The Thousand Islands Playhouse

The Thousand Islands Playhouse

The Thousand Islands Playhouse is a highly successful summer theatre company located in Gananoque, Ontario, Canada.

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. It has two theatres, the Springer Theatre, a 366-seat theatre in which musicals and larger plays are performed, and a black-box theatre, The Firehall Theatre, in which smaller, experimental plays are produced.

Long-time performers include Mo Bock (since 1982), Timm Hughes (since 1982), Matthew Gibson (since 1995), Ramona Gilmour-Darling (since 2002) and resident musical director Sandy Thorburn (since 1986).

External links

* [http://www.1000islandsplayhouse.com/ Official Site of The Thousand Islands Playhouse]


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