Greystone Theatre

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Greystone Theatre associated with the University of Saskatchewan. [1] The theatre was founded in 1946, by Emrys Jones, the first professor of Drama in the Commonwealth. [2]

In 1949, an RCAF hangar was converted to the Theatre's first dedicated building. [1]

Actors who first performed at the theatre include Frances Hyland, Kim Coates, Roy Romanow, Susan Wright and Eric Peterson. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Shelley A. Leedahl (2008-08-27). "Emry's Dream: Greystone Theatre in Photographs and Words". Sask books . Retrieved 2020-08-31. Variety shows and choruses had been performed at the U of S since 1909, but when Emrys Jones, a journalist, director, actor and educator, took the Drama Department's helm in 1945, Greystone Theatre's curtains rose on a new era of superbly directed and acted live theatre, and that tradition of excellence continues to the present.
  2. "GREYSTONE THEATRE: JOHN MITCHELL BUILDING, 118 SCIENCE PLACE, SASKATOON, SK, S7N 5E2". Tourism Saskatoon . Retrieved 2020-08-31. Whether classical or cutting-edge and contemporary, every season offers a diverse mix of plays chosen to challenge our students and to entrance our audiences: a matter that is as true today as it was in 1946, when Greystone Mainstage Productions premiered on campus at the U of S.

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