The opening act
Subtitle: Canadian theatre history, 1945-1953
By: Susan McNicoll
Publisher: Ronsdale Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9781553801139
Subjects: History and criticism; Theater; Histoire; Acteurs; Histoire et critique; Drama; Englisch; Théâtre; Actors; Canadian drama; History; Théâtre canadien
Description: Shows how Canadian professional theatre began just after World War II, when a host of theatre people decided that Canada needed its own professional theatre groups, leading up to the founding of the Stratford Festival in 1953.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 314-315) and index.

Issued also in electronic format.
Table of contents: title: The beginnings of Canada's theatre renaissance; title: Everyman Theatre; title: Totem Theatre & Theatre Under The Stars; title: The Little Theatre movement & the Dominion Drama Festival; title: Radio Drama & Jupiter Theatre; title: The New Play Society; title: The Ottawa Stage Society & the Canadian Repertory Theatre; title: Hart House & the Straw Hat Players; title: The international players, the Peterborough Summer Theatre & the Niagara Falls Summer Theatre.