Crow's Theatre

Crow's Theatre is a professional non-profit theatre company located in the East End of Toronto, Ontario. A member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT),[1] the theatre is a winner of multiple Toronto Theatre Critics Awards and Dora Mavor Moore Awards.[2]

Crow's was founded in 1983 by Jim Millan,[3] and operated without a permanent venue until 2017, when it opened the Streetcar Crowsnest with the premiere of Kristen Thomson's The Wedding Party.[4] This venue, at the intersection of Dundas Street East and Carlaw Avenue in the Leslieville neighbourhood, houses the 200-seat Guloien Theatre and 90-seat Scotiabank Community Studio,[4] and has hosted a number of award-winning productions.[5] The first show in the studio was Freedom Singer by then-associate artistic director Andrew Kushnir and Khari Wendell McClelland.[6]

The Crow's acclaimed co-production with The Musical Stage Company of the Canadian premiere of Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 directed by Chris Abraham won four Dora Awards in 2024,[7] and transferred to Mirvish's Royal Alexandra Theatre in 2025.[8]

In 2007, Chris Abraham took over the role of Artistic Director from Millan.[9][10] Sherrie Johnson, formerly of Canadian Stage Company, has served as Executive Director since 2019.[11] Crow's offers a diverse range of year-round programming, including plays, musicals and family-friendly productions.

Crow's 2021 production of Cliff Cardinal's The Land Acknowledgement, or As You Like It was revived by Mirvish Productions in 2023 and has toured internationally, including to the 2024 London International Festival of Theatre.[12][13]

Notable productions

  • Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (Dec 5, 2023 - Mar 24, 2024,[7] transferred to Mirvish Productions July 15 - August 24, 2025)[14]
  • The Master Plan (Sep 5 - Oct 19, 2023)[15]
  • Red Velvet (Nov 22 - Dec 18, 2022)[5]
  • Eternal Hydra (2009)[16]
  • Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love (starring Brent Carver, 1990)[17]

References

  1. ^ "Our Members" Professional Association of Canadian Theatres
  2. ^ Donovan, Liam (11 June 2024). "TTCAs announce 2024 winners | Intermission". Intermission Magazine. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  3. ^ ""Crow's Theatre"". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. May 20, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Maga, Carly (January 14, 2017). "Crow's feathers its nest: Toronto theatre company opens for business in new east-end space with new play from Kristen Thomson". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 13, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ a b Nestruck, J. Kelly (June 27, 2023). "Crow's Theatre and Soulpepper share the spotlight at 43rd annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards: Crow's production of Red Velvet named the best of the season by a jury of industry peers in the general division". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on October 10, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  6. ^ Yeo, Debra (3 November 2016). "Crow's Theatre to open Streetcar Crowsnest in January". Toronto Star. Retrieved 5 January 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ a b "Dora Awards 2024: 'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812' earns four statuettes at Toronto's top theatre honours". Toronto Star. Toronto. June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ^ Lucas, Ilana (25 July 2025). "Review: 'The Great Comet' dazzles in Mirvish transfer". Intermission Magazine. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  9. ^ Anne Nothof, "Abraham, Chris". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, May 3, 2023.
  10. ^ Nestruck, J. Kelly (November 28, 2014). "Toronto's Jim Millan and his long trip from Crow's to 'credentialled' director". The Globe and Mail.
  11. ^ Star, Debra Yeo Toronto (28 January 2019). "Sherrie Johnson joins Crow's Theatre as executive director". Toronto Star.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  12. ^ Murphy, Aisling (15 March 2023). "Cliff Cardinal is a master of emotional manipulation in 'The Land Acknowledgement, or As You Like It'". Toronto Star. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  13. ^ Julian, Erin (2024). "The Land Acknowledgement or As You Like It dir. by Crow's Theatre (review)". Shakespeare Bulletin. 42 (4): 565–569. ISSN 1931-1427. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  14. ^ Chong, Joshua (July 14, 2025). "It was the Toronto theatre hit of the winter. Now 'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812' will live on at Mirvish". Toronto Star.
  15. ^ Murphy, Aisling (September 14, 2023). "Review: Slick political dramedy The Master Plan is Crow's Theatre at its best (and most absurd)". Intermission Magazine. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  16. ^ "Dora Award Recipients" Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts.
  17. ^ Cushman, Robert (January 29, 1990). "Theatre Reviews Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love". The Globe and Mail.
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