MISSION STATEMENT

GOALS OF THE CHEMAINUS THEATRE FESTIVAL SOCIETY:

ENRICHING THE REGION:

  • To produce theatre from a repertoire of classic and award winning plays of enduring value
  • To encourage and facilitate the production and sales of arts and crafts in our Gallery
  • To deliver outstanding hospitality and service in our Playbill Dining Room
  • To utilize the facilities (when available) for the regions cultural and social life
  • To establish and maintain fiscal stability
  • To enrich the lives of Vancouver Island residents and its visitors as a diverse regional arts centre by providing a unique “Chemainus Theatre Festival experience”

ADVANCING THE ARTS:

  • To develop new Canadian classic adaptations and plays
  • To employ professional artists and artisans
  • To educate, support and inspire artists at levels of development (student, community, emerging and professional artists)

BUILDING A JUST, EQUITABLE, DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE, AND ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY:

  • To embed justice, equity, and anti-oppression work in all it does
  • To adapt and create structures, policies, and reduced barriers in order to increase justice, equity, diversity, inclusion and access for all
  • To establish an environment and spirit of service, integrity, respect, cooperation, and trust
  • To ensure a standard of excellence
  • To motivate all who participate in the Chemainus Theatre Festival

CORE OF THE CHEMAINUS THEATRE FESTIVAL SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

The Chemainus Theatre Festival Society Board of Directors anchors its spiritual core in the good news of God’s redeeming love. The Board of Directors encourages a caring and inclusive community with a Christ-like character as a distinction of the Chemainus Theatre Society.