Globe Theatre in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada was founded in 1966 by Ken and Sue Kramer. It was the first professional educational theatre company in Saskatchewan.[1]

The Globe Theatre Society
Company typeNonprofit
IndustryTheatre
Founded1966
Headquarters1801 Scarth Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 2G9
Key people
Ken & Sue Kramer (founders)
Websitewww.globetheatrelive.com

Background edit

 
Old Post Office, temporarily a city hall, and Scarth Street Mall.

Founded in 1966 by Ken and Sue Kramer, Globe Theatre was Saskatchewan's first professional theatre company. It was named for Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. Globe Theatre is the province's largest performing arts organization and the regional theatre for Regina. The theatre is housed in the Prince Edward Building in downtown Regina, a designated heritage site that was built in 1906 as the Regina Post Office and RCMP headquarters and later became City Hall. The theatre took over the second and third floors of the building in 1981. In 2014, Globe Theatre purchased The Prince Edward Building.

Globe Theatre programs two stages: a 406-seat theatre-in-the-round stage and a 100-seat black box space where the theatre produces emerging artists and work. The theatre produces six productions per year. The Globe Theatre School was launched in 2006.

Artistic directors edit

  • Ken Kramer (1966–1989)
  • Susan Ferley (1989–1998)
  • Ruth Smillie (1998–2019)
  • Jennifer Brewin (2020–present)[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Entertainment". Tourism Saskatchewan. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. ^ Martin, Ashley (4 July 2020). "Theatre is an 'opportunity': New Globe artistic director has big plans". leaderpost. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

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