We get criticized so very often, it’s nice to get praised now and then for this kind of work.
“I am heartened that Max Reimer of the Vancouver Playhouse is taking the lead on this and going out of his way to find the very best actors to represent the Canadian Truth – that we are [...]
Category Archives: Artistic Managing Director - Max Reimer
DIVERSITY IN CASTING
Kevin Loring wins GG Award
The Canada Council announced the winners of the Governor General’s Literature Awards today and the winner for Drama is Kevin Loring for Where the Blood Mixes.
Taken by Social Services, and adopted into a family in the city, a daughter returns to her wounded community after many years away. Kevin Loring illuminates the complex aftermath of [...]
Memorial for Lloyd Nicholson
The Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company, Royal City Musical Theatre and Studio 58 will lead the Vancouver arts community in a memorial and celebration of the life of Lloyd Nicholson on Monday, October 26 at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre (Hamilton & Dunsmuir) beginning at 7pm.
Playhouse Mourns Lloyd Nicholson
I am very saddened to announce that musical director Lloyd Nicholson passed away unexpectedly this morning in Ottawa. Lloyd was working on the remount of the Playhouse’s production of The Drowsy Chaperone at the National Arts Centre, which is scheduled to open on Friday, October 16. Lloyd was set to musical direct Dirty Rotten Scoundrels on his [...]
MAJOR CASTING FOR 09/10
Hi,
Even though I am at Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre re-mounting the Jessie Award-winning Playhouse production of The Drowsy Chaperone, I am really excited about how the 09/10 season is taking shape back at the Playhouse. As I’d hoped, these plays of my first full season are attracting some of the brightest new and established stage stars. It’s going [...]
DIRECTORS AND TWO STARS ANNOUNCED
I‘m very excited about the mix of directors for our 2009/2010 season; We have someone new, a returning Artistic Director and an established, award-winning director on board to bring the plays of our 47th season to life.
To open our season Meg Roe will direct The Miracle Worker. Meg is an established actor and sound designer [...]
2009/2010 Season Announcement
View highlights from our season launch
party at The Shore Club.
Warmth, heart and humour in new season!
Since joining the Playhouse, I have been taking a close look at the position that the Playhouse holds within our community. The 2009/2010 season is my interpretation of our past traditions and reflects the direction that I want to take the company. I have removed the restriction of only producing plays from 1950 on and [...]
