Story Theatre Productions Society

Story Theatre Productions Society, commonly known as Story Theatre, is a registered non-profit society and CRA-registered charity based in Victoria, British Columbia, on the unceded territories of the Lək̓wəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples. It operates as a theatre for young audiences (TYA) company whose mandate is to create and tour theatre productions for young people that enhance and complement their learning experiences. According to its official website, the company has been active for 45 years, inspiring imagination, fostering belonging, and enhancing education. Story Theatre's main activities include producing theatre that tours to elementary schools and public spaces for youth ages 5–12; producing theatre for the very young (babies and children ages 0–2 and 3–5); programming drama workshops and classroom residencies for educators and youth; commissioning new plays for development and touring; and providing mentorship, residency, and training opportunities for QT2BIPOC and disabled artists through its free arts program Creator Crew. It also offers leadership opportunities for QT2BIPOC and disabled teens through the Creator Crew Youth Jury. The company describes itself as an all disabled, queer and gender-diverse team made up of parents, artists, teachers and more. Throughout each year, Story Theatre works with upwards of 30 contract artists, from actors to designers to playwrights to teachers. Its guiding values are access, community, care and justice, curiosity, equitable employment and participation, and learning. Story Theatre commissions new plays written by Canadian playwrights with vibrant and diverse perspectives, aiming to encourage children to be leaders of change. Its touring productions include Living Histories: Mifflin Gibbs, an interactive performance about the first Black person to hold elected office in BC, created in partnership with the BC Black History Awareness Society. The company also produces Baby Theatre Pop Ups in collaboration with The Play Theatre and Heart and Hands Health Collective, offering mask-mandatory sensory performances for babies 0–4 and their caregivers. As a non-profit society and charity, Story Theatre relies on donations and booking fees. Its school tour bookings include comprehensive teacher's guides, with pricing for half-day and full-day programs, as well as classroom residencies. The company has received recognition including a win for the JAYMAC Outstanding Production Award for Dreamweavers by Adonis Critter King (2025), and nominations for the Canada Young Theatre Awards (2025) and the Pro Art Alliance JAYMAC Outstanding Production (2024).

Story Theatre Productions Society is a theatre for young audiences company based in Victoria, British Columbia, on the unceded territories of the Lək̓wəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples. According to its official website, the company has been operating for 45 years, with a mandate to create and tour theatre productions for young people that enhance and complement their learning experiences. Over its history, the company has used folk tales, fables, and classic literature as familiar content and style for its productions, employing improvisation and narrative-based storytelling. In its current phase, Story Theatre commissions new plays written by Canadian playwrights with vibrant and diverse perspectives, aiming to encourage children to be leaders of change. The company describes itself as an all disabled, queer and gender-diverse team made up of parents, artists, teachers and more, and works with upwards of 30 contract artists each year. Its guiding values include access, community, care and justice, curiosity, equitable employment and participation, and learning. The company's main activities include producing theatre that tours to elementary schools and public spaces for youth ages 5–12; producing theatre for the very young (babies and children ages 0–2 and 3–5); programming drama workshops and classroom residencies for educators and youth; commissioning new plays for development and touring; and providing mentorship, residency, and training opportunities for QT2BIPOC and disabled artists through its free arts program Creator Crew. It also offers leadership opportunities for QT2BIPOC and disabled teens through the Creator Crew Youth Jury. A significant recent production is Living Histories: Mifflin Gibbs, an interactive touring performance about Mifflin Gibbs, the first Black person to hold elected office in BC. Created in partnership with the BC Black History Awareness Society, it blends theatre, historical interpretation, and student participation. The production is available for booking in 2026 and 2027, with performances in rotation for smaller groups, and includes a comprehensive teacher's guide. It is directed and written by Adonis C. King, with Monica Ogden as Artistic Producer of the Living Histories Program. Story Theatre also produces Baby Theatre Pop Ups in collaboration with The Play Theatre and Heart and Hands Health Collective. These are mask-mandatory sensory performances for babies 0–4 and their caregivers, curated by Erica Petty and special guest artists. The company also hosts community events such as a live reading of the children's book Two Tricksters Find Friendship by Elder Johnny Aitken and Jess Willows, in partnership with Orca Books. The company has received recognition for its work, including winning the JAYMAC Outstanding Production Award for Dreamweavers by Adonis Critter King (2025), and nominations for the Canada Young Theatre Awards (2025) and the Pro Art Alliance JAYMAC Outstanding Production (2024). As a registered non-profit society and CRA-registered charity (CRA Registered charity 898928296RR0001), Story Theatre relies on donations and booking fees to support its activities.

• 2026

  Living Histories: Mifflin Gibbs available for booking starting April 20, 2026.

• 2025

  Winner, JAYMAC Outstanding Production Award for Dreamweavers by Adonis Critter King (2025).

• 2025

  Nomination, Canada Young Theatre Awards (2025).

• 2024

  Nomination for Pro Art Alliance JAYMAC Outstanding Production (2024).

• Story Theatre has been operating for 45 years as a theatre for young audiences company.

Non-profit theatre for young audiences focused on access, education, and social change through storytelling.

• Living Histories: Mifflin Gibbs

  An interactive touring performance about Mifflin Gibbs, the first Black person to hold elected office in BC, created in partnership with the BC Black History Awareness Society. Directed and written by Adonis C. King.

• Baby Theatre Pop Ups

  Mask-mandatory sensory performances for babies 0–4 and their caregivers, in collaboration with The Play Theatre and Heart and Hands Health Collective, curated by Erica Petty.

• Dreamweavers

  A production by Adonis Critter King that won the JAYMAC Outstanding Production Award in 2025.

1. 1story theatrestorytheatre.ca
2. 2About — story theatrestorytheatre.ca
3. 3Schools Tours - Living Histories: Mifflin Gibbs — story theatrestorytheatre.ca
4. 445th Season Announcement! — story theatrestorytheatre.ca
5. 5Story Theatre Productions Societywikidata.org