Our Artist Housing Partners provide safe and clean homes with a bedroom, a bathroom (private preferred), and access to a kitchen.
Can You Offer Our Artists a Temporary Home?
It takes a village to raise the curtain on Drayton Entertainment’s productions, and that includes the community of Artist Housing Partners who play host to hundreds of performers and crew members every year. Teams of on-stage and behind-the-scenes professionals come from across the province – and beyond – to bring each season to life. And they couldn’t do it without a welcoming place to call their temporary home.
The housing crisis affects everyone, and we're looking for bedrooms, apartments, basement or in-law suites, and houses to rent close to our theatres that will be a welcoming, temporary home for actors and creatives.
Becoming a housing partner with Drayton Entertainment is a great way to support the arts in your community.
Benefits of being an Artist Housing Partner:
- Unique and rewarding way to support the arts in your community
- Opportunity to connect with performers, musicians, directors, stage managers, and production crew
- Exclusive complementary tickets to see your artist(s) perform on stage
- Acknowledgement of your support on our website
- Contribute to your local tourism and community's economy
What we're looking for:
- Vacant furnished bedrooms, private apartments, basement or in-law suites, or vacant cottages close to one of our theatres
- Various lengths of stay depending on your venue's performance schedule
- Housing Rate of $120 - $150 per week, to help offset the increased cost of utilities
If you or someone you know is able to open up their home for even a short-term stay of a couple of weeks, it can make a big difference.
For more information or to sign up, please contact our Artistic Administrative Assistant, Stephanie at stephanie@draytonentertainment.com or call 519-621-5511 ext. 229.
Frequently Asked Questions
No! Artist Housing Partners are not responsible for cooking, cleaning, or entertaining the guests in their home. Our artists are completely independent, are responsible for their own meals, laundry and cleaning of their used spaces. Our creative professionals will be at the theatre for most of their stay, so it’s possible that they won’t be spending much time in their accommodations due to their schedules.
We have a private web portal where artists can access the list of confirmed Artist Housing Partners, including photos and contact details. Artists will arrange bookings and payment directly with their preferred host.
Absolutely! Hosts have the ability to choose artists who best suit their individual circumstances and preferences. We encourage communication with the artists beforehand to make sure it is a good fit.
All Artist Housing Partners will receive support from our Artistic Administrative team.
Yes! Our Artist Housing Partners receive a Housing Rate of $120 - $150 per week, to help offset the increased cost of utilities. This rate is determined by the host and is paid directly by the artists. This fee is not paid by Drayton Entertainment.
Each season, hundreds of talented individuals travel from across Ontario to bring our stages to life. A lot of these artists need a temporary home away from home. Individuals reaching out to Artist Housing Partners will be professional actors, musicians, creatives, stage managers, or production crew.
No! We recognize and appreciate that your availability may fluctuate throughout the season, or year over year … as do the needs of our artists. Every situation is unique, and every partnership matters! If you are able to help meet this need for a few weeks throughout the year, it can - and will - make a big difference.
