Port Theatre
{{Short description|Theatre in Nanaimo, British Columbia}}
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|name = The Port Theatre
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|address = {{nowrap|125 Front Street}}
Nanaimo, British Columbia
V9R 6Z4
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|owner = City of Nanaimo
|operator = Port Theatre Society
|type= Performing arts centre
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|opened = 1998
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|tenants = Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra, Crimson Coast Dance, TheatreOne, Nanaimo International Jazz Festival
|website = {{URL|https://www.porttheatre.com/}}
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The Port Theatre is a venue for performing arts, located in Nanaimo, British Columbia. It was built by the Port Theatre Society and the City of Nanaimo, and was officially opened in September 1998.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.news.gov.bc.ca/releases/archive/pre2001/1998/nrs98/7298nr.asp|title=NANAIMO PORT THEATRE GREETS ITS FIRST AUDIENCE|website=archive.news.gov.bc.ca}}
The building is located on the waterfront, and houses an 800-seat theatre, several galleries, and offices.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/marketplace/nanaimo-theatre-brings-the-world-to-the-stage/|title=Nanaimo theatre brings the world to the stage|date=October 4, 2021|website=Nanaimo News Bulletin}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.twarchitect.ca/projects/performing-arts/port-theatre-nanaimo|title=Port Theatre Nanaimo | Terence Williams Architect|website=www.twarchitect.ca}}
The venue is home to the Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra,{{Cite web|url=https://www.vancouverislandsymphony.com/symphony-at-the-port-theatre/|title=Symphony at The Port Theatre|website=Vancouver Island Symphony}} and hosts concerts with local, regional, and international artists.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/entertainment/port-theatres-spotlight-series-getting-underway-in-nanaimo/|title=Port Theatre’s Spotlight series getting underway in Nanaimo|date=September 24, 2019|website=Vancouver Island Free Daily}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.straight.com/music/port-theatres-spotlight-series-features-streamed-performances-by-harry-manx-and-tonye-aganaba|title=The Port Theatre's Spotlight Series features streamed performances by Harry Manx and Tonye Aganaba|date=January 21, 2021|website=The Georgia Straight}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/entertainment/nanaimo-rapper-sirreal-and-friends-play-the-port-theatre/|title=Nanaimo rapper Sirreal and friends play the Port Theatre|date=June 19, 2021|website=Nanaimo News Bulletin}}
The Port Theatre won the 2005 Sterling Award for Business Excellence in Arts/Culture/Entertainment from the Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce, and 2004 the Presenter Organization of the Year by the Canadian Arts Presenting Association.{{Cite web|url=https://bctouring.org/directories/venues/the-port-theatre/|title=The Port Theatre|website=BC Touring Council}}