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Catalyst Theatre is a multi-award-winning theatre company based in Edmonton, Alberta.Founded in 1977 as a social action theatre, [1] it was taken over by Artistic Co-Directors Jonathan Christenson and Joey Tremblay in 1996. [2]
Edmonton's non-profit Metro Cinema Society took control of the Garneau Theatre on July 1, 2011. [18] Representatives of Magic Lantern Theatres complained that the grant supported organization had pushed their private business out of the theatre. [18] [19] The theatre remained closed for more than two months while it underwent significant ...
The theatre has been the workplace of three gay Artistic Directors, [1] and has staged many productions written by queer playwrights. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? written by the gay playwright [ 2 ] Edward Albee was the first production put on by The Citadel Theatre in 1965, three years after the play's Broadway debut in 1962.
The Citadel Theatre is the major theatre-arts venue in Edmonton, the capital city of Alberta, Canada. This is a chronological list of the productions staged there since its opening night on November 10, 1965.
The Princess Theatre is a two-screen art-house cinema located at 10337 Whyte Avenue in Edmonton's historic Old Strathcona neighbourhood. The building was designed by prominent Edmonton architects Wilson and Herrald, a firm responsible for the design of many other Edmonton heritage sites. [2]
The Varscona Theatre is a live performance venue in the Old Strathcona neighborhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Since 1994, the Varscona has been operated by a consortium of small theatre companies, including Teatro la Quindicina and Shadow Theatre (collectively known as The Varscona Theatre Alliance).
The theatre was re-opened on 6 October 2009 by the performer Bruce Forsyth following significant refurbishment, [2] gaining a new cafe bar, performance space, toilet block and box office. The main auditorium was renamed the Sir Bruce Forsyth Auditorium because Forsyth was born in Edmonton.
The Walterdale Playhouse was founded in 1959 by the Walterdale Theatre Associates it is one of Western Canada's oldest amateur theatre groups. Since 1974 Walterdale Theatre Associates has been located in the heart of Old Strathcona in the oldest fire hall in Alberta, [citation needed] Strathcona Firehall No. 1 (later Edmonton No. 6), which the Associates converted into the Walterdale Playhouse.