Our Mission

The mission of Dead Canary Theatre is to bring a unique and compelling approach to storytelling that will create excellent theatrical entertainment each time our curtain rises.  These stories will open eyes, raise awareness, bring joy, and offer both nostalgia and fresh perspectives by using professional level talent, and fearless voices.

Who We Are

For generations, the canary has been a symbol of communication and awareness. When a canary sings, it does so to express so many different things: joy, freedom, protection, concern, pleasure, hope. The canary teaches us how to experience the importance of life and how to use our unique voice to tell our unique story. When the canary has sung its last, the message is clear. Time is up. It’s now or never.  

Theater speaks to many of us in the same way. The expression of storytelling on stage often breaks open closed minds, builds and mends bridges, ignites joy, and warns of danger to come. It compels us to use our voices, to remind us of our power and the collective power of our human connection. Dead Canary Theatre Company will be a catalyst for important conversations, a safe space for challenging topics, and always a place to be entertained and find joy.

Our Values

Curiosity

We want to discover. We want to learn more. We want to be challenged. We want to tell stories that inspire others to do the same.

Creativity

We are not afraid of telling stories that have been told before nor of telling them in an unexpected way. We seek and embrace points of view that spark ideas and ignite creativity.

Empathy

We not only value the experience of others,  but we strive to understand it, learn from it, grow from it. It is the foundation of our storytelling.

Equality

We will always see our fellow persons as equals to be respected, welcome all those with open hearts and open minds, and craft stories helping and hoping to better the rest.

Entertainment

Among all else, theater should excite and entertain. We believe that theater is uniquely qualified to entertain us like nothing else.

Wit

Wit is at the center of all good things, all important things, all memorable things.