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Let’s Talk About PDA!

We love a good PDA (Public Display of Affection)… but we’re even more excited about Jonathan Wilson’s play, A Public Display of Affection, premiering in March/April 2025!

Join our “PDA” Campaign and help us raise $12,500 by December 31st to bring Jonathan’s groundbreaking, world premiere Canadian play to the stage.

Your support matters now more than ever! 

This is a landmark moment for Studio 180: our first time fully producing a play developed through our IN DEVELOPMENT program as our mainstage production. Over the last five years, we’ve nurtured this powerful piece through dramaturgy, public readings, student readings and workshops. The impact on audiences has been profound, and we can’t wait to share it with Toronto audiences, including 300 high school students across the Greater Toronto Region. Together, we’ll dive into conversations about identity, homophobia, loss, and gentrification, while exploring the rich history of Toronto’s Gay Village in the 70s and 80s through Jonathan’s uniquely comedic and heartfelt play.

But we can’t do it without YOU!

Thanks to $7,500 in matching funds from our Board of Directors and an anonymous foundation, every dollar you donate will be matched, doubling your impact!

Are you really into PDA? Consider making multiple Public (or Anonymous) Displays of Affection by setting a monthly donation to Studio 180! It’s easy to set up and helps support Studio 180’s financial wellbeing throughout the year.

Let’s make history together. Show your PDA and donate today!

Ticket sales only cover 12% of our operating expenses, so we count on every dollar from individuals like you to fund our programming.

THE BENEFITS OF GIVING

We’re pleased to offer all our donors benefits that give you intimate access to our artists, company and creative process year-round. Your benefits include:

  • Tax receipt for the maximum allowable amount
  • Advance notice of Studio 180’s season
  • Recognition in programmes
  • Invitation to the first day of rehearsals for our productions (when available)
  • Invitation to attend closing night parties with actors and the company (when available)
  • Reserved seating for 180 READS and Studio 180 IN DEVELOPMENT readings
  • Advance ticket sales ahead of the general public
  • Our annual report sent directly to your inbox

Select RSVP events will have limited space with access on a first-come, first-served basis
Equivalent benefits may be offered in subsequent seasons.

Allegra Fulton and Kelli Fox in Sweat. Photo by John Lauener.
Allegra Fulton and Kelli Fox in Sweat. Photo by John Lauener.
Audience members clapping at a reading. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Audience members clapping at a reading. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Students attend an IN DEVELOPMENT Reading. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Students attend an IN DEVELOPMENT Reading. Photo by Dahlia Katz.

LEARN MORE

If you would like additional information or would like to discuss specific donor or sponsorship opportunities, please e-mail Byron Abalos at byron@studio180theatre.com or call him at 416-962-1800.

Charitable Registration Number: 85898 2200 RR0001