ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Belfry Theatre
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- Posted Date: Posted 2 months ago
- Closing Date: November 17, 2025
- Location: Victoria
- Salary: $95,000 – $105,000 plus generous benefits
Company Overview
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The Belfry produces theatre that allows the audience to see the world a little differently.
As a professional adult theatre company, the Belfry Theatre is dedicated to producing contemporary plays, with an emphasis on Canadian work, and to promoting artistic, cultural, and educational events in the Greater Victoria Region. Now entering its 50th Season, the Belfry Theatre’s primary focus is on Canadian playwrights and contemporary plays - plays with rigorous ideas that address issues in the world around us.
The Belfry actively pursues stories that embrace the diversity of this country’s population. The development of new work, through commissions, dramaturgy, workshops, readings, and first productions, is central to their artistic mandate. The Belfry aims to produce plays that engage their audiences, while opening doors to new worlds and new ways of looking at the world.
Over the past 50 years, the Belfry has produced 360 + plays, including 280 Canadian plays, and more than 50 premieres. Many of those premiere productions have gone on to acclaim across Canada, in the U.S., Australia, Europe, and London’s West End. Belfry productions regularly tour to other cities and have won awards in Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary.
The Belfry offers Pay What You Want for all single tickets and subscriptions, democratizing access to the theatre. The Belfry runs several programs designed to further the knowledge and training of young professional artists, craftspeople, and administrators. The Belfry has an annual budget of $3 million. Full financial statements and additional information can be found on the website.
The Belfry Theatre is on the land of the Lk n People, known today as the Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations. The Lk n people have been keepers of this land for millennia, and the Belfry offers their respect and gratitude for its presence on this territory.
Job Description
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THE BELFRY THEATRE (Victoria, BC) is seeking an individual of creativity, vision, and experience to serve as its next Artistic Director. Reporting to the Board of Directors and working in close partnership with the Executive Director, the Artistic Director will be responsible for shaping the Belfry’s artistic direction, while collaborating with the Executive Director to ensure the financial health of the organization.
The Belfry Theatre is one of Canada’s most respected theatre companies and the largest nonprofit theatre company on Vancouver Island. The Belfry plays a crucial role in the cultural ecology of the region, and it has a responsibility as an artistic leader within the Greater Victoria region to nurture and support a diverse range of artists and theatre companies within its community. The Belfry is a valuable community resource, with many outreach, mentorship, and engagement programs.
The Artistic Director will be responsible for all artistic aspects of the organization, including programming, assembling creative personnel, and supporting the production process. They will dedicate themselves to advancing local artists through apprenticeships, workshops, and other professional opportunities. They will commission the most exciting playwrights – locally and nationally – and support the development of new work.
The Artistic Director will be a leader and a colleague within the Victoria arts community, with a desire to engage with artists and arts organizations locally, provincially, and nationally. The Artistic Director will embrace their role in securing public and private sector support for the Theatre. They will utilize their excellent writing and networking skills to articulate the importance of theatre and the Belfry’s artistic contributions to granting bodies, foundations, sponsors, and patrons.
The Belfry is continuing its journey toward becoming a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization with a commitment to reconciliation. The Belfry is committed to an open and transparent hiring process and encourages applications from individuals in all equity-seeking groups, including Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities, women, persons with disabilities, and members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.
This is an exciting and unique opportunity for an experienced professional to bring their vision and passion for theatre into a leadership role, shaping the Belfry’s next decade of bold, resonant, impactful, and inclusive artistic work. The Belfry Theatre plans to appoint a new Artistic Director by January 2026. It is anticipated that the new Artistic Director will have input into the planning of the 2026/27 season. The full-time Artistic Director position will begin in September 2026.
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The Belfry Theatre Artistic Director Search is led by Nancy Webster, Nicola Dawes, and Martin Bragg of Martin Bragg & Associates. To apply in confidence, please email your letter of interest and resume in Word or PDF format to Martin Bragg & Associates at belfrytheatre@mbassociates.ca. The review of applications will begin immediately. Deadline for receipt of applications is Monday, November 17, 2025. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and will receive an acknowledgement of their application. No phone calls, please.
- Position Type: Full Time
- Posted Date: Posted 2 months ago
- Closing Date: November 17, 2025
- Location: Victoria
- Salary: $95,000 – $105,000 plus generous benefits