Live Bait Theatre is committed to enhancing the cultural life of the central Maritime region by providing entertaining and innovative professional theatre as well as a variety of other live performances including dinner theatre, comedy and live music. It tells entertaining, thought-provoking stories with an emphasis on Canadian scripts and plays that are new to the region, and contributes to the canon of Canadian theatre by nurturing new plays and visionary artists.
The company, founded in 1988, has nurtured playwrights, actors, directors and designers from the Atlantic region, while also introducing audiences to plays from elsewhere in Canada and the international repertoire. Live Bait's history of producing original and established plays, musicals and revues has significantly enhanced the cultural life of the region.