Anvil
Centre
Theatre

The theatre selects professional performances to bring to or develop in the theatre in Anvil Centre, and sometimes beyond. Projects are selected by the Theatre Director to complement established series and performances by organizations who use our theatre. Some are proven audience favourites from afar, and some are developed specifically for our theatre by arts organizations who regularly produce performances. If you are a professional producer, you’re invited to speak to the Theatre Director about your project proposal.

If you have a performance or gathering that requires the theatre, we invite you to get in touch with our Booking Coordinator. Our coordinator will walk you through available dates, rental categories, cost scenarios and discounts, and the other supports we can offer to help make your performance a success. Benefit from the high-quality audience relationships we have built, and get involved with building a larger and more diverse audience for the future.

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In an increasingly high-tech and multi-media context, artists and designers need time in theatres to test technical and design plans. The theatre offers a limited number of opportunities for week-long developmental projects each year. Each project selected will receive the theatre and a contribution toward technical staffing. All other costs must be funded by the recipient. The projects should offer some form of public engagement in exchange for this opportunity. Anvil Centre Theatre aims to be the host venue of the future full production, however sometimes that is not possible and we understand that too. Selections are made through submission and dialogue with the theatre department through a continuous intake. We are inviting artists and arts organizations to help us build the performances and audiences of the future.

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The theatre is very important to New Westminster’s emerging and established performing arts community. Our citizens are inspired by the achievements of local artists and want to celebrate these talented people in the community. To support this community pride and get behind the dreams of young people who aspire to a life in performance, the theatre is interested in identifying and supporting locally created projects that increase visibility and viability for professional artists living in New Westminster. This is a customizable venue support relationship in which partners must be able to cover their production costs and artistic outcomes must be aligned. Tell the Theatre Director about your aspirations or pitch a project.

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Anvil Centre is full of interesting programs and community services. The Centre’s team of programmers works together to increase efficiency and spark collaborative projects. Many of these projects land in the theatre. Artists are always exploring the human experience past, present and future and Anvil Centre program areas have contact points with each of them. Naturally, through words, music, dance, technology and storytelling, projects emerge that intersect with heritage, new media and the explorations of young artists in training. Watch for these particularly rich experiences in which the Anvil Centre programming team levels up with intersectional programming in the theatre.

In the years ahead, the theatre will be developing ongoing relationships with arts organizations and artists who can build sustainable plans to produce in the theatre. Residency contributes to the strength and resiliency of the artistic sector and enables a larger group of interested stakeholders in the community, and in the space, to develop. This program will be developed through community engaged process to ensure it serves the community’s goals and is responsive to a changing and evolving artist and audience base.