Patrick Street Productions

What Patrick Street Productions does

Patrick Street Productions is a nonprofit musical theatre production company founded in 2007 in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, operating as Patrick Street Productions Society, a registered charity. Co-founded and led by husband-and-wife team Peter Jorgensen and Katey Wright as Co-Artistic Producers, the company produces contemporary musicals that have not yet been professionally staged in the region, alongside selected classic works, with an emphasis on productions where music is integral to storytelling. The administrative office is at 730 Fourth Street, New Westminster, BC, with primary productions staged at Anvil Centre Theatre (a 360-seat venue in New Westminster) and partner venues including Gateway Theatre (Richmond), York Theatre (Vancouver), Persephone Theatre (Saskatoon), and Theatre Aquarius (near Toronto).

The company's product portfolio comprises three streams: live theatrical productions of contemporary musicals (including an original adaptation of It's A Wonderful Life developed from 2013 onward, with songs arranged and orchestrated by Nico Rhodes); the Professional Intensive for Musical Theatre, a three-week training program priced at $830 (or $480 for CAEA members) with a 14-participant cap; and the Youth Musical Theatre Performance after-school program for ages 11-18 at $245 per participant, culminating in a public performance at Anvil Centre Stage.

Revenue is generated through ticket sales (via Ticketstonight, venue box offices, and group bookings for 10+), charitable donations processed through the CanadaHelps platform (with Giving Tuesday matching up to $20,000 from a benefactor), and tuition from education programs. PSP has no proprietary software or digital platform; the technology layer is limited to standard marketing tools (social media, E-Blasts via VerticalResponse) and basic ticketing integrations. The company has won multiple Jessie Richardson Awards and Ovation Awards, and its co-production partnerships with Talk is Free Theatre and Touchstone Theatre extend distribution reach while sharing production risk.

Name

Patrick Street Productions

Legal name

Patrick Street Productions Society

Website

https://patrickstreetproductions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Patrick Street Productions is a Vancouver-based nonprofit musical theatre company, founded in 2007 by Peter Jorgensen and Katey Wright, producing contemporary musicals not previously staged in Metro Vancouver and offering professional training and youth education programs through partner venues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Musical Theatre Productions

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Performing Arts Companies (7111)

akta.pro primary industry

Musical Theatre (Non-Broadway/Fringe) (MPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regional & Repertory Theatre Companies (MPAGABAB), Touring Theatre Productions (MPAGABAC)

Keywords

• Musical theatre productions
• Contemporary musicals
• Performing arts education
• Live theatrical performances
• Theatre artist development

Headquarters

HQ city

New Westminster

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue from theatrical productions at partner venues across Metro Vancouver and touring productions. Tickets sold through Ticketstonight, Gateway Theatre box office, and group bookings for 10+ attendees.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The company operates as a registered charity (Patrick Street Productions Society) and accepts donations through CanadaHelps platform. They run Giving Tuesday campaigns with donor matching up to $20,000.
3. Professional Intensive Program: Three-week intensive training program for professional and pre-professional artists costing $830, with reduced rates for CAEA members at $480. Maximum class size of 14 participants.
4. Youth Musical Theatre Classes: After-school classes for youth ages 11-18 exploring ensemble numbers from Broadway musicals, with final presentation at Anvil Centre Stage. Cost is $245 per participant.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Patrick Street Productions produces and presents live contemporary musical theatre productions at Metro Vancouver partner venues and on tour across Canada, focusing on musicals not yet professionally produced in the region. The company also delivers musical theatre education, including a three-week Professional Intensive for working artists and after-school youth classes for ages 11-18. Operations are supported by ticket sales, education program fees, and charitable donations.

Product overview

Patrick Street Productions is a musical theatre production company founded in 2007 that offers live theatrical productions of contemporary and classic musicals for Metro Vancouver, along with educational programs including a Professional Intensive for Musical Theatre and youth performance classes. The company produces original adaptations (such as 'It's A Wonderful Life') and brings contemporary musicals not yet professionally produced in the region. Their core products include live theatrical productions, their signature musical theatre education programs, and youth outreach initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• It's A Wonderful Life (Original Musical Adaptation) PSP's original musical adaptation of the classic holiday film It's A Wonderful Life, featuring songs from Gershwin, Kurt Weill, and other classic composers arranged and orchestrated by Nico Rhodes. Staged for general theatregoing audiences at PSP's partner venues and licensed to other Canadian theatres.
• Professional Intensive for Musical Theatre A three-week intensive training program in musical theatre performance held at the Anvil Centre Theatre in New Westminster for professional and pre-professional artists, limited to a maximum cohort of 14 participants. Tiered tuition ($830 full price; $480 for CAEA members in good standing with subsidy from CAEA's Professional Development program). Designed for working musical theatre artists seeking to deepen skills and artistry.
• Musical Theatre Performance for Youth After-school musical theatre classes for youth ages 11-18, led by PSP cast and creative team members, exploring ensemble numbers from Broadway musicals and culminating in a final presentation on the Anvil Centre Stage. Tuition $245 per participant.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple Jessie Richardson Awards and Ovation Awards for Outstanding Production and individual performances
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Touchstone TheatreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation with Touchstone Theatre for the production of The Best Laid Plans, a Canadian musical based on Terry Fallis's award-winning novel.
• Talk is Free TheatrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner for Floyd Collins in 2014. This collaboration enabled the production at both the York Theatre and Talk is Free Theatre's venue.
• Piva Modern ItalianminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSeason Sponsor providing cross-promotional opportunities including brunch packages for theatre audiences and venue marketing near the Anvil Centre Theatre.
• CanadaHelpscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOnline charitable giving platform that processes donations for Patrick Street Productions Society, providing tax receipts and donation matching for Giving Tuesday campaigns up to $20,000.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Talk is Free Theatre: Ontario-based musical theatre company that co-produced Floyd Collins with PSP in 2014. Comparable as a niche-focused, contemporary-musical-producing regional company with similar scale and artistic ambition.
• Arts Club Theatre Company: Vancouver's largest theatre company operating multiple venues year-round. Directly comparable to PSP as a regional musical theatre producer with overlapping talent pool — PSP's music director Sean Bayntun previously served Arts Club on Rock of Ages and Avenue Q.
• Chemainus Theatre Festival: BC-based regional theatre producing musicals on Vancouver Island. PSP founder Peter Jorgensen has directed for Chemainus, and the original It's A Wonderful Life adaptation was developed through a 2013 Chemainus production, making them closely linked programming partners.
• Touchstone Theatre: Vancouver-based theatre company that partnered with PSP on The Best Laid Plans (2015), a Canadian musical based on Terry Fallis's novel. Comparable regional producing theatre operating in the same Metro Vancouver market.
• Gateway Theatre: Richmond, BC venue and producing theatre that has co-produced and hosted PSP productions including It's A Wonderful Life (2018) and A Little Night Music (2017). Comparable in mission and scale as a regional musical theatre presenter.
• Theatre Aquarius: Hamilton, Ontario regional theatre that licensed PSP's It's A Wonderful Life adaptation for production near Toronto. Comparable mid-size Canadian regional musical theatre producer.
• Persephone Theatre: Saskatoon-based regional theatre that has hosted PSP touring productions including The Light in the Piazza (2013) and The Full Monty (2010). Similar mid-size Canadian regional theatre with comparable musical programming.

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Stage: Toronto-based multi-venue theatre company with broader programming scope than PSP. Comparable as a Canadian regional theatre producing musicals but operating at substantially greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Theatre Calgary: Major Canadian regional theatre with broader programming across plays, musicals, and premieres. PSP's Jonathan Monro has served as Musical Director at Theatre Calgary, reflecting shared talent ecosystem though Theatre Calgary operates at significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• Factory Theatre: Toronto-based theatre focused on Canadian works. Comparable in nonprofit arts organization structure and contemporary Canadian content focus, though Factory's programming skews toward new plays rather than musicals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PSPMusicTheatre
• Facebookfacebook.com/PatrickStreetProductions
• Instagraminstagram.com/patrickstreetproductions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/patrick-street-productions

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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