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Theatre Calgary

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Theatre Calgary
Former namesMAC, MAC 14
Location220 9th Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta
T2G 5C4
Capacity750
Website
www.theatrecalgary.com

Theatre Calgary, is a theatre company in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, established as a professional company in 1968. It was preceded by Workshop 14, a theatre study group founded in 1944 by Betty Mitchell.[1] Calgary's Betty Mitchell awards are named after her.[2]

Artistic Directors

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  • Christopher Newton (1968–1971)[3][4][5]
  • Clarke Rogers (1971–1972)[6]
  • Harold G. Baldridge (1972–1978)
  • Rick McNair (1978–1984)
  • Sharon Pollock (1984–1985)
  • Martin Kinch (1985–1991)
  • Brian Rintoul (1991–1996)
  • James Brewer, Acting Artistic Director (1996–1997)
  • Ian Prinsloo (1997–2005)
  • Dennis Garnhum (2005–2016)
  • Shari Wattling, Interim Artistic Director (2016–2017)
  • Stafford Arima (2017–present)[7][8]

2017–2018 season

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2022-2023 season

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References

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  1. ^ Sanderson, Kay (1999). 200 Remarkable Alberta Women. Calgary: Famous Five Foundation. p. 56.
  2. ^ "Betty Mitchell (1896-1976)". Betty Mitchell Awards. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Christopher Newton named Officer of Order of Canada". Niagara Now. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  4. ^ "'We played for a hundred bucks a week,' says Theatre Calgary's 1st artistic director as troupe marks 50 years". CBC News.
  5. ^ Kaplan, Jon (2017-01-19). "Christopher Newton awarded the Barbara Hamilton Memorial Award". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  6. ^ "Theatre Calgary house progamme - Twelfth Night". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  7. ^ Shummoogum, Jenna (2020-09-01). "Racism in the arts: Calgary artists want 'vicious cycle' broken". LiveWire Calgary. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  8. ^ Gans, Andrew (13 March 2017). "Stafford Arima Named Artistic Director of Theatre Calgary". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
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