Sponsorship Opportunities
- On Our Way To Be -
One meaning of ‘Gwaandak’ in the Gwich’in language is ‘storyteller’. Our stories question, honour, and celebrate. They explore themes around decolonization, cultural identity, social justice, underrepresented voices and human rights.
We host the annual Awaken Festival each Spring and our programming includes workshops and other training opportunities for theatre artists and community members. We also tour existing and developing works to both tiny communities and major centres, and share new scripts each year with our Indigenous Summer Play Readings.
Support the 2025/26 Gwaandak Theatre Season and be part of our shared story!
Want to arrange a time to meet? Please send an email to Colin Wolf, our Executive & Artistic Director, at colin@gwaandaktheatre.ca - we would love to hear from you!
Our annual theatre festival founded in Spring 2020;
725+ attendees across 40 events in 2025;
This hybrid in-person & online festival features performance showcases, workshops, & more!
Awaken Festival - At A Glance
Indigenous Summer Play Readings - At A Glance
A mainstay Gwaandak Theatre event since 2010;
240+ attendees across the Yukon & NWT in 2024;
We will be sharing ISPR at Weesageechak Begins to Dance in Ontario for the first time this Season as Northern Indigenous Play Readings!
*1000+ attendees at Gwaandak Theatre presentations from June 1/24-May 31/25!
Support at a level that works for you - your generosity is appreciated!
$5,000 - AF’26 Stage Sponsor
We are seeking a Title Sponsor for our 2026 Awaken Festival Stage at the KDCC!
This opportunity can either be split between two cash Sponsors or a single cash Sponsor. If you are interested in this specific opportunity, we would be happy to meet in-person to discuss a benefits package that works for your level of support!
Additional benefits will be available for Season Partners during Indigenous Summer Play Readings 2026; please ask us for more recognition details!
The 2025/26 Season runs from Sept. 1/25-Aug. 31/26. All details are accurate at the time of print/posting & are subject to change.
Based on the Artist’s Statement behind our logo ‘On My Way To Be’ by Blake Shaá’koon Lepine
“In the Yukon, working in our Indigenous communities we all take on certain roles based on our own unique gifts.” As Indigenous theatre makers, we are practicing cultural resurgence through storytelling as well as fostering empathy and growth for all Yukoners.
“Within this organization we exercise this power of transformation . . . we’re in the midst of these transformations within ourself.” By supporting our organization, you are helping us to continue transformational work within our communities and extending our reach beyond the Territory.
“The central figure is to represent all of us ...” Together on the path of reconciliation, we are working towards a future for Indigenous theatre artists in the Territory, making space for new & emerging voices.
“... and the wolf and crow on the edge of our being to represent how we move between these worlds.” By empowering young Indigenous leaders, we are revitalizing our ways of storytelling and inviting others into this process of learning and growing together.
“We are all one and sometimes become one another.” We curate our presentations to reach a wide audience, building a bridge between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.
Top Banner Image, First Icon Image: The Art of War, Colin Wolf & Joshua Beaudry. Awaken Festival 2024. Photos by Colbourne Creative.
Second & Third Icon Images: Indigenous Summer Play Readings 2022. Photos by Rebecca Ballarin.