Modern Times Stage Company is a
not-for-profit artistic collaborative devoted to offering culturally inclusive,
alternative theatre experiences.
The company reaches out to audiences with works that are beautiful in their
simplicity and truthful in their exploration of the human spirit.
Modern Times produces adapted, translated and original works, to stimulate,
surprise and engage audiences throughout Canada and the world.
Company Mission
The company sees in
contemporary society a need to identify common values and responds to this by
creating theatre work of international focus. In a multilingual and complex world, Modern Times
provides disarming and accessible theatre for people
in search of new meanings, simple joys and a sense of interdependence.
Artistically and
organizationally, Modern Times is committed to:
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Being a mutually respectful, culturally inclusive collaboration dedicated to humanist principles;
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Producing provocative, emotional and visceral theatre productions that embrace a global view and transcend narrow ideologies and cultural expectations;
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Searching for new and original forms of creation and expression; and,
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Exploring and taking inspiration from the uniqueness, commonality and differences of the human experience
Photo of Juana Awad by David Sweeney