World Theatre Day Resources 2025

We encourage all theatre artists, organizations, and audiences to get involved with helping support World Theatre Day. Below are resources to help you get involved. If you have questions, please reach out to Ainslee Jessiman, Membership & Communications Manager: AinsleeJ@PACT.ca

MEDIA RELEASES

SOCIAL MEDIA HASHTAGS

The following hashtags will be used across communications platforms.

#WorldTheatreDay

#GoSeeAShow

#JournéeMondialeduThéâtre

#AllezAuThéâtre

SOCIAL MEDIA ASSETS

Share your impact and the impact of theatre on our communities by using any of the following social media assets throughout the month of March. 

Green/blue, actor applying makeup - JPEG

Purple/blue, actors on stage in action - JPEG

Red/blue, street performer & crowd in Toronto - JPEG

Blue/red, a full house watching an illuminated set - JPEG

Blue/purple, actor wearing a winged costume - JPEG

Orange/yellow, actor emerges from a curtain - JPEG

Pink/yellow, actor in a hat on a stage swing - JPEG

Yellow/green, young actors gather with scripts - JPEG

Orange/blue, actors in cowboy hats - JPEG

Blue/pink, an outdoor performance - JPEG

World Theatre Day social media guide - PDF

Theatres employ over 30,000 Canadians - JPEG

Canada is home to over 500 theatre companies - JPEG

Nearly 10 million Canadians connect through theatre each year - JPEG

1 in 4 Canadians attend live theatre performances - JPEG

For every dollar in ticket sales, theatres generate $5.94 in economic impact - JPEG

More than 3,500 Canadian works are performed each year across the country - JPEG

Each year, 2.3 million people attend theatre performances for young audiences - JPEG

Nearly 20,000 citizens give their time to the theatre - JPEG

Theatre forges identity in young people - JPEG

Theatre ignites conversations and imagination - JPEG

1 in 4 Canadians attend live theatre performances - MP4

Each year 2.3 million people atten theatre performances for young audiences - MP4

Experience Live Theatre Video 1

Experience Live Theatre Video 2

Experience Live Theatre Video 3 

CURTAIN SPEECH

Companies are encouraged to deliver a curtain speech for productions throughout the month of March. Should it be helpful, draft remarks are available here.

ADVOCACY BRIEF

Share your impact directly with your elected officials. This brief provides some guidance on advocacy meetings and hosting. Click here to view brief. 

WORLD THEATRE DAY CANADA - Senator René Cormier

Please check back on March 27 for Senator Cormier's World Theatre Day Address.

René Cormier Headshot

René Cormier Bio - EN

René Cormier Bio - FR

WORLD THEATRE DAY – INTERNATIONAL – Theodoros Terzopoulous

More information available at the International Theatre Institute.

Theodoros Terzopoulous Headshot

Theodoros Terzopoulous Bio - EN

Theodoros Terzopoulous Bio - FR