WE ARE RAISING THE ROOF!

Thanks to the extraordinary support of the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec and Canadian Heritage’s Official Languages Program, we are thrilled to announce the completion of Phase One of our exciting renovation project at Centaur; this has allowed us to add a state-of-the-art fly tower above the stage in our larger proscenium theatre, known to everyone as Centaur 2! 

What is a fly tower, you ask? It is an addition above the stage with a mechanized rigging system that can lift set-pieces and technical equipment high into the air, enabling us to create real theatre magic for you, our loyal and passionate audience. For the last 56 years, we have not had the capacity to perform the kinds of tricks this brand-new motorized system allows us to do. In the past, we had to cobble parts together and reinvent the wheel for each production to hang the bare minimum of lights and curtains above the stage. Now we can safely fly scenery and completely change sets in a matter of hours (instead of days). Unlike our colleagues in the Francophone theatre scene, Montreal’s English-language theatre community has never had access to a theatre with a fly-tower. This is a creative game-changer for us. This renovation also includes a complete upgrade of our ventilation system in the theatre, which includes adding a HEPA filter system that keeps the air in the room as fresh and clean as possible. 

We will unveil the newly renovated theatre on May 13^th with our new English-language production of Michel Tremblay’s love letter to his mother, For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again, starring the brilliant actors Ellen David and Emmanuel Schwartz. Get your tickets today so that you don’t miss the opportunity to be part of this transformational moment in Centaur’s history!