Winnipeg Fringe BYOV 2012 Venue Ideas
If your company is considering submitting a Bring Your Own Venue application and you are looking for a possible venue, please find below a list of BYOV venues from previous years. We have included some of the information on each venue, including possible rental rates, but if you are interested in using one of these spaces, please contact the venue directly to confirm the 2012 rental rate, technical specifications and services provided by the venue.
If you contact a BYOV owner and you determine that the space meets your needs and the owner is willing to rent you the space, you can let the owner know you’d like to tentatively book the venue and you can confirm the booking once your BYOV application has been approved and accepted by the Fringe (we will begin to confirm BYOV applications as of January 16, 2012).
BYOV VENUES that are normally used every year
The King's Head Pub www.kingshead.ca
120 King St. (Upstairs)
Contact: Jay Khanuja, email: khanuja_jay@msn.com, tel: 204-957-7710
• Seating capacity: 120
• Rental rate unknown
• Some lighting and sound equipment may be available
• NO wheelchair access
• Air Conditioned
• Licensed Venue – Patrons under 18 NOT ADMITTED
• 3 companies usually share this venue
PTE Mainstage pte.mb.ca
393 Portage Ave (Portage Place, 3rd Flr)
Contact: Cherry Karpishyn, email: generalmgr@pte.mb.ca, tel:204-942-5483
Please note this venue has reached its capacity for BYOV companies for 2012
• Seating capacity: 300
• Rental rate: approximately $150/performance
• Fully equipped professional theatre with technician
• Air Conditioned
• Wheelchair accessible
• 3 or 4 companies usually share this venue
PTE Colin Jackson Studio pte.mb.ca
393 Portage Ave (Portage Place, 3rd Flr)
Contact: Cherry Karpishyn, generalmgr@pte.mb.ca, tel: 204-925-5251
Please note this venue has reached its capacity for BYOV companies for 2012
• Seating capacity: 120
• Rental rate: approximately $115/performance
• Fully equipped professional theatre with technician
• Air Conditioned
• Wheelchair accessible
• 3 or 4 companies usually share this venue
Gas Station Theatre www.gsac.ca
445 River Avenue (at Osborne)
Contact: Nick Kowalchuk, email: nick@gsac.ca,
tel: 204-284-9477
Please note this venue has reached its capacity for BYOV companies for 2012
• Seating capacity: 232
• Rental rate: approximately $120/performance
• Fully equipped professional theatre with technician
• Air Conditioned
• Wheelchair accessible
• 3 or 4 companies usually share this venue
University of Winnipeg- The Asper Center for Theatre and Film www.uwinnipeg.ca
705 - 491 Portage Avenue
Contact: Tim Babcock, email: t.babcock@uwinnipeg.ca, tel: 786-9455
Please note this venue has reached its capacity for BYOV companies for 2012
• Seating capacity: 140
• Rental rate unknown
• Fully equipped professional theatre with technician
• Air Conditioned
• Wheelchair accessible
• 3 or 4 companies usually share this venue
Aqua Books www.aquabooks.ca
274 Garry Street (2nd floor)
Contact: Kelly Hughes, Owner, email: aquabooks@gmail.com, tel: 943-7555
• Seating capacity: 93
• Rental rate unknown
• Small theatre space with minimal technical equipment
• Air Conditioned
• NO wheelchair access
• Licensed Venue – Under 18 must be accompanied by a legal guardian
• 3 or 4 companies usually share this venue
Rudolf Rocker Cultural Centre http://rocker.cc/blueprint
91 Albert Street (Third Floor)
Contact: info@rocker.cc
• Seating capacity: 60
• Rental rate: approximately $75 per night
• Small theatre space with minimal technical equipment
• Air Conditioned
• NO wheelchair access
• 2 companies usually share this venue
Studio 320 www.theatreincarnate.ca/studio_320
320 - 70 Albert St (upstairs)
Contact: Christopher Sobczak, email: chris24fps@yahoo.ca, tel: 952-1533
• Seating capacity: 50 - 60
• Rental rate unknown
• Small theatre space with some technical equipment
• NO wheelchair access
• 2 companies usually share this venue
Other venues that have occasionally been used as a BYOV or may be available this year
West End Cultural Centre www.wecc.ca
586 Ellice Avenue at Sherbrook
Contact: Kelly Leschasin, email: kelly@wecc.ca, tel: 204-783-6918
• One large venue and one small venue in facility
• Seating capacity: Large space – approx. 200; Small space - approx. 70
• Rental rate unknown
• Wheelchair accessible
• Air conditioned
• Venue specs
The Ellice Theatre www.ellicetheatre.com
587 Ellice Avenue
Contact: winnipegmel@hotmail.com
• Seating capacity: 200
• Rental rate unknown
• Larger theatre space with lighting and sound system
• Wheelchair accessible
• Air conditioned
The Pyramid Cabaret pyramid7.com
176 Fort St.
Contact: David McKeigan, Booker/Promoter, email: daveham@mts.net, tel: 204-783-1715
• Seating capacity: 275
• Rental rate unknown
• Concert venue with lighting and sound system
• Wheelchair accessible
• Air conditioned
• Licensed Venue – Under 18 must be accompanied by a legal guardian
Augustine United Church augustineunitedchurch.org
444 River Avenue
Contact: Gloria Dow, Secretary of Church Council, tel: 204-284-2250
• Seating capacity: 280 (rental rate unknown)
• Wheelchair accessible
City of Winnipeg Parks
Please contact the Fringe staff at fringe@mtc.mb.ca if you are considering an outdoor BYOV in a City of Winnipeg Park.
Site Specific BYOV’s
There are many other possible venue locations that you may be considering for your site specific BYOV project. We highly recommend that you contact the Fringe staff at fringe@mtc.mb.ca to let us know what you are planning so that we can verify that it will fit within our guidelines as an appropriate and safe venue.