UPDATE: The Theatre Centre has made the difficult decision to close our building to the public as of Monday, March 16, 2020 until Sunday, April 5, 2020, inclusive. We have chosen this period in line with recent recommendations announced by Toronto Public Health.

The upcoming RISER Project 2020 has been cancelled

The box office will be contacting all ticket holders for The Worst Thing I Could Be )Is Happy) with the following options:
– To convert your ticket into a donation. Your support can make a big impact and we ask that you consider donating the value of your ticket(s) for a charitable donation receipt.
– To receive a full refund.

During this time, we ask for your patience as we reach out to ticket buyers to process donations and returns. Any ticketing inquiries should be made via email to [email protected]. General inquiries should be directed to [email protected].

If you are looking for additional information regarding COVID-19 and guidelines to help keep yourself and others healthy, we recommend you visit the websites linked below:
– Toronto Public Health
– Government of Canada
– World Health Organization

don’t worry, be happy. / be worried, don’t happy.

Philip, Tori, Ira, and Elena just want to be happy. They also recognize the ways this pursuit furthers systemic inequality and causes unprecedented environmental destruction. But Philip, Tori, Ira, and Elena still want to be happy… Using live-streams, projections, and onstage experiments, this cross-Canadian collaboration is a spontaneous investigation of grief, technology, and the things we’ll do to be happy at any cost.

The Worst Thing I Could Be (Is Happy) is presented as part RISER Project, a collaborative producing model created by Why Not Theatre with the generous support of RBC Foundation, TD Bank Group, and the Government of Canada. RISER is also supported by Aluna Theatre, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Cahoots Theatre, Factory Theatre, fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre Company, Modern Times Stage Company, Necessary Angel Theatre Company, Nightwood Theatre, Roseneath Theatre, Shaw Festival, Theatre Passe Muraille, and The Theatre Centre. The first three years of RISER Project were made possible by Toronto Arts Council’s Open Door program.

*A note on ticket prices for RISER Project: In order to ensure accessibility, Why Not Theatre invites you to Pay-What-You-Can-Afford. You can pick any one of four prices—$12, $20, $35, $60—whichever suits your budget. All tickets are general admission, and there are no limits on any price level. Pick the price you can afford to pay for your ticket and book your seat.

RISER Project 2019 also features:
Gods Like Us, April 10—19, 2020
An IMM-Permanent Resident, April 12—19, 2020
heart2heart, April 30—May 9, 2020