Joy Coghill on founding PAL and seniors and theatre (Part 6 of 9)
Channel: Canada's Theatre Museum
Date: 2011-06-16

Joy Coghill on founding PAL, and seniors and theatre.


Joy Coghill is an undeniably successful woman in Canadian theatre, but according to her one does not think in terms of breaking barriers at the time. It was simply the next thing to be done. This was what motivated her to build the Vancouver Performing Arts Lodges (PAL), which offers affordable housing for those who have dedicated their lives to the performing arts. According to Coghill, the whole world is getting older and yet no one is prepared for it. There is untapped creativity in seniors, and we should be prepared to explore artistically in our 70’s. That same belief also led Coghill to found Western Gold Theatre in 1994 which produces theatre with actors 55 years and older.


Interviewed by R.H. Thomson on December 14, 2010 in Vancouver, B.C. Filming location courtesy of Performing Arts Lodges (PAL) Vancouver.