Bygone Theatre

Our next PWYC workshop is on Building a Budget! Do budgets give you headaches? Have you tried dozens of templates but still don't understand where all the numbers really come from? Are you trying to create a budget for a grant and have absolutely no idea where to start? Then this workshop is for you. Part of Bygone Theatre's free workshop series, this workshop will be produced in-person at The Bridge and streamed live online for people to participant from home. Run by Bygone's Emily Dix and Conor Fitzgerald, they will breakdown things like: 1. how to research costs 2. how to track receipts 3. how to build a budget in Excel or Google Sheets 4. how to reconcile accounts when it's all over Using a mock budget, they will walk through the process start to finish. Participants are encouraged to follow along on their own devices either with the sample budget, or filling in their own. Registration is required, please sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gzA4PsVq

This May, Hart House Theatre presents the Bygone Theatre production "The Rear Window". Nominated for eleven and winner of four Broadway World Toronto Awards for its 2019 run, The Rear Window is coming back to the stage even bigger and better than before. Read the release below.

This May, Hart House Theatre presents the Bygone Theatre production "The Rear Window". Nominated for eleven and winner of four Broadway World Toronto Awards for its 2019 run, The Rear Window is coming back to the stage even bigger and better than before. Read the release below.

It’s World Theatre Day and we want to address an issue facing Toronto artists - the lack of affordable space. We’ve been at The Bridge for about 7 months now, and have prioritized affordable space and paying artists first. But to continue we need your support. Our AD Emily Dix outlines what we have, what we can offer, and what we need to continue to grow and support our community. https://lnkd.in/g9RNiNFz #theaTO #torontotheatre #torontoarts #artistssupportingartists #theatrelife #affordability #officespace

https://lnkd.in/gC9CnFRr Thank you Harness Magazine for taking the time to talk to our AD, Emily Dix, about Bygone Theatre, The Bridge, and the affordability crisis here in Toronto. The cost of space in this city has gotten so ridiculous that even things being rented out at 50% of market rate are totally inaccessible to many people - that needs to change. Artists are one of the lowest income groups and they have so much to contribute to our city, but it’s unfair to expect people to choose between making art and making rent. If you want to live in a city that has culture, beauty, entertainment, then you need to recognize the value artists bring. There are few quick solutions to this, but there is one that is staring us in the face if we acknowledge it: the excess of commercial office space. While turning that into affordable housing is something that will take time, something that can be done immediately is to offer it to artists. Do you know how much space sits unused in our city? Do you know how often people are rennovicted only to have the space sit empty for months or years? We have to say that is not acceptable, not for a city growing as fast as Toronto, with an income gap as wide as it is. Why are we allowing usable space to sit empty so companies can pretend it holds a value it clearly no longer does? The pandemic changed the city and the way we use space. We need to push those with the wealth and power and space to put that back into their own community. To make room for diverse artists to explore and create and help forge a better city. . . . #theaTO #torontotheatre #torontoarts #affordable #affordability #costofliving #379thebridge #torontocommunity #communityarts #artistssupportingartists

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Bygone Theatre and UKAI Projects are seeking additional partner tenants to join in building bridges to unknown culture. The Bridge, administered by Bygone Theatre as a charitable interdisciplinary arts hub focused on artistic creation and education alongside our programming partner UKAI Projects, is looking to add forward-thinking, collaborative organizations who are artist-run, arts-adjacent, or arts-supporting. Tenancy is a 20-22 month commitment and comes with a private office space and proportional access to 3500sqft of open shared space, a board room, and other infrastructure. The Bridge is an innovative activation of former commercial office space, responding to two major problems in the city: 19 million sqft of unused office space and a lack of affordable space for art creation, ideation, and prototyping. Each tenant at the Bridge is self-administered. While the ultimate administration falls upon Bygone Theatre, we are creating a collaborative model that requires flat governance, open communication, and shared resources. Qualifications - Interested in supporting or contributing to the creation of art in all its forms and educating artists and arts workers; - Collaborative mindset – interested in sharing ideas and ways of knowing - Not bothered by noise and shared spaces, or willing to utilize noise-cancellation for day-to-day work - Willing and able to commit to the full term, until the end of January 2026 - Able to pay a monthly rental amount of approximately $2500, depending on the amount of space and level of use. Infrastructure at the Bridge - High speed internet thanks to our Connectivity Partner, Beanfield - Office Printer, printing up to 12x18 and with a booklet maker - Technology, including lighting system (usage to be negotiated) and certain software licenses - Opportunity for Shared contribution to AV, recording If this sounds like you, email info@379thebridge.com and let us know what you're looking for so we can discuss further. Visit www.bygonetheatre.com or www.379thebridge.com to learn more about us.

Bygone Theatre and UKAI Projects are seeking additional partner tenants to join in building bridges to unknown culture. The Bridge, administered by Bygone Theatre as a charitable interdisciplinary arts hub focused on artistic creation and education alongside our programming partner UKAI Projects, is looking to add forward-thinking, collaborative organizations who are artist-run, arts-adjacent, or arts-supporting. Tenancy is a 20-22 month commitment and comes with a private office space and proportional access to 3500sqft of open shared space, a board room, and other infrastructure. The Bridge is an innovative activation of former commercial office space, responding to two major problems in the city: 19 million sqft of unused office space and a lack of affordable space for art creation, ideation, and prototyping. Each tenant at the Bridge is self-administered. While the ultimate administration falls upon Bygone Theatre, we are creating a collaborative model that requires flat governance, open communication, and shared resources. Qualifications - Interested in supporting or contributing to the creation of art in all its forms and educating artists and arts workers; - Collaborative mindset – interested in sharing ideas and ways of knowing - Not bothered by noise and shared spaces, or willing to utilize noise-cancellation for day-to-day work - Willing and able to commit to the full term, until the end of January 2026 - Able to pay a monthly rental amount of approximately $2500, depending on the amount of space and level of use. Infrastructure at the Bridge - High speed internet thanks to our Connectivity Partner, Beanfield - Office Printer, printing up to 12x18 and with a booklet maker - Technology, including lighting system (usage to be negotiated) and certain software licenses - Opportunity for Shared contribution to AV, recording If this sounds like you, email info@379thebridge.com and let us know what you're looking for so we can discuss further. Visit www.bygonetheatre.com or www.379thebridge.com to learn more about us.

Looking for something festive and fun to do this Valentine's Day? Join us at The Bridge for The Couples' Game! Tickets are only $5 and all proceeds support Bygone Theatre, a registered charity. Get yours today via Plainstage: https://lnkd.in/gVuxsthE

Learn all about our $10/hr rehearsal rates in our latest blog post: https://lnkd.in/g2TR3TAM