YOUR NEW THEATRE!
24 St. Andrew Street
Yes, it’s true. Here For Now has a gorgeous little black-box theatre right in downtown Stratford. — 24 St. Andrew Street.
We’ve been dreaming of a permanent indoor home forever. After all, despite how much we all love the tent, we can’t keep asking you to brave everything from rain to mud to mosquitoes.
So when we heard the old registry office building was to be torn down, we had a hunch. And when our fearless artistic directorviewed the building, she knew immediately this was the place.
And then a weird sort of magic happened. Everyone agreed! The county was thrilled they wouldn’t have to destroy a beautiful heritage building. Town council was ecstatic Stratford would have a new community performance space. And when we asked Federal and Provincial governments for help, both said yes.
Many of you said yes, too! A number of generous supporters stepped forward.
We are so grateful.
-YES, the new space is just as intimate as the tent. The house holds 65 seats in three raked rows, so you’ll never be more than a few feet away from our performers.
- YES, we have kept the tent. We’ll use it when we programspecial shows that call for outdoor settings. We’ll let you know where the tent will be housed once we nail this down.
- YES, we have expanded to a year-round season. You’ll be taking in exciting theatre during Stratford’s cozy falls and winters!
- The new building has rehearsal and workshopping space so we can develop more exciting new plays for you.
- YES, the space is available to other local arts groups. This means the new theatre will fill a long-existing gap for accessible and affordable community performance space in Stratford.
- The new theatre is wheelchair accessible, as well as the lobby and washroom areas.
- Construction began in September 2024, with a planned completion date of late spring/early summer 2025, in time for our sixth season.
- Our project manager is Andy Bicanic, and our architect is Jeff Atchison of SRM Architects + Urban Designers (SRM). Both are Stratford locals and know it (and you) well.
- YES, your government is helping! Our government partners include:
-Government of Canada
▪ Canadian Cultural Spaces Fund
▪ Tourism Growth Program, delivered by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)
- Province of Ontario
▪ Rural Economic Development Fund
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness.
