Green Thumb Theatre

Green Thumb Theatre (also known as the Green Thumb Theatre for Young People and simply as Green Thumb) is a Canadian children's theatre company based in Vancouver, British Columbia that was founded by Dennis Foon and Jane Howard Baker in 1975. The couple then went on to conceive and write New Canadian Kid, the company's signature play about a young boy who struggles with culture shock and bullying after immigrating to Canada. The play has been produced world wide for close to 40 years.[1] Green Thumb operates in a former school house located in East Vancouver.[2] In 1980, Green Thumb produced Feeling Yes, Feeling No,[3] a sexual abuse prevention program.[4] Green Thumb performed the premiere of Colin Thomas' play One Thousand Cranes in 1983.[5] Morris Panych has written several plays for the company that have toured internationally.[6] Green Thumb's Celestial Being received the 2015 Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for outstanding production for young audiences.[7] Also that year, Green Thumb performed George F. Walker's Moss Park.[8] Patrick McDonald has been Green Thumb's artistic director [9] since 1988.

Green Thumb Theatre
Formation1975
TypeTheatre group
PurposeChildren's theatre
Location
Artistic director(s)
Patrick McDonald
Notable members
Dennis Foon

References
  1. Fairhead (2002), p. 154.
  2. Ulysses Travel Guides (2003), p. 229.
  3. Selman & Heather (2015), p. 501.
  4. Selman & Heather (2015), p. 232.
  5. Ross & Cameron (2013), p. 97
  6. New (2002), p. 862.
  7. Thomas, Colin (June 23, 2015). "Théâtre la Seizième Wins Big at 33rd Annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  8. Langston, Patrick (January 23, 2015). "Theatre Review: Moss Park Piles on the Angst and Loses Its Way". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  9. Lederman, Marsha (September 4, 2014). "B.C. Teachers Strike Renders Arts Groups 'Collateral Damage'". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved July 2, 2015.

Bibliography
  • Chambers, Colin (2006). The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre. A & C Black. ISBN 1847146120.
  • Fairhead, Wayne (2002). Anthony Jackson (ed.). "Establishment or Alternative?: Two Canadian Models". Learning Through Theatre: New Perspectives on Theatre in Education (2 ed.). Routledge: 151–164. ISBN 1134884621.
  • New, William H. (2002). Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802007619.
  • Ross, Mary; Ron Cameron (2013). Behind the Scenes: A Canadian Scene Book. 1. Dundurn Press. ISBN 1459727495.
  • Saxton, Nadine; Katherine Cornell (1998). Toronto Dance Theatre 1968-1998: Stages in a Journey. Captus Press. ISBN 1895712211.
  • Selman, Jan; Jane Heather (2015). Theatre, Teens, Sex Ed: Are We There Yet?. University of Alberta Press. ISBN 1772120340.
  • Vancouver and Victoria. Ulysses Travel Guides. 2003. ISBN 2894645171.
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