Promotional image for Imago Theatre’s production of The Flood, featuring two of the show’s actors: Quinn Dooley and Karen Roberts. Photo by Elly Pond.
I have never received so much care on a production before. It was amazing.
Imago Theatre
Imago Theatre
A Commitment to Care for Artists and Audiences
Level UP! Strategy Area: Compassion Fund
Pilot Project: Care Fund, Commitment to Care document, and audience supports
Project Duration: June 2023 – March 2024
Continuing to Implement: Yes. Commitment to Care is publicly accessible on Imago’s website.
Resources Shared: Project Field Notes, Commitment to Care, Letter from Caroline Lemay: Ombudsman Appointed to Imago Theatre, Access Guide for The Flood, Audience Support Document for The Flood, Email to Artists with Support Offer
About Imago Theatre
Location: Quebec
Artistic Discipline: Theatre
Operating Budget: $100,000 to $1,000,000
Imago Theatre is a professional feminist theatre company, a catalyst for conversation, and an advocate for gender-inclusive storytelling.
Imago’s work is committed to pushing boundaries, expanding form, and engaging in essential dialogue about urgent social issues. They centre feminist values, perspectives, and artistic practices within diverse stories, voices, and experiences.
Imago Theatre’s Level UP! Project
Imago’s Level UP! project focused on piloting a Care Fund, which allocated funding to artists and arts workers engaged in three projects: Nested Circles, Imago’s season-long Newcomer Artist Residency; Imago/Zee Zee’s Queer and Trans National Playwriting Unit workshop; and The Flood by Leah Simone Bowen, a production featuring challenging content.
The project was led by Imago’s team members: Krista Jackson, Artistic and Executive Director; Murdoch Schon, Associate Artistic Director; Danielle Lauin, Managing Producer; Danna-Rae Evasiuk, Communications Director; Leni Krivy, Associate Artist; and Adjani Poirier, Associate Artist.
Project Highlights:
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- Developing a public-facing Commitment to Care statement, which outlines a variety of pathways leading to a discussion of artist needs
- Engaging Katey Wattam, a trauma-informed theatre consultant to support The Flood’s artistic team
- Creating an Access Guide and other supports for audience members, including a chill-out space and an Audience Support Document with grounding tools
Resources
Imago Theatre | Project Field Notes
About this resource Imago Theatre wrote these Project Field Notes in 2024 to share details about their Balancing Act Level UP! Pilot Project. Imago's project focused on developing a Care Fund, a Commitment to Care document, and audience supports.
Imago Theatre | Commitment to Care
About this resource Imago Theatre created a Commitment to Care document in 2024 as part of their Balancing Act Level UP! Pilot Project. The document can also be found on Imago’s website: https://www.imagotheatre.ca/commitment-to-care.
Imago Theatre | Letter from Appointed Ombudsperson
About this resource Caroline Lemay of Omega-Ombudservices developed this letter for artists and arts workers at Imago Theatre to explain her role as an appointed Ombudsperson for the theatre and to invite artists and arts workers to reach out with any questions or to...
Imago Theatre | Access Guide for The Flood
About this resource Imago Theatre created this Access Guide in 2024 as part of their Balancing Act Level UP! Pilot Project. The guide was designed to provide details related to accessibility and care for audience members planning to attend a relaxed performance of The...
Imago Theatre | Audience Support Document for The Flood
About this resource This Audience Support Document was created by Imago Theatre in 2024 as part of their Balancing Act Level UP! Pilot Project. This resource was provided to audience members who attended a performance of The Flood, a play that features challenging...
Imago Theatre | Email to Artists with Support Offer
About This Resource Imago Theatre created this Email to Artists with Support Offer in 2024 as part of their Balancing Act Level UP! Pilot Project. The email was sent to Newcomer Artists participating in Imago’s Nested Circles Artist Residency, and included a request...
More Information
For more information about the Imago Theatre visit www.imagotheatre.ca.
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