Live Bait Theatre

[http://www.livebaittheatre.com Live Bait Theatre] is a professional theatre company based in Sackville, New Brunswick, in Canada. Established in 1988, it continues to have a vested interest in supporting and encouraging both up-and-coming and well-known Maritime actors and playwrights.

Notable performers at Live Bait include Rita MacNeil, Blakie and the Rodeo Kings, "This Hour Has 22 Minutes"' Cathy Jones, Lorne Elliot, and the Barra-MacNeils, among others.

The company has also produced over forty-five mainstage shows, along with a score of Atlantic-themed dinner theatres, musical revues, and other performance events and playwriting/reading workshops.

Artistic Director Karen Valanne is currently planning a gala revue for the summer of 2008, which, along with a concurrently-published book of memories and reminiscences (compiled by Charlie Rhindress and Sandy Burnett), will help to celebrate its 20th year in operation. The theatre's 2008 season will also feature two newly commissioned plays as part of Canada's "Cultural Capital" grant program, of which Sackville, New Brunswick was recently a recipient.

Among playwrights whose works have been performed by the company are:

*Mark Blagrave
*Don Hannah
*Jan Kudelka
*Jenny Munday
*Charlie Rhindress
*Pete Soucy

Details of upcoming events, shows, projects and theatre rental arrangements can be found on the theatre's website, where the board of directors welcomes you to [http://www.livebaittheatre.com get hooked on Live Bait!] .