The Coal Mine Theatre
Established
2014
Artistic Director: Diana Bentley
Artistic Director: Ted Dykstra
The critically acclaimed and award-winning Coal Mine Theatre, Toronto’s Off-Off Broadview Theatre, is founded by Chief Engineers Diana Bentley and Ted Dykstra. Five seasons of sold out shows (all Toronto premieres of highly challenging award winning scripts from around the world) have made The Coal Mine one of the most talked about and successful independent Toronto theatres ever. With only 80 seats a night, The Coal Mine is inspired by the intimacy and excitement of the Off-Off-Broadway experience: well known names routinely share the stage with up-and-comers in what has been a thrilling mix, garnering numerous Dora and Toronto Critics’ awards every season. And the intoxicating melange doesn’t stop with the actors: a slew of design and directorial award wins and nominations mean that Coal Mine Audiences are experiencing, year in, year out, the highest caliber productions the city has to offer, a veritable theatre jewel in The East End. (coalminetheatre.com)
Website
http://www.coalminetheatre.com
Venues
Produced by The Coal Mine Theatre
| The Effect | July 9th, 2023 – July 30th, 2023 |
| Yerma | February 5th, 2023 – March 5th, 2023 |
| Detroit | July 3rd, 2022 – August 7th, 2022 |
| The Antipodes | April 3rd, 2022 – May 15th, 2022 |
| Marjorie Prime | January 26th, 2020 – February 23rd, 2020 |
| Between Riverside and Crazy | November 24th, 2019 – December 22nd, 2019 |
| Knives in Hens | September 22nd, 2019 – October 13th, 2019 |
| Hand to God | April 21st, 2019 – May 12th, 2019 |
| The Wonder Pageant | December 2nd, 2018 – December 23rd, 2018 |
| The Nether | September 7th, 2018 – November 4th, 2018 |
| The Aliens | September 17th, 2017 – October 8th, 2017 |
| Orphans | April 9th, 2017 – September 30th, 2017 |
| Superior Donuts | February 8th, 2017 – February 26th, 2017 |
| Breathing Corpses | October 25th, 2016 – November 13th, 2016 |
| Instructions (To Any Future Socialist Government Wish to Abolish Christmas) | May 29th, 2016 – June 19th, 2016 |
| Killer Joe | April 3rd, 2016 – April 24th, 2016 |
| Creditors | April 28th, 2015 – May 17th, 2015 |
| Bull | March 17th, 2015 – April 5th, 2015 |
Presented by The Coal Mine Theatre
| The Winter’s Tale | January 28th, 2016 – February 20th, 2016 |
| The Motherfucker with the Hat | November 9th, 2014 – November 30th, 2014 |
Current Staff
| Diana Bentley | Chief Engineer (2014-) |
| Ted Dykstra | Chief Engineer (2014-) |
| Marcie Januska | Structural Engineer |
| Wes Babcock | Technical Director |
| Wes Babcock | Scenic Carpenter |
| Kostis Petridis | Graphic Designer |
| Charlotte Ficek | Marketing |
| Charlotte Ficek | Social |
| Kristina Ruddick | Photographer |
| Dahlia Katz | Photographer |
| Christopher Hayes | Front of House |
| Julie Chamberlain | Front of House |
| Shayna Linds | Front of House |
| Anna Lender | Front of House |
| Flora Quintus | Front of House |
| Don Kendal | Volunteer Coordinator |
Board of Directors
| Eli Taylor | Boardmember |
| Greg Thompson | Boardmember |
| Mary Young Leckie | Boardmember |
| Brett Ledger | Boardmember |
