival.
Alberta •
Calgary is home to
Theatre Calgary, a mainstream regional theatre;
Alberta Theatre Projects, a major centre for new play development in Canada; the
Calgary Animated Objects Society; Vertigo Theatre, the premiere theatre in North America for the intrigue genre;
Theatre Junction a multidisciplinary collective directed by Mark Lawes;
One Yellow Rabbit, a touring company; and
Urban Curvz, a feminist theatre company rebranded as Handsome Alice Theatre in 2016. Calgary is also home for expert marionetteer,
Ronnie Burkett. Calgary is the base of operations of
Loose Moose Theatre, which performs
improvisational theatre. Other companies, some of which specialize in new plays, include Sage Theatre, Downstage Theatre, Ground Zero Theatre, The Shakespeare Company, StoryBook Theatre and Lunchbox Theatre. •
Edmonton is best known for the
Edmonton International Fringe Festival, the first and largest fringe theatre festival in North America. The major regional theatre is the
Citadel Theatre. The neighborhood of
Old Strathcona contains the Theatre District, where
Catalyst Theatre, Walterdale Playhouse, and the
Varscona Theatre (home of several companies:
Teatro la Quindicina,
Shadow Theatre,
Rapid Fire Theatre,
Die-Nasty, and
Oh Susanna!) are located. Other well-known companies, some of which specialize in new plays, include Workshop West Theatre, Northern Light, Theatre Network, and Alberta's only professional francophone theatre company,
l'Unithéâtre. Edmonton is also known for its prestigious BFA conservatory-style acting program at the University of Alberta. •
Lethbridge is the home of New West Theatre, a professional theatre company.
Theatre Outré also operates out of Lethbridge and presents theatrical content, subject matter, styles and forms that are alternative to what is currently offered in the community. •
Rosebud, located one hour east of
Calgary, is home to
Rosebud Theatre, Alberta's only rural professional theatre. •
Red Deer hosts the
Scott Block Theatre.
Saskatchewan •
Regina features Saskatchewan's only permanent arena theatre, the
Globe Theatre, as well as
On Cue Performance Hub, a professional shared platform for independent performing artists. •
Saskatoon is home to Saskatchewan's largest theatre,
Persephone Theatre, as well as
Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, the
Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre, Saskatchewan's francophone theatre
La Troupe du Jour,
Live Five and the
Saskatoon Fringe Theatre Festival.
Dancing Sky Theatre and the
Rosthern Station Arts Centre are located 45 minutes east and north of Saskatoon, respectively.
Manitoba •
Winnipeg is the home of
Le Cercle Molière (the oldest continuously running theatre company in Canada), Fantasy Theatre for Children (Manitoba's oldest children's theatre), Merlyn Productions,
Manitoba Theatre for Young People,
Prairie Theatre Exchange,
Rainbow Stage, the
Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (Canada's oldest English-language regional theatre),
Sarasvati Productions,
Theatre Projects Manitoba, the
Winnipeg Jewish Theatre, and the
Winnipeg Fringe Festival.
Northwest Territories •
Yellowknife is home to the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre, a small theatre with just over 300 seats. ==Central Canadian theatre==