We would like to acknowledge that the land on which we work and create is Treaty 6 territory and Métis Nation Districts 9 & 10 territory, the traditional meeting ground and home for many Indigenous peoples, including the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis and the Nakota Sioux peoples. We are thankful for all the ways that we benefit from our presence on this land.
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A brief history
Concrete Theatre is an award-winning professional theatre company committed to creating, developing and producing artistically excellent Theatre for Young Audiences. We create work that is culturally diverse and inclusive, and that explores issues relevant to the lives of young people and their families.
Concrete Theatre began in 1987 and was officially registered as a not-for-profit society in 1989. We started off as a collectively-run, popular theatre company operating on a project-to-project basis. But how we’ve grown!
We regularly program shows and workshops for Elementary schools and for Junior/Senior Highs. We also produce the Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids, commissioning 3 playwrights each year to develop new, short, culturally diverse TYA scripts.
We have a very active new play development program, and are also the home of the Edmonton chapter of The 3.7% Initiative, a national program to develop artistic leadership skills for ethnically diverse women and non-binary people.
Awards and Recognition
2023 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards:
- Outstanding Production for Young Audiences, CTRL-ALT-DEL by Jana O’Connor
Additional nominations
- Outstanding Artistic Achievement, TYA, Corben Kushneryk, Director, CTRL-ALT-DEL
- Outstanding Artistic Achievement, TYA, c.m.zuby, Set Designer, CTRL-ALT-DEL
The Full Story
Learn more about Concrete Theatre and our full story here. An in-depth look at 30+ years of history.
Diversity and inclusion
Currently, self-identified culturally-diverse women and non-binary people hold only 3.7% of the artistic theatre leadership positions in Canada, and we want to boost that number. Increase your skills, and work with others to make a change in theatre in Canada through the 3.7% Initiative!
Work with Us
If you are interested in engaging children and youth in innovative theatre projects, we are interested in you! Please check out the different ways you can connect with us.
What We Believe
a page dedicated to our values and beliefs
Funders and partners
We are proud to be supported by funders, sponsors and individuals who believe in our vision and our work.
