Vancouver Theatre Companies
• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to Theatre Companies in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) started in 1934 as an outdoor band shell in Stanley Park for summer afternoon concerts of choral or orchestra music. In 1940, a group of local theatre people formed Theatre Under the Stars to produce quality musicals during the summer. Since then, the group has been delighting audiences from around the world with summer musical theatre productions in the historic Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park.
This hilarious interactive murder mystery theater specializes in private shows for special events. Shows feature custom written scripts where members of the audience are suspects, and everyone tries to win a prize by guessing who the killer is.
The Green Thumb Theatre is dedicated to creating and producing plays that explore issues relevant to the lives of children, youth and young adults. Founded in 1975, the theatre company is one of the country's foremost companies for young children and is a leader in the theatre for education movement. Plays are put on at various venues and schools in Greater Vancouver.
Vancouver's professional Shakespeare Festival stages four productions in repertory, in open-ended tents on the waterfront in Vanier Park, 2010 season: Much Ado About Nothing, Antony and Cleopatra, Falstaff (Henry IV, Parts I & II) and Henry V.
Carousel Theatre is considered one of Canada's leading theatre companies for young people and has been operating for more than 35 years. The company operates a small arts complex on Granville Island and offers a mainstage season at the Waterfront Theatre, an elementary school touring program and a teen Shakespeare program in summer, as well as a year-round theatre school for children aged three to 17 years.
Vancouver TheatreSports League is an award-winning improv company that started in 1980 and offers performances four nights a week, 52 weeks a year at the New Revue Stage on Granville Island. In addition to its mainstage shows, the company annually presents hundreds of shows at corporate events, conventions, award ceremonies and special functions, as well as offering a corporate training program.
Pi Theatre is a professional theatre company in Vancouver and has been part of the Independant Theatre scene since 1984. Pi Theatre produces French Canadian work in English translation as well as cutting edge contemporary work from the world stage.
Theatre Terrific brings together artists of all abilities, including professional and emerging artists with or without developmental, physical, or mental health issues, gender and language challenges. In addition to being a regular participant of Vancouver's annual Fringe Festival on Granville Island, the company puts on seasonal productions, workshops and free events.
Considered one of Vancouver's premier professional theatre companies, the Playhouse Theatre Company was formed in 1963 and annually produces a full line-up of mainstage productions. In addition to box office performances, the theatre group also offers actor talkbacks, behind the scenes tours and more. Casting calls made regularly.
The Pacific Theatre presents a variety of stage productions with Vancouver artists including past productions such as Espresso, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, Macbeth, Talley's Folly and many others.
Mitch and Murray Productions' mandate is to present Vancouver premieres of plays from Canada and around the world, as well as films. Their focus is on intimate, gritty, realistic, character-driven comedy/drama with small casts, focusing on modern relationships as a reflection of the world at large.
The Arts Club Theatre Company has been performing live theatre in Vancouver since 1964, when their debut production was presented. In addition to touring productions, the company regularly performs on three stages: Stanley Theatre, Granville Island Stage and the New Revue Stage.
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