Fast Facts

2011 Total Operating Budget

$27 million

Our Revenue Sources

Earned revenue (ticket sales) 70 %
Fundraising 20%
Government grants 7.7% 
Shaw Endowment Foundation 2.3%

Attendance for the 2010 Season: 262,000

64.5 % of our audience comes from Canada
34.2 % from the United States
0.3 % from overseas

Shaw Festival Company

About 600 employees at the height of the season, including 72 actors

Seats

1713 seats in four theatres:

856 in the Festival Theatre
327 in the Court House
328 in the Royal George
202 in the Studio Theatre

Ticket Prices

Range from $24 for students to $106 for Platinum on a summer weekend. There are many ways of saving on ticket prices, from Super Sundays to preview tickets to $30 tickets for patrons under 30. (See Ways to Save). In 2010, the average cost of a theatre ticket at The Shaw was $57.10.

Economic Impact

Various surveys indicate that every dollar spent at The Shaw translates into approximately $8 of spending within the Niagara Region.