Curtain rises on the inaugural
season of the fully professional theatre on June 27, 2008
Season includes
Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest,
Village Wooing by George Bernard Shaw
and a new adaptation of
Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows
Cavendish, PEI – In celebration of
the 100th anniversary of the publication of Anne of
Green Gables, the community of Cavendish, Prince Edward Island
will welcome audiences to a brand new, fully professional
theatre this summer.
The Montgomery Theatre will
present plays from the life and times of L.M. Montgomery in the
Church at Avonlea Village. The famed creator of Canada’s
best-loved redheaded heroine lived from 1874 to 1942; works
presented at the new theatre will be by playwrights who inspired
Ms. Montgomery or whose works were influenced by her.
The artistic visionary leading the
project is Duncan McIntosh, an internationally acclaimed
director who will serve as Artistic Director of The Montgomery
Theatre.
This first summer season will feature
three fully professional shows playing in repertory: a new
adaptation by Mr. McIntosh of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in
the Willows; The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar
Wilde; and George Bernard Shaw’s Village Wooing.
The 200-seat theatre will be in the
Church at Avonlea Village, which Ms. Montgomery attended in its
original location in Long River. Built in 1872, the old
Presbyterian church was moved after Ms. Montgomery’s death to be
part of Avonlea Village in Cavendish.
The Montgomery Theatre season will run
from June 27 to August 31, 2008, with student previews
beginning June 20 (the day that Anne of Green Gables was
first published in 1908). Regular ticket prices range from $20
to $32. Memberships are available for $20 which offer discounts
on all theatre tickets, priority seating, discounts at area
restaurants and stores, newsletter subscription and VIP event
invitations.
Tickets are on sale now. For more
information, to purchase tickets or to inquire about volunteer
opportunities, visit
www.themontgomerytheatre.com.
ABOUT DUNCAN
MCINTOSH
Mr. McIntosh is a leading director of
theatre, opera, new media and special events around the world.
In April 2007, he directed the dedication Ceremonies of Canada's
War Memorial in Vimy, France. In 2004, he directed the
celebrations for the 400th anniversary of the first
French settlements in North America for the governments of the
U.S.A, Canada and France. In 2001, he created and directed the
largest book reading in the world for the Harry Potter author
J.K. Rowling before a stadium of 35,000 children and broadcast
to 22 countries.
Mr. McIntosh has directed and produced
more than 150 plays, operas and musicals around the world. He
has been the Artistic Director of three of Canada’s leading
theatres including The Charlottetown Festival, The Citadel
Theatre (Edmonton) and Theatre Plus (Toronto). He was Assistant
to the Artistic Director of the internationally acclaimed Shaw
Festival.
He has been resident director at the
Canadian Film Centre and the Canadian Opera Company; a guest
director and teacher at many universities and colleges across
Canada and the United States. He has won 15 awards for his
direction in North America and internationally. Mr. McIntosh
recently created large theatrical events celebrating creativity
for Lily Tomlin, Joni Mitchell and Phillipe Starck.
Mr. McIntosh programmed the first PEI
Jazz and Blues Festival in 2005; directed the world premiere of
Anne and Gilbert and Beauty and the Beast in
Hamilton, Bermuda. He represents the family of L.M. Montgomery
on the Anne of Green Gables Licensing Authority which protects
and promotes the work of the author worldwide. He is a member of
the International Advisory committee of the L. M. Montgomery
Institute.
DETAILS:
Dates:
June 27 - August 31, 2008
Student previews begin June 20, 2008
Visit
www.themontgomerytheatre.com
for full performance schedule.
Location:
The Montgomery Theatre
In the Church at Avonlea Village
8779, Route #6
Cavendish, PEI
Tickets:
$20-$32. ON SALE NOW.
Discounts available to members, students and groups
Tickets are available by phone at
902-963-3847, online at
www.themontgomerytheatre.com,
in person at 57 Church Hill Avenue, North Rustico, PEI (across
from Stella Maris Church), or by mail at 57 Church Avenue, North
Rustico, PE C1A 1X0.
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