TNB’s holiday offering this year is Robert Louis Stevenson’s family adventure classic Treasure Island, adapted by Michael Shepherd. It’s an unforgettable tale of piracy, treachery, and mayhem on the tropical seas, with stunning visuals and breathtaking scenery.
TNB Theatre School’s Senior Musical Theatre students take to the stage with one of the world’s most popular and longest running musicals, Les Misérables.
The third of our three Main Stage offerings in 2010-2011 is the world premiere of David Adams Richards’ Hockey Dreams.
TNB’s upcoming Main Stage season begins this fall with Feelgood by Alistair Beaton. Set in a plush, seaside hotel during a political conference, press secretary Eddie and speech-writing aid Paul try to finalize the Prime Minister’s speech. But Eddie’s skills are to be tested far more by an i...
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2009: Caleb Marshall was appointed Artistic Producer.
2007: Leigh Rivenbark was appointed Artistic Producer.
2006: Leigh Rivenbark was appointed Interim Artistic Producer. Tania Breen
was appointed Theatre School Director.
2005: Claude Giroux was appointed Artistic Director.
2003: Scott Burke was appointed Artistic Director.
2000: The City of Fredericton purchased The Playhouse and Theatre New Brunswick formally became a separate theatre company.
1999: David Sherren was appointed Artistic Producer. Theatre New Brunswick Theatre School was founded by New Brunswick native Leigh Rivenbark.
1995: Walter Learning returned as Executive Producer, reinstating Sussex as a tour centre. During his tenure, TNB toured to eight centres in addition to Fredericton: Grand Falls, St. Stephen, Sussex, Moncton, Bathurst, Campbellton, Miramichi and Saint John.
1990: Michael Shamata was appointed Artistic Director, founding Brave New Words, a playwrights' workshop and development program.
1988: Sharon Pollock was appointed Artistic Director.
1984: Janet Amos was appointed Artistic Director.
1980: Malcolm Black mounted six touring shows from January to October of 1980 and a season of four productions starting at Christmas of 1980 and ending in May of 1981.
1978: Malcolm Black was appointed Artistic Director. Late in the decade, TNB reached a peak in subscription numbers, exceeding 8,000 subscribers.
1974: The Theatre New Brunswick Young Company was established with a grant from the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation. It mounted summer productions at King's Landing Historical Settlement and toured to schools throughout the province from October to May.
1972: The Playhouse reopened in May with a spectacular production of The King and I.
1972: The auditorium was renovated into a 763-seat theatre with a fly gallery, additional offices and production space. During this time, a season of three touring shows was produced in Campbellton, making Theatre New Brunswick a truly provincial company.
1971: Due to increased production activity, the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation awarded a major grant of $1,200,000 to renovate The Playhouse.
1969: With additional financial support from the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation and service clubs throughout the province, Theatre New Brunswick was officially created and toured four productions to six cities, including Fredericton, from January to May.
1968: In June, Walter Learning was hired to be the third General Manager of The Playhouse. He soon established a professional theatre company and became its first Artistic Director. The company presented a summer season of four plays in repertory.
1964: The Playhouse opened in September. It operated primarily as a rental facility and was supported by an annual grant from the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation.
1961: The Beaverbrook Auditorium Act was created by the Legislature of the Province of New Brunswick to manage The Playhouse - a 1011-seat auditorium given, as a gift, to the people of New Brunswick by Lord and Lady Beaverbrook, and Sir James Dunn.
Theatre New Brunswick is one of Canada's oldest and longest running regional theatre companies. Our mission is to create extraordinary theatre that inspires and entertains our audience while celebrating New Brunswick's best theatre artists; and to provide outstanding theatre training and performance that educates and awakens the imaginations of our youth.
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