- Theatre Passe Muraille
Theatre Passe Muraille, theatre company in
Toronto ,Canada .History
One of Canada's most influential alternative theatres, Passe Muraille was founded in 1968 by director and playwright
Jim Garrard . The company gained local notoriety when it was bafflingly charged with obscenity for the only mildly provocative play by American playwrightRochelle Owens , "Futz " (about a farmer who falls in love with his pig, but suffers the persecution of his intolerant neighbours); but it gained its national reputation in the 1970s under the Artistic Directorship of Paul Thompson, who guided the company towards a distinctive style of collective creation with plays such as "The Farm Show", "1837: The Farmer's Revolt" and "I Love You, Baby Blue".Other notable productions produced at Passe Muraille include "O.D. on Paradise" and "Maggie and Pierre" by
Linda Griffiths , "Fire" by David Young and Paul Ledoux, "The Stone Angel" James Nichol's adaptation of the novel byMargaret Laurence and "Lilies" by Quebec playwrightMichel Marc Bouchard . The company also had a major hit in 2001 withMichael Healey 's play "The Drawer Boy", which was based on actor Miles Potter's experiences years before while living on a farm to research and develop Theatre Passe Muraille's collective creation "The Farm Show".Artistic Directors
*
Jim Garrard (1968-1969)
*Martin Kinch ,John Palmer , Paul Thompson (1969-1972)
*Paul Thompson (1972-1981)
*Clarke Rogers (1982-1987)
*Brian Richmond (1988-1990)
*Layne Coleman (1991)
*Susan Serran (1992-1996)
*Layne Coleman (1997-2007)
*Andy McKim (2007- )2008 Repertoire
*
Hardsell
*Smokescreen &Born Ready
*Last Days of Graceland further|
Theatre Passe Muraille production history ."External links
* [http://www.passemuraille.on.ca/ Official site]
* [http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0011601 Theatre Passe Muraille at the Canadian Encyclopedia]
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