It often presents Canadian interpretations of works by noted playwrights such as Harold Pinter,[2] Thornton Wilder, Samuel Beckett, Tom Stoppard and Anton Chekhov.
[citation needed] Soulpepper's founding members are Martha Burns, Susan Coyne, Ted Dykstra, Michael Hanrahan, Stuart Hughes, Diana Leblanc, Diego Matamoros, Nancy Palk, Albert Schultz, Robyn Stevan, William Webster, and Joseph Ziegler.
The joint project with the George Brown College theater school was designed by local firm KPMB Architects and is located in Toronto's historic Distillery District.
In January 2018, founding artistic director Albert Schultz was publicly accused of sexual misconduct by four professional actresses who worked with him at Soulpepper.
During this time, they refine their abilities under the guidance of esteemed theatre practitioners, advance their careers by engaging in Soulpepper productions, offer instruction in local community classrooms, act as mentors to young individuals, and collaborate on collective creative ventures.