Fast Facts

2012 Total Operating Budget

$27 million

Our Revenue Sources

Earned revenue (ticket sales): 62%
Fundraising: 23%
Government grants: 10% 
Other revenues: 5%

Attendance for the 2012 Season: 245,645

64.5% of our audience comes from Canada
34.1% from the United States
0.4% from overseas

Shaw Festival Company

About 600 employees at the height of the season, including 64 actors

Seats

1664 seats in four theatres:

856 in the Festival Theatre
327 in the Court House Theatre
313 in the Royal George Theatre
168 in the Studio Theatre

Ticket Prices

Range from $24 for students to $110 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 the age of 30. (See Ways to Save). In 2012, the average cost of a theatre ticket at The Shaw was $60.68.

Economic Impact

The Shaw Festival contributed $75.4 million locally and $106.6 million to Ontario’s economy in 2010. Shaw Festival visitors spent over $42.8 million on regional accommodations, dining, winery visits and other tourism-related experiences.