Gong Show at Theatre Junction

[troutman]

High drama at Calgary's Theatre Junction includes internal strife, 'toxic' workplace, deficits and a lawsuit

Calgary theatre 'on life-support' as staff leave, deficits grow and government withholds funding




https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...offs-1.4754990

Theatre Junction Grand is a non-profit organization, run by the Theatre Junction Society — a registered charity that receives hundreds of thousands of dollars a year from local, provincial and federal governments. Funds totalled $516,328 from all three levels of government last year alone. It also receives cash from individual and corporate donors.


The most recent filing with the Canada Revenue Agency shows the society lost more than $300,000 during the 2016-17 fiscal year — the fifth consecutive year a shortfall was recorded. The accumulated deficits since 2013 have reached $533,420.



During that same period the theatre took in $2,221,467 from the federal and provincial governments and the city-funded Calgary Arts Development.

[KTrain]

Selfishly I have an event at Theatre Junction Grand in September that would suck if it were cancelled.

[Fuzz]

That sounds like it would make for a great show. They should market this dysfunction.


"your actors are very convincing in their anger and fear!"


"Uh, actors?"

[Amethyst]

I haven't been to this theatre, but I really like Workshop restaurant, which apparently leases its space from the society. I wonder what that means for them?

[driveway]

KTrain, you should start preparing for that event to get cancelled.

[KTrain]

No kidding. Thankfully I'm just an attendee. I do feel for the organizers though. Events are stressful to put on without losing your location 1.5 months before.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Came for information of the Gong Show being put on stage at the Grand.

Leaving disappointed.

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by Amethyst

I haven't been to this theatre, but I really like Workshop restaurant, which apparently leases its space from the society. I wonder what that means for them?

I’ll ask. I work at Workshop

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by Amethyst

I haven't been to this theatre, but I really like Workshop restaurant, which apparently leases its space from the society. I wonder what that means for them?

Business as usual after talking to the owner. We’ve got a lease for the next year. Then we’ll either stay in that space or move to a different space but stay the same concept. Workshop will continue being one of the best restaurants in the city!

Just a warning though we are closing for the first two weeks of Aug since it’s pretty dead downtown during that stretch. So don’t be worried if you try to book a reso during that time and can’t. We’ll be reopening on Aug 14th I believe.

[Amethyst]

Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher

Business as usual after talking to the owner. We’ve got a lease for the next year. Then we’ll either stay in that space or move to a different space but stay the same concept. Workshop will continue being one of the best restaurants in the city!

Just a warning though we are closing for the first two weeks of Aug since it’s pretty dead downtown during that stretch. So don’t be worried if you try to book a reso during that time and can’t. We’ll be reopening on Aug 14th I believe.

Thanks! I'm actually on holidays at the time too, so I don't think I'll be around to go out for dinner anyway. We often go there for dinner before shows downtown.