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Kaleidoscope Theatre
Kaleidoscope Theatre, based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada is an award winning Canadian Theatre company recognized internationally for its contribution to theatre for young audiences in its community and around the world. Now under the Artistic direction of Roderick Glanville, Kaleidoscope continues to build upon it's rich legacy of great Canadian Theatre.

Overivew In its early years, the company performed at venues across Canada and in Victoria including at the Empress Hotel, Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, and at the former Kaleidoscope Playhouse and Herald Street Arts Centre. Today Kaleidoscope is located on the top floor of a beautiful turn-of-the century school building where we operate a small arts complex that includes administrative offices, two rehearsal halls, a dance studio, wardrobe department, and provide office facilities for Suddenly Dance Theatre and Theatre SKAM. Founded by Paul Litich and Barbara McLaughlin in 1974, the company gained popularity and critical acclaim for its unique and iconic style which toured to BC schools, giving students new spins on classic stories. Throughout its history, Kaleidoscope Theatre has developed and premiered many new scripts for the Canadian theatre for young audiences canon. Kaleidoscope Theatre has also launched the careers of some of Canada’s top theatre practitioners.

Each season more than 8,000 young people benefit from Kaleidoscope Theatre’s unique programming. Under the vision of Artistic Director Roderick Glanville, Kaleidoscope Theatre stages a mainstage season of Relevant BC School Curriculum productions at the McPherson Playhouse and at the Metro Studio Theatre, an Elementary School Touring Program that brings theatre directly to students, a year-round Theatre School for young people ages 6 to 17 years, a Young Playwrights Festival for aspiring playwrights, a Family Theatre Festival which makes theatre accessible for young families and children, and numerous camps, and workshops for all ages. Kaleidoscope Theatre plays a unique role in the theatre ecology of their community, and is the only theatre company on Vancouver Island that offers a fully professional season of mainstage programming especially for young people.

Kaleidoscope Theatre is committed to supporting and developing theatre artists for their community. Their projects team emerging young talent with veteran theatre artists as a means of enriching the creative process.

Kaleidoscope Theatre has been creating theatre for young audiences for over 38 years and has introduced theatre to hundreds of thousands of young people. We inspire and develop new generations of artists and theatre patrons.

Kaleidoscope Theatre’s mission is to create original, innovative and relevant theatre experiences that stimulate and inspire young people and their communities.

Kaleidoscope Theatre’s Mandate:'''

1.To provide high quality in-house professional drama for families and young people of elementary, middle and senior high school age, principally in the Greater Victoria area.

2.To provide high quality professional touring productions for young people of elementary, middle and senior high school age throughout British Columbia, and whenever possible, across Canada and around the world. 3.To explore the art form of theatre through the development of new and innovative works. 4.To produce and present theatre that reinterprets the classics and/or explores our history or current social issues. 5.To provide professional outreach and educational activities to the Greater Victoria community including classes, workshops, and a young playwrights competition and festival. 6.To produce works that allow young people to perform with, and be mentored by, theatre professionals.