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Theatre New Brunswick
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Dates of existence
1969-
History
Theatre New Brunswick (TNB) was founded in January 1969 with a grant from the Beaverbrook Foundation, and later support from the Canada Council. Walter Learning, the general manager of the Beaverbrook Playhouse in Fredericton, New Brunswick, founded the theatre company in order to mount professional productions in Fredericton. TNB also began taking productions on tour to Saint John, Moncton, and smaller venues around New Brunswick. TNB's Young Company was founded in 1975 to tour schools. Learning retired as Artistic Director in 1978 and was succeeded by Malcolm Black (1978-84), Janet Amos (1984-88), Sharon Pollock (1988-90), and Michael Shamata (1990-95). Learning returned from 1995-1999 and improved TNB's financial standing. TNB faced a lack of funding and a series of short-term artistic directors throughout the 2000's, and many seasons were cut short. While TNB's tours were cut back, its Young Company and musical theatre school remained active.
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Related entity
Munday, Janet Stephanie (Jenny) (1953 -)
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Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
1993-1995
Description of relationship
Munday was an artistic associate and writer-in-residence at Theatre New Brunswick from 1993 to 1995.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2018
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
"Theatre New Brunswick." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Accessed November 20, 2018 from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/theatre-new-brunswick