About
Western Canada Theatre (WCT) is one of British Columbia’s leading professional theatre companies, recognized for our commitment to delivering exceptional performing arts productions and programs to a diverse audience for almost 50 years. Our organization is dedicated to entertaining, educating, and inspiring our community, with a strong emphasis on developing local audiences, offering opportunities to the artists and staff of our region, and nurturing the next generation of theatre artists.
Located in Kamloops, a vibrant city with a population of 110,000 in BC’s Southern Interior, WCT serves a broad and diverse community. Through productions at home and on tour, our programs attract patrons from many communities surrounding Kamloops and throughout the Southern Interior.
WCT’s vision is local focus with a national impact. We develop and provide opportunities for audiences and artists in BC, while creating works that define and advance the national creative conversation. This includes building relationships with artists and companies that represent many First Nations, as well as all the regions of Canada. Our programming mandate includes the development and production of new Canadian and Indigenous work, contemporary musical theatre, family and youth programming, and the best of modern theatre that speaks to today’s audience about the significant issues of our time.
Our Impact
WCT places a strong emphasis on building meaningful connections with the communities we serve through inclusive programming and active engagement. We are deeply committed to involving a diverse spectrum of community members, including emerging and established artists, youth, and individuals from equity-deserving backgrounds, particularly the Indigenous community.
Operating as a mid-sized theatre on the ancestral territory of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, WCT has a proven history of developing works and working with artists and staff that honour the protocols and traditions of this land.
We recognize our responsibility to bring lesser-known stories and histories to the forefront, often through collaboration with Indigenous nations and theatre companies across Canada. WCT has consistently championed Indigenous voices, premiering significant works by and for the Indigenous community.
Through our family programming and student matinees, we bring over 8,000 young people to the theatre every year, many for the first time. Our holiday family production attracts over 11,000 people, representing 10% of the entire population of out city.
