Theatre De Quat'sous Inc

Name

Theatre De Quat'sous Inc

Legal name

Théâtre de Quat'Sous Inc

Website

https://quatsous.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Theater

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses) (MPAGALAB), Classical & Contemporary Theatre (Plays/Drama) (MPAGABAH), Theatre Education, Training & Conservatories (MPAGABAN)

Keywords

• Live theater productions
• Contemporary performing arts
• Theatrical venue rental
• Performing arts education
• Cultural nonprofit programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue from ticket sales for theatrical performances across multiple seasons, including regular programming and special events.
2. Donations and Fundraising: Annual campaigns, planned giving programs, and La Machine à 4'Sous young philanthropist committee raising funds for the theater and young troupe.
3. Planned Giving: Testamentary bequests, stock donations, and life insurance donation programs with tax advantages.
4. Benefit Events: Annual benefit events including L'Osstidcho-Bénéfiss, cocktail evenings, auctions, and 50/50 draws generating donation revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Théâtre de Quat'Sous is a non-profit performing arts company that produces and presents contemporary theatrical works at its Montreal venue. It complements its mainstage programming with educational initiatives for youth, philosophical discussion events, a children's/youth theater label, and venue rental services to other cultural producers.

Product overview

Théâtre de Quat'Sous is a Montreal-based intimate theater presenting contemporary theatrical creations. The core offering is seasonal programming featuring plays across various formats including Zone de Turbulences (hybrid theater + movement/hip hop/dance), coproductions with partner companies, and international dramaturgy. Supporting offerings include La Jeune Troupe (emerging artists troupe), La Machine à 4'Sous (youth philanthropy committee), accessibility initiatives, venue rental, archives, and school programming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Machine à 4'Sous: A fundraising committee of young philanthropists dedicated to supporting the theater's projects and artistic development.
• Le Théâtre à l'eau froide (TEF)
• La Jeune Troupe du Quat'Sous
• Les Quartiers philosophiques

Products and services

• Mainstage Contemporary Theater Season Scheduled series of contemporary theatrical productions staged at the 100 avenue des Pins Est venue in Montreal, targeted at adult French-speaking audiences interested in innovative dramatic work.
• La Jeune Troupe Youth-focused theater training and production program designed for young participants and school audiences, offered as part of the theater's educational outreach.
• Le Théâtre à l'eau froide Children and youth-oriented theatrical productions and programming offered under a dedicated label within the organization, aimed at younger audiences and family or school groups.
• Les Quartiers philosophiques Series of philosophical discussion events linked to the theater's productions, providing audiences with a forum for reflection and dialogue on contemporary themes.
• Theater Venue Rental Rental of the theater space at 100 avenue des Pins Est, Montreal to independent producers, performing arts companies, and community groups for their own productions and events.
• La Machine à 4'Sous Associated programming label of the theater extending its contemporary performance and event offerings beyond the mainstage season.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Théâtre à l'eau froide (TEF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResident theater company at Théâtre de Quat'Sous since 2020. TEF produces contemporary foreign dramaturgies and operates a reading club focused on international theater.
• Orange NoyéecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheater company collaborating on multiple productions including Je comprends. Respect. and PAS FOUT'MIND. Known for works like Zâman and Neige sur Abidjan.
• Théâtre du FuturminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheater company co-producing Les robots se cachent pour mourir (their 10th production).
• Théâtre de La SentinelleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheater company co-producing Le violon d'Adrien, an adaptation of Gary Victor's novel.
• Théâtre Point d'OrgueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheater company co-producing Tout ça with Théâtre de Quat'Sous.
• Créations UnuknuminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheater company founded in 2020 by Hilaire St-Laurent, Nicolas Centeno, and Marie-Andrée Lemieux, co-producing Agamemnon in the ring.
• l'ACTIVITÉminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheater company collaborating on La dernière cassette, a portrait of André Brassard created and reprised at Quat'Sous.
• MAYDAYminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDance and theater company founded in 2007 by Mélanie Demers, co-producing Cabaret Noir in coproduction with Prospero, Agora de la danse, and Théâtre français du CNA.
• Théâtre de l'OpsisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheater company in codiffusion for productions including Peer Gynt and Le sang appelle le sang (40th anniversary season).
• SibyllinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheater company co-producing Passion simple (Annie Ernaux) with Théâtre de 4'SOUS and Théâtre français du CNA.
• Hydro-QuébecminorOthersAccessibility partner presenting accessibility initiatives at the theater.
• CDP Capital (Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec)minorOthersAccessibility partner supporting accessibility initiatives.
• DLDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDance company collaborating with Théâtre de Quat'Sous on Trop humains production.
• Centre des arts de la scène d'IslandeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIcelandic arts center providing support for Helgi production featuring Icelandic playwright Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson.
• Nordic Drama CornerminorOthersAgency representing Icelandic playwright Birnir Jón Sigurðsson for Le département de la Mort.
• Mémoire d'EncrierminorOthersPublisher of Gary Victor's Le violon d'Adrien, which was developed at Festival international de la littérature (FIL).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Théâtre du Rideau Vert: Founded in 1948, Théâtre du Rideau Vert is one of Montreal's longest-running independent French-language theaters, producing classic and contemporary works. Like Quat'Sous, it is a non-profit presenting venue with a multi-decade history and similar ticket/donation funding model.
• Usine C: Usine C is a Montreal performing arts venue presenting contemporary dance, theater, and hybrid formats. Like Quat'Sous's Zone de Turbulences series, it focuses on experimental and movement-based programming in an industrial-style space.
• Centaur Theatre: Centaur Theatre is Montreal's premier English-language contemporary theater. It parallels Quat'Sous as an independent, non-profit presenting venue with seasonal programming and similar funding dynamics in the same city.
• Théâtre français du Centre national des Arts (CNA): The French Theater of Canada's National Arts Centre in Ottawa co-produces with Quat'Sous (Passion simple, Cabaret Noir). It is a comparable institutional presenting theater with national scope and contemporary French-language programming.
• Théâtre du Nouveau Monde (TNM): TNM is a major Montreal francophone presenting theater producing a season of classical and contemporary works. It directly competes with Quat'Sous for audiences, government cultural funding, and donor support within the same city.
• Espace Go: Espace Go is a Montreal contemporary theater venue focused on innovative programming, including new writing and emerging companies. It directly parallels Quat'Sous's contemporary/avant-garde positioning and intimate venue scale.
• Théâtre de la Manufacture: La Manufacture is a Montreal theater known for ambitious contemporary productions and international co-productions. It competes with Quat'Sous for the same audience of contemporary-theater enthusiasts in the Quebec ecosystem.
• Théâtre Prospero: Montreal theater Prospero co-produces with Quat'Sous (e.g., Cabaret Noir with MAYDAY) and operates as a comparable contemporary French-language presenting venue. Programming overlap and shared funding sources make it a close peer.

Emerging players

• Théâtre à l'eau froide (TEF): TEF has been a resident company at Quat'Sous since 2020, producing contemporary foreign dramaturgies. While operationally integrated, it functions as an independent emerging theater company with comparable contemporary-programming focus.

Regional players

• Soulpepper Theatre: Soulpepper is a Toronto-based non-profit theater presenting contemporary and classical works. While it operates in English and in a different market, its non-profit presenting model, ensemble/residency programs, and donor-driven funding parallel Quat'Sous's structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/quatsous
• Facebookfacebook.com/theatredequatsous
• Instagraminstagram.com/theatre4sous

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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