Eastern Front Theatre

{{Short description|Theatre company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia}}

Eastern Front Theatre is a theatre company based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

History

Eastern Front Theatre was founded in 1993 by Mary Vingoe, Gay Hauser, and Wendy Lill. The company was formed to showcase the work of Atlantic Canadian playwrights and has produced over 200 original Canadian plays and has been nominated for four Governor General's Awards and 79 Robert Merritt Awards nominations, winning 19 of the latter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatrens.ca/resources/producers?c=eastern-front-theatre|title=Eastern Front Theatre|website=Theatre Nova Scotia|access-date=2024-10-01}}

In addition to regular yearly programming, Eastern Front Theatre has two annual festivals: Micro Digitals, established during the early days of COVID-19 in order to create access to short theatre works for online audiences, and STAGES, which features multiple works at various states of production.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecoast.ca/arts-music/eastern-front-theatres-micro-digitals-are-teaspoon-sized-doses-of-theatre-26332612|title=Eastern Front Theatre's Micro Digitals are teaspoon-sized doses of theatre|website=The Coast|access-date=2024-10-01}}{{Cite news|url=https://halifax.citynews.ca/2023/05/24/eastern-front-theatre-gears-up-for-stages-in-june|title=Eastern Front Theatre gears up for Stages in June|website=CityNews|access-date=2024-10-01}}

The theatre's current artistic director is actor Kathryn McCormack.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecoast.ca/arts-music/eastern-front-theatre-announces-new-artistic-director-24784205|title=Eastern Front Theatre announces new Artistic Director|website=The Coast|access-date=2024-10-01}}

References

External links

[https://www.easternfronttheatre.com/ Official Website]

Category:Theatre companies in Nova Scotia

Category:Festivals in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Category:Culture of Halifax, Nova Scotia