Citadel Theatre
Coordinates: 53°32′33″N 113°29′18″W / 53.54250°N 113.48833°W
History
Originally located in a former Salvation Army Citadel bought by Joseph H. Shoctor, James L. Martin, Ralph B. MacMillan, and Sandy Mactaggart, the theatre's first production to be performed was Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. The theatre was founded on October 12, 1965 with its first opening night on November 10, 1965.[1] In its current location The Citadel has the distinction of being the only venue where the Jule Styne musical Pieces of Eight has been produced.
The organization moved to its current building just off Churchill Square in 1978. Architect Barton Myers designed the structure. The building itself houses the Maclab, Shoctor and Rice Theatres, Zeidler Hall (the home of Rapid Fire Theatre), the Tucker Amphitheatre, and the Foote Theatre School. The Maclab and Tucker are part of the Lee Pavilion, a luscious greenscape right in the middle of Edmonton.
Artistic Directors
- John Hulbert (1965-1966)
- Robert Glenn (1966-1968)
- Sean Mulcahy (1968-1973)
- John Neville (1973-1978)
- Peter Coe (1978-1981)
- Joseph H. Shoctor (1981-1984, as Producer)
- Gordon McDougall (1984-1987)
- William Fisher (1987-1989)
- Richard Dennison (1989-1990, as Producer)
- Robin Phillips (1990-1995, as Director General)
- Duncan McIntosh (1995-1999)
- Bob Baker (1999–present)
2009-2010 season[2]
- The Drowsy Chaperone - by Bob Martin and Don McKellar
- Blackbird - by David Harrower
- The Jungle Book - by Rudyard Kipling, adapted by Tracey Power
- Rock 'n' Roll - by Tom Stoppard
- A Christmas Carol - by Charles Dickens, adapted by Tom Wood
- Wingfield's Lost and Found - by Dan Needles
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - by Hugh Wheeler
- Courageous - Michael Healey
- The Glass Menagerie - by Tennessee Williams
- The Drowning Girls - by Beth Graham, Charlie Tomlinson and Daniela Vlaskalic
- As You Like It - by William Shakespeare
- Beauty and the Beast - music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, book by Linda Woolverton
References
- ↑ "History". The Citadel Theatre. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ↑ 2009/2010 Citadel Theatre Season Brochure
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