Founded by Laura Mullin and Chris Tolley in 1996, Expect Theatre is an award winning, Toronto-based company dedicated to producing cutting edge, original, multi-disciplinary productions that explore modern urban life. The company’s creations incorporate elements such as site-specific spaces, verbatim theatre, integrated arts, and audience/performer interaction. Expect works to blur the lines between artistic disciplines, professional and emerging artists, and mainstream and community audiences.

Expect has been nominated for five Dora Awards in the General Theatre category, is a Dora winner for Outstanding Choreography, and has been shortlisted twice for the Toronto Arts Foundation Awards. The company has been widely covered in the national media including CBC TV, CBC Radio, CTV, The Globe & Mail, and The Toronto Star.