Kurzbeschreibung
Biography, theater history, anecdotes, and commentary are combined to show the development of an indigenous Canadian professional theater since World War II. From Timothy Findley’s beginnings in theater to bats occupying the Red Barn Theatre, this book offers a behind-the-scenes peek at how plays were produced, what the critics thought, what went wrong on stage and off, and some big name performers, such as William Shatner, Bruno Gerussi, Mickey Rooney, Jackie Coogan, Jackie Burroughs, Joe E. Brown, Zasu Pitts, Tallulah Bankhead, Edward Everett Horton, and Billie Burke. The book also describes the financial struggles of keeping a theater open, and, through a wide variety of plays shown on the stage of these theaters, what type of play to put on for the public.
Über den Autor
Vernon Chapman’s career as an actor stretches back to the amateur theater in Toronto in the 1930s. He was one of the cofounders of the first post-war Canadian professional theater company, has acted in radio, television, and film, as well as acted and directed on stages from coast to coast. He served for many years on the boards of directors of actra and Canadian Actors’ Equity Association, and was chairman of Equity for six terms. He has been a theater producer and for five years was the artistic director of the Gryphon Theatre in Barrie, Ontario.