3,2,1... Blast off!
Keep an eye on our progress throughout the campaign.
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A fully-equipped mobile workshop
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A lightweight custom trapezoidal riser system
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Top-of-the-line suite of portable, green lighting equipment
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A whole portable A/V system including wired and wireless speakers, subs, microphones and console reliable sonic control in both large and intimate spaces
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High-lumen production projectors; green e-generators and solar panels capable of running an entire production off-grig
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Accessibility equipment including adjustable wheelchair ramps and descriptive audio devices
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Box office equipment, wardrobe, storage, transportation...and more.
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Access to theatre venues in Toronto is shrinking
And indie companies are suffering.
$500, 000
vanishes from indie budgets each year in gear rentals alone
86%
of indie theatre companies are in limbo, waiting for venues
It doesn't
need to be this way.
"A City-Wide
Transformation
Machine"
Outfit the March aims to break free from traditional spaces, and make the city our stage
Outfit the March is a mobile theatre machine that equips creatives and transforms everyday, urban places into immersive theatre experiences.
How? With awe-inspiring tech such as advanced lighting, rigging, A/V equipment, accessibility aids, wardrobe, alternative power sources, and mobile box-office equipment.
95% of companies are seeking to use alternative locations. Let’s outfit the march!
Heavy duty galvanized steel
3.5" thick contour-molded cushion
As seen courtside in the NBA
How can you help?
For a donation of $500, you can put your name on a brand new chair, and have a front-row seat to Outside the March’s award-winning programming.
These chairs are state-of-the-art modular “prime comfort” chairs—the same ones found courtside at NBA games—ensuring that site-specific theatre has the glamour and comfort of Toronto’s finest entertainment.
And one will forever have your name on it.
Where will it go?
Outfit the March will transform everyday places into cultural spaces, allowing theatre-makers to tell their stories anywhere. And your donation makes that vision a reality.
Over the past 15 years, our audiences have:
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Gotten the tea on workplace politics in an intimate Trinity-Bellwoods café (“Performance Review” 2025)
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Raved at an underground dance party in a transformed cubicle farm (“R.A.V.E.” 2024)
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Unlocked mysteries in a beloved Annex VHS rental store (“The Tape Escape” 2019)
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Weathered the apocalypse in an abandoned Leslieville movie theatre (“Mr. Burns” 2015)
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Played with us in a Parkdale kindergarten classroom (“Mr. Marmalade” 2011)
What transformation will Outfit the March power next?
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Talk of the town
I’m convinced of its oversized potential to benefit not only OtM’s productions but the sector at large. Some opportunities are genuinely too good to ignore.
- Robert Sirman, Strategic Advisor
Being given the support to dream big and allow my imagination to reach new heights is humbling and amazing and never something I thought I’d ever have!
- Todd Houseman, Theatre Artist
Working with OtM has been great for my café, Morning Parade. Their team is easy to work with and helped bring in new and returning customers.
- Elektra S., Small-Business Owner
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FAQ
Yes, all donations are charitable, and tax receipts are included. Your donations to Outfit the March are processed by Outside The March, the not-for-profit theatre company behind this initiative.
Yes, our Charity Registration Number is 838505774RR0001.
No, given the dynamic staging requirements of our experiences, we cannot guarantee you’ll be seated in your seat when you attend an Outside the March production, however we are cooking up fun ways for you to interact with your chair!
Up to 2 lines with up to 25 characters on each line.
They often choose to donate in their own names, their company, the name of a loved one, or in honour of someone special they wish to remember.
Yes, come by our OtM HQ in the Junction and demo a seat! Contact sebastien@outsidethemarch.ca to set up a chair-date over coffee and tea.
Yes, for low-or-no-cost, artists and theatre companies across the GTA will have access to the Outfit the March mobile theatre equipment to power their theatrical visions. From emerging Fringe productions to established Soulpepper teams, we’re outfitting everybody thinking outside the box!
Yes! For ⅓ of the year, we’ll be using the gear for our productions, ⅓ of the year it will be rented, and ⅓ of the year, it will be shared at low-to-no-cost with GTA artists and theatre companies.
Chairs named:
Graham Isador Jessica Watkin Alex Bulmer Rod Michalko Tanya Titchkosky
Get in touch
Questions, comments, curiosities—we're here for it all.
Contact Sébastien at sebastien@outsidethemarch.ca / 647-406-4311 or hit the button to use our contact form.
