Since 1989, Meadowvale Theatre has been a staple for community theatre and the arts in Mississauga, and is considered home to many theatre organizations and community groups that offer music, drama, comedy, dance, and musical theatre including Music Theatre Mississauga’s Encore Series. Meadowvale Theatre will be temporarily closing in May 2021, for building renovations and enhancements. Since the building was erected in 1989, no major lifestyle updates have been made. The project will address the aging state of municipal infrastructure, including deferred maintenance, lifecycle upgrades, and improving accessibility and energy efficiency.
The modernization of Meadowvale Theatre will improve the quality of the cultural services provided to the residents of Mississauga and will support the City of Mississauga’s Culture Master Plan’s goal to grow and support the creative sector, deliver cultural services and enable high quality cultural experiences. The renovation will expand access, create broader performing arts opportunities and provide new revenue options for the theatre. Meadowvale Theatre will reopen summer 2022.
Project Background
Meadowvale Theatre, located at 6315 Montevideo Road in Mississauga opened in 1989 and is connected to the West Credit Secondary School. This community theatre is a 395 seat, 22,130 sq.ft performing arts facility that is home to many thriving community theatre organizations and offers performances in music, dance, drama, comedy and musical theatre. The venue caters not only to theatre going audiences, but also to corporate and professional events as well as various community programs including summer camps.
The Theatre renovation project is comprised of interior and exterior alterations to the existing facility to improve the quality of the cultural services provided to residents and create broader performing arts opportunities.
Since the Theatre was built in 1989, there have not been any major upgrades to the facility and as such a major refresh and renewal is well overdue. As part of the overall renovation, the scope of work will address deferred maintenance and life cycle upgrades. The programmatic and aesthetic enhancements to the building’s interior will address functional requirements of the spaces to be more flexible and usable for many different events. The renovation will also improve accessibility and improve energy efficiencies in the facility. The exterior space enhancements which include the front plaza, roundabout and back patio will be improved with an identifiable entrance, exterior cladding and signage improvements providing the facility with greater street presence and a unique identity to the community.
Meadowvale Theatre will close May 2021, contractor mobilization will be in May 2021 with a theatre opening scheduled for Summer 2022.
Renovation highlights
- Building and signage improvements to direct community users to the Theatre, by providing enhanced street presence;
- Improved exterior car drop off and shared forecourt at north entrance along with enhancements to the exterior patio along Battleford Road;
- Improvements and reconfiguration of the existing box office area and concession area to address lineups and congestion during performances
- Improvements and interior refresh of the administrative area, meeting room, rehearsal hall and secondary entrance to ensure these areas can function independently if required for rentals;
- Removal of the obstructive curving stair within the lobby and installation of a new discrete control booth stair;
- Addition of universal washroom and refresh of existing public washrooms, dressing rooms, green room;
- Renewal of the mod-bit (flat roof) roofing system;
- Mechanical and electrical lifecycle renewal work including implementing a Building Automation System, replacement of the existing roof top units (2), air handling unit, compressor and rooftop condensing unit;
Alternate performing arts venues
Other City of Mississauga Culture facilities remain open and available to book while Meadowvale Theatre is closed. Contact them directly for more information:
- Living Arts Centre
- Paramount Fine Foods Centre
- Small Arms Inspection Building
- Museums of Mississauga
- Celebration Square
For more details on the renovation, please review the Frequently Asked Questions
Project contact details
For questions about this project, please contact
Melissa Agius, Manager, Meadowvale Theatre, Celebration Square, Live Event and Media Services at melissa.agius@mississauga.ca
