Thousand Islands Playhouse
| Thousand Islands Playhouse | |
|---|---|
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| Location(s) | Gananoque, Ontario, Canada |
| Artistic director | Ashlie Corcoran |
| Foundation | 1982 |
| Founded by | Greg Wanless, Timm Hughes, Joan Gardiner, Mo Bock, Kathryn Mackay |
| Date(s) | May-November |
| Website | |
| 1000islandsplayhouse.com | |
The Thousand Islands Playhouse is a highly successful summer theatre company located in Gananoque, Ontario, Canada.[1]
The Thousand Islands Playhouse was founded in 1981 by Greg Wanless and a collection of local actors and graduates from Queen's University including Timm Hughes, Joan Gardiner, Mo Bock, and Kathryn Mackay.[2][3] In 2012 it was announced that Artistic Director Wanless and Assistant Artistic Director Kathryn Mackay would be retiring at the end of the 2012 season. The current Artistic Director is Ashlie Corcoran, who is assisted Associate Artistic Director Rob Kempson.
It operates two theatres, the former Gananoque Canoe Club building as the 348-seat Springer Theatre in which musicals and larger plays are performed, and a black-box theatre, the 140-seat Firehall Theatre in which smaller, experimental plays are produced.[4]
The Thousand Islands Playhouse's program also regularly includes workshop productions of the first and second place winners in Queen's University's biennial Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition.[5]
References
- ↑ English, Molly. "Thousand Islands". Syracuse New Times. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Bennett, Lin (2011-04-13). "Thousand Islands Playhouse 30th Anniversary Season". Thousand Islands Life Magazine. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "Playhouse seeks starring role". Kingston Whig-Standard. 2012-06-24. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "Thousand Islands Playhouse 2012 season". Watertown Daily Times. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "Workshops focus on two winning plays". Kingston Whig-Standard, August 16, 1997.