Stage Door News
Stage Door News
Alumnae Theatre will be throwing open its historic doors once again (the building, originally a fire hall, dates from 1904) for this year’s edition of Doors Open Toronto. One of the themes this year is the celebration of "City Builders" - people who shaped Toronto's architecture and history.
Alumnae Theatre will celebrate the contributions of Pamela Terry (1926-2006) to this theatre in particular and also to Toronto's cultural scene. In 1958, Terry directed the first Canadian production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. For our 1959/60 season, she directed the very first play written by esteemed Canadian poet James Reaney - The Killdeer. Through the '70s and '80s she directed Canadian premieres of plays by Peter Handke and Vaclav Havel. In recent years Terry promoted Alumnae Theatre's participation in cultural festivals such as Doors Open Toronto, and took charge of the company's participation in Toronto's first Nuit Blanche in 2006. We will be producing The Killdeer in April 2013 as part of our "Countdown to 100" retrospective, in which one play from our past decades (Alumnae Theatre Company was founded in 1919) will be re-mounted each season until the 100th anniversary in 2019.
Archival material from Pamela Terry’s theatre career will be on display in our lower lobby area.
In addition, Doors Open visitors are welcome to tour areas of the theatre – volunteer guides are available to answer questions about the exhibits and architecture.
Doors Open Toronto
http://www.toronto.ca/doorsopen2012
More than 135 architecturally, historically, culturally and socially significant buildings will open their doors for the weekend and highlight the people who built our city. All for free!
ALUMNAE THEATRE’S HOURS:
Saturday May 2610 am – 5pm
Sunday May 271pm – 5pm
70 Berkeley Street (north of King, east of Sherbourne – at SW corner of Berkeley & Adelaide)
www.alumnaetheatre.com 416-364-4170
2012-05-17
Toronto: Alumnae Theatre Company participates in Doors Open Toronto May 26 & 27