As a lobby and advocacy group, it has been credited with playing a major role in raising Toronto's theatrical profile.
[1] TAPA also presents the annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, operates T.O.
[2] In 2008, the organization published a detailed survey of Toronto's performing arts groups, the first of its kind to be conducted there.
Then known as the ‘Toronto Theatre Alliance’, the organization was much smaller, and has since grown substantially.
Over a decade ago TAPA was faced with a financial crisis, and the organization nearly closed its doors.