- Citadel Theatre
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Coordinates: 53°32′33″N 113°29′18″W / 53.5425°N 113.48833°W
The Citadel Theatre is the major venue for theatre arts in the city of Edmonton, located in the Downtown Core on Churchill Square.
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History
Originally the "Old Salvation Army Citadel", the Citadel was bought by Joseph H. Shoctor, James L. Martin, Ralph B. MacMillan, and Sandy Mactaggart, and the first production to be performed was Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. The theatre was founded on October 12, 1965 with its first opening night on November 10, 1965.[1] It has the distinction of being the only venue where the Jule Styne musical Pieces of Eight has been produced.
The organization moved to its current building just off Churchill Square in 1978. Architect Barton Myers designed the structure. The building itself houses the Maclab, Shoctor and Rice Theatres, Zeidler Hall (the venue for the art-house Metro Cinema), the Tucker Amphitheatre, and the Foote Theatre School. The Maclab and Tucker are part of the Lee Pavilion, a luscious greenscape right in the middle of Edmonton.
Artistic Directors
- John Hulbert (1965-1966)
- Robert Glenn (1966-1968)
- Sean Mulcahy (1968-1973)
- John Neville (1973-1978)
- Peter Coe (1978-1981)
- Joseph H. Shoctor (1981-1984, as Producer)
- Gordon McDougall (1984-1987)
- William Fisher (1987-1989)
- Richard Dennison (1989-1990, as Producer)
- Robin Phillips (1990-1995, as Director General)
- Duncan McIntosh (1995-1999)
- Bob Baker (1999-present)
2009-2010 season[2]
- The Drowsy Chaperone - by Bob Martin and Don McKellar
- Blackbird - by David Harrower
- The Jungle Book - by Rudyard Kipling, adapted by Tracey Power
- Rock 'n' Roll - by Tom Stoppard
- A Christmas Carol - by Charles Dickens, adapted by Tom Wood
- Wingfield's Lost and Found - by Dan Needles
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - by Hugh Wheeler
- Courageous - Michael Healy
- The Glass Menagerie - by Tennessee Williams
- The Drowning Girls - by Beth Graham, Charlie Tomlinson and Daniela Vlaskalic
- As You Like It - by William Shakespeare
- Beauty and the Beast - music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, book by Linda Woolverton
References
- ^ "History". The Citadel Theatre. http://www.citadeltheatre.com/citadel_history.php. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ 2009/2010 Citadel Theatre Season Brochure
External links
Churchill Square, Edmonton Buildings - Clockwise from North: Edmonton City Hall (architect: Dub Architects)
- Law Courts
- Art Gallery of Alberta (Randall Stout Architects)
- Century Place
- Chancery Hall
- Winspear Centre
- Citadel Theatre (Barton Myers)
- Stanley A. Milner Library
- 100 Street Place
- National Bank Building
- Churchill Exchange Building
- City Centre East
Official website
Memorials - Lunchbox Joe
- Catching Neutrinos
- War Cenotaph
- Ukrainian Famine Memorial
- Churchill Statue
- Gandhi Bust
Events - Family Day (February)
- Edmonton Journal Little Big Run (May)
- Edmonton Pride Festival (June)
- The Works Art & Design Festival (June/July)
- Edmonton International Street Performers Festival (July)
- A Taste of Edmonton (July)
- Cariwest (August)
- Movies on the Square (June/August/September/October)
- Olde Time Fair on the Square (October)
- Christmas on the Square Holiday Light Up (November)
- New Year’s Eve Downtown (December 31)
Former buildings - Former City Hall (1956-1990, 1 Churchill Square [now New City Hall])
- Edmonton Art Gallery (1968-2008, now Art Gallery of Alberta)
- Civic Block (1913-1995, 10205 99 Street [Now Chancery Place / Winspear Centre])
- Court House (1911-1972, now City Centre East)
- Edmonton Post Office
Connections Adjacent streets - 102A Avenue
- Rue Hull
- 102 Avenue
- 100 Street
Categories:- Theatre festivals in Canada
- Theatre companies in Alberta
- Theatres in Edmonton
- Visitor attractions in Edmonton
- Barton Myers buildings
- Theatre (structure) stubs
- Edmonton stubs
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