Yes, Hood and Dagger Productions is a registered charity in Winnipeg, founded in January 2024, with a mandate to “Build Community through Community Theatre”, charity #70152 7210 RR0001. We can accept donations via our website under the “Donate” section and through Canada Helps directly. Your generous support helps fund our community initiatives, such as providing complimentary tickets to groups who may experience barriers to engaging in the Arts.

Our independent Board of Directors selects the partner charities for each of the three productions in our season of theatre. If you would like your organization to be considered, please reach out to us via our simple contact form!

No. We form win-win partnerships with local charities. The partner charity helps us promote our shows using free methods available to them (e.g. sharing our social media posts, mentioning us in their newsletter, hanging a poster at their location, etc.), and we promote them on our website, socials, and media interviews. We give the partner charity a portion of ticket sales as payment for the help promoting the show and we offer them a free booth in our community partner lobby. When you elevate others, good things happen!

Hood and Dagger Productions is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 

We are headquartered in Charleswood (which is also where we build our sets), we rehearse in St. James, and our shows are performed in different rented venues around the City.

Yes! All cast and crew roles (including the Directors and Stage Managers) are volunteers! 

The only exception is that sometimes we are able to receive grants to cover the cost of a professional lighting designer, and/or to have a professional in the industry to provide a half-day workshop for our cast and crew. We are at times also able to receive a grant to help pay for a bookkeeper to perform accounting and governance functions. 

Typically, our acting opportunities are for adults, though we encourage you to read the audition character descriptions for any exceptions. Another great way to get involved would be to apply for a crew position in our production calls.

No! Signing up for an audition is free and there is no membership fee to be in the cast or crew. We’ve also been able to negotiate complimentary parking at our rehearsal space during the rehearsal period for our cast and crew, and snacks are provided during rehearsals.

Hood and Dagger Productions focuses on tales of Adventure, Mystery, and Thrills! Whether it’s tales of ghostly figures, sneaking spies, or following a detective on the hunt for a sly criminal, we want you to be on the edge of your seats.

We love creating spooky atmospheres and suspenseful shows, without being frightening or gory. Typically, productions would be rated PG13. If you have specific questions about a show or particular content concerns, we encourage you to contact us directly in advance.

No. The only audience interaction we seek are your ‘ooos and ahhhs’ (and applause!) from the comfort of your seats.

Hood and Dagger Productions stages established theatrical plays which have been licensed from the playwrights. The playwrights’ words cannot be changed, altered, or cut without permission from the author. On occasion, we have requested and received permission from playwrights to make minor changes, such as updating antiquated language, changing a character’s gender, or providing inclusive character opportunities that better reflect community members who audition for our shows.

Yes! As part of our mandate to Build Community through Community Theatre, the local businesses with booths in our lobby are provided with space for free. Local businesses are the backbone of a strong Manitoba economy, and we want to support local with our shows.

The theatres we rent for our performances have strict no food or drink inside the theatre policies. However, you are welcome to enjoy a bottled beverage and snack before the show or during intermission in the lobby space. There is no alcohol at our shows.