Private company

Persephone Theatre

Theatre company in Saskatoon, Canada1

Persephone Theatre is a regional theatre company in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The company was founded in 1974 by director Brian Richmond and sisters Janet Wright and Susan Wright and named after the Greek goddess Persephone. The first season performances were held at the Mendel Art Gallery, with the second season at the University of Saskatchewan's Greystone Theatre and the third season at the St. Thomas Wesley Church hall.2 It employed 85 people in 2024.1 Its revenue was C$3.3 million in 2024.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1974Founded1
  • Industrycreative industries, theatre1
  • HeadquartersSaskatoon1
  • Websitepersephonetheatre.org
  • Legal formnonprofit organization1
EH2009 Persephone Theatre
Photo: SriMesh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Persephone Theatre is a regional theatre company in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The company was founded in 1974 by director Brian Richmond and sisters Janet Wright and Susan Wright and named after the Greek goddess Persephone. The first season performances were held at the Mendel Art Gallery, with the second season at the University of Saskatchewan's Greystone Theatre and the third season at the St. Thomas Wesley Church hall.2

Employees over time

Persephone Theatre employees by year185 in 2024+13% since 2015
0501001502015: 757520152016: 85852016+13%2017: 1061062017+25%2018: 1121122018+6%2019: 1081082019−4%2020: 94942020−13%2021: 29292021−69%2022: 78782022+169%2023: 97972023+24%2024: 85852024−12%
  • 2024851
  • 2023971
  • 2022781
  • 2021291
  • 2020941
  • 20191081
  • 20181121
  • 20171061

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Persephone Theatre revenue by year13.3M CAD in 2024+0% since 2015
02.0M CAD4.0M CAD6.0M CAD2015: 3.3M CAD3.3M CAD20152016: 4.1M CAD4.1M CAD2016+22%2017: 3.7M CAD3.7M CAD2017−8%2018: 4.1M CAD4.1M CAD2018+9%2019: 3.9M CAD3.9M CAD2019−3%2020: 3.6M CAD3.6M CAD2020−9%2021: 2.0M CAD2.0M CAD2021−43%2022: 2.6M CAD2.6M CAD2022+29%2023: 2.7M CAD2.7M CAD2023+4%2024: 3.3M CAD3.3M CAD2024+21%
  • 20243.3M CAD1
  • 20232.7M CAD1
  • 20222.6M CAD1
  • 20212.0M CAD1
  • 20203.6M CAD1
  • 20193.9M CAD1

Timeline

  1. 1974Founded Founded1

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