Ryerson Theater

About the venue

This listing uses the historic Ryerson Theatre name for the performance venue at 43 Gerrard Street East on the Toronto Metropolitan University campus. The university now identifies the space with the Creative School and Chrysalis programming. Its campus setting connects public performances with theatre education, while the entrance under the Gerrard Street archway remains an important landmark for visitors.

The venue's current Creative School and Chrysalis association places it within a university environment devoted to making and presenting creative work. That gives public performances a connection to the people and ideas developing on campus, while the historic theatre name remains familiar in older event records. For audiences, the important continuity is the Gerrard Street performance destination; the naming reflects the institution's evolution rather than a different theatre at another address.