Featured Organization - Broadway Theatre

The Friends of The Broadway Theatre is a non-profit, community-based organization with charitable status, dedicated to the preservation and restoration of Saskatoon's historic Broadway Theatre, a civically and federally recognized heritage building. The Theatre is a 430-seat venue for live music, film, dance, theatre and both community and private events, and it plays a significant role as a community arts and culture centre.

The Vision: To be a leader and builder of arts and culture within our community, and to be a leader and builder of community through arts and culture.

The Mission: To educate, entertain, inspire and include our community through diverse artistic and cultural initiatives, organizational leadership and presence.

The Values: Accessibility, Community & Staff, Healthy, Respectful & Safe Organizational Environment, Creativity, Engagement & Innovation, Reconciliation, Ethical Leadership, and Inclusiveness.

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What is success for your organization in the coming year?

The Broadway Theatre is successful when we present a diverse range of high quality arts & culture events to the community in Saskatoon. We love to build community through shared experiences, and this comes in the form of world-class music, film, comedy, dance and theatre performances throughout the year. We love to partner with other organizations as much as possible, so that we can continue to be a space for many different community groups, and ensure that the events presented on our stage are a true reflection of the community in which we live.

What are you currently excited about in the music industry?

• Young, new artists from Saskatchewan who are pushing boundaries in genre.
• Music venues as safer spaces becoming more common
• New ideas and pathway building towards a more sustainable future for the industry as a whole

What is the greatest challenge you face currently, and how can other industry and artists partners help?

The wake of the pandemic has left the music industry in a more precarious position than ever. A consistent challenge the industry faces is the restoration of balance between rising production costs and affordable ticket prices while also being in great need of, and advocating for, more funding to live events arts presenting non profits in Saskatchewan.

Can you give a shout out to an artist or industry member who is also doing great things?

• Swamp Fest (Regina, SK.) - An awesome, cool, boutique festival with consistently great ideas, run by the coolest folk in Regina, SK.
• Girls Rock Saskatoon - a huge team of amazing folks creating safer spaces where girls, women, trans, two-spirit, and gender expansive youth through collaborative music creation and performance.
• little jack films - one of the best, and most unique photographers/videographers in Western Canada
• Karen Gwillam - one of the best sound techs in Saskatchewan
• Eliza Doyle, Holly Yuzicapi, and the many artists mentors who run the very cool Community Arts Mentorship Program (C.A.M.P.) in Northern Saskatchewan each year
• Amigos Cantina - a great venue in Saskatoon, with consistently excellent production quality events. They're always open to community feedback and also have the best food.