About ATW
About ATW: Overview
As a non-profit cultural institution, ATW is an artistically driven theatre, first and foremost, to achieve the goal of producing a commercially viable and sustainable professional season; it is both artistic incubator and commercial venture. Contributions from government agencies, corporations, foundations and individuals enable ATW to keep ticket prices affordable while sustaining the highest artistic integrity.
The public programming of Actors Theatre of Windsor (ATW) has two core components: ATW Main Stage and Actors Umbrella.
ATW Main Stage
The Main Stage is the professional theatre company which produces ATW’s season of shows. Since inception in 2006, ATW's has focused on the developing the organizational and financial foundation for our first ATW Main Stage season in 2009/2010..
ATW produces their professional shows under the auspices of Canadian Actors Equity Association (CAEA) which is the professional acting in union representing performing stage artists, directors, fight directors and stage managers in Canada.
Actors Umbrella
Actors Umbrella is the community outreach arm of ATW. Actors Umbrella is committed to access to information and resources in order to sustain the growth of the theatre community at large, as well as developing the foundation to support paid professional theatre produced with paid artists, crew and production staff.
Actors Umbrella initiatives involve ATW taking a leadership, support or behind the scenes role on a number of strategic outreach projects:
The Windsor International Fringe Festival;
Theatre Training (ATW Actors Lab, Master class are among the offerings in 2009/2010);
The Gail Ray el Baroudi Grant for Children’s Theatre;
Managing Production Equipment Loans to other local performing arts groups of ATW Equipment when it not actively being used on our own projects.
Established in January 2006, Actors Theatre of Windsor intends to be a cornerstone of the development of a viable entertainment industry in Southwester Ontario and South Eastern Michigan.
Leadership
About the Co-founders of Actors Theatre of Windsor
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Work with ATW
MoreThere are many opportunities to work, intern and volunteer at ATW.