Welcome to Gananoque and the Beautiful 1000 Islands!

Whether you’re joining us here at the Thousand Islands Playhouse for the first time or have worked with us before, we’re so happy that you’ve decided to make the trip to Eastern Ontario. We urge you to find the time during your stay here to get out into the islands or meet some of the wonderful people working in this small community. Rural theatres like this one are so interwoven into the fabric of the towns in which we operate, and we’re lucky to have been supported by local people and businesses for more than 40 years. What has remained constant throughout is the company’s mission to provide high-quality theatre in a rural summer setting, and to ensure that Theatre plays an integral role in the lives of people in this region.

Below you will find various pockets of information that might be helpful during your time as a visiting artist in our tiny town.

What can we help with?

Contact Information

Box Office
t: (613) 382-7020
e: boxoffice@1000islandsplayhouse.com

Administration
e: (613) 382-7086

For contracting, bookkeeping, accommodation, and travel inquiries
Marta McDonald
marta@1000islandsplayhouse.com

Non 911 Emergency
Fire Department (613) 382-3334
Gananoque Police (613) 382-4422
Ambulance (613) 544-5555

Theatre’s Mailing Address
185 South Street
Gananoque ON
K7G 1A1

Administration and Office Details

Internet: Computers in the Box Office, Administration, Stage Management, and Production Offices are not available for public use. However, WIFI is available in all our venues; a password will be provided to you onsite.

Photocopies and Faxes: Use of the photocopier/scanner in the Administration and Production Offices should be arranged through Marta (marta@1000islandsplayhouse.com email) or your Stage Manager. A fax machine is available both for outgoing and incoming faxes.

Mail: Outgoing work-related mail can be deposited at the Administration office. For personal mail, there is a Canada Post box at the corner of Charles and South St. in front of the Firehall Theatre. Incoming mail for artists will be given to Stage Management for distribution.

Payroll: Artist payroll is issued via direct deposit on Thursdays by 6 PM and arrives in your account by Friday at 9 AM. Preference for cheques or other questions regarding payroll should be directed to Marta (marta@1000islandsplayhouse.com)

Complimentary Tickets: All artists are offered four complimentary tickets to their production. These tickets can be booked through a Box Office code and must be reserved under the artist’s name. Details about this comp code will be sent via email.

Accommodations

Accommodation Policy

Various House Outlines

Garbage and Recycling Details

Things to Do in Gananoque

Gym Memberships
Gan Fitness Bethany at Gan Fitness has offered our Artists a month-to-month membership deal for her facilities. Fill out the registration form and a key fob can be collected in the Administration offices.

Massage & Wellness
Movewell 
Eminence
Homebody

Medical
There are no walk-in clinics or hospitals in town. Contact Marta ASAP if you think you need to be seen by a Doctor.

Fun
City Cruises Gananoque
Thousand Islands Kayaking
Thousand Island Helicopter Tours
Shorelines Casino
St. Lawrence Parks Commission (Hiking Trails & Beaches)
Joel Stone Heritage Park Waterfront Concerts
1000 Islands History Museum
Thousand Islands Antique Boat Museum
1000 Islands Movie Theatre & Drive-In

For more see the Town of Gananoque event listings

Shopping
Steel Style Garage
Market Vintage
Magnolia Flowers

Eat and Drink (staff favourites)
Bar Petunia
Riva
The Stonewater Gastro Pub
Laverne’s Eatery
The Purple House Café
Graydon’s in the Woodview Inn
House of Dragon Chinese
1000 Curry
Grekos Pizzeria
Pho Hut

If you have any questions about anything else in town, please feel free to reach out to marta@1000islandsplayhouse.com or ask any of our wonderful staff!

If you have a vehicle and you would like recommendations outside of the town limits also feel free to ask.

People of the Playhouse

Staff Directory

We have a wonderful Front of House and Box Office staff who are a huge part of the team. Some of them are new this year and some of them have been here for 10 seasons. Introduce yourself. You’re going to see a lot of them!

Our volunteers are super vital to our organization running smoothly. They are all friendly and willing to give their time in support of what we do. They are great!

We are fortunate to have a large Patron Members Club and Subscriber base. The Patron Members Club are those who – on top of purchasing tickets – make an annual donation to the theatre. Subscribers purchase blocks of tickets to our whole season.

Our Board of Directors is made up of a group of eleven very dedicated community members who give of their time and energy to support our efforts.

Mark Boyle
Ann Cinzar, Secretary
Robert Gibbins, Treasurer
Lynda Garrah
Beth Hart
Diane Kelly
Lois Lorimer Nunn
Catherine Macdonald
Charlotte Patterson, Vice-Chair
Rob Johnston
Steve Tanner, Chair