Setting The Stage
Founded in 1990 as Theatre Beyond by Paul Gelineau, the company became The People’s Theatre Kingston in 1992 and had two more Artistic Directors under that name: Kathryn MacKay (1993-94) and Kathleen LeRoux (1994-97).
In early 1998, AD Craig Walker (1997-2007) shortened its name to Theatre Kingston and moved into the Baby Grand Studio in Kingston’s historic Grand Theatre, where it began offering a full season of four or more productions a year (with occasional expeditions to alternative venues in Kingston and Toronto).
During the tenure of AD Kim Renders (2008-2011), the company initiated several TYA initiatives to engage the next generation of theatre-goers in the region: the ‘Children’s Drama Club’ and a summer Drama camp for school-aged children.
The company, helmed by Artistic Producer Brett Christopher, renewed a mandate to hire professional artists and produce theatre at the highest standard of quality. As ‘resident company’ in the Baby Grand Theatre, Theatre Kingston produced three shows annually, a series of child/youth engagement activities and collborates with local theatre practitioners to build a strong cultural voice in the region. The company moved into its new digs at the newly-renovated J.K. Tett Arts Cluster on the banks of Lake Ontario June 2014. When Brett Christopher left to Artistic Direct the Thousand Islands Playhouse Kathryn MacKay took over as Interim Artistic Producer. After a country wide search, Rosemary Doyle was chosen as the new Artistic Producer. Her first season began in the summer of 2018.
In early 1998, AD Craig Walker (1997-2007) shortened its name to Theatre Kingston and moved into the Baby Grand Studio in Kingston’s historic Grand Theatre, where it began offering a full season of four or more productions a year (with occasional expeditions to alternative venues in Kingston and Toronto).
During the tenure of AD Kim Renders (2008-2011), the company initiated several TYA initiatives to engage the next generation of theatre-goers in the region: the ‘Children’s Drama Club’ and a summer Drama camp for school-aged children.
The company, helmed by Artistic Producer Brett Christopher, renewed a mandate to hire professional artists and produce theatre at the highest standard of quality. As ‘resident company’ in the Baby Grand Theatre, Theatre Kingston produced three shows annually, a series of child/youth engagement activities and collborates with local theatre practitioners to build a strong cultural voice in the region. The company moved into its new digs at the newly-renovated J.K. Tett Arts Cluster on the banks of Lake Ontario June 2014. When Brett Christopher left to Artistic Direct the Thousand Islands Playhouse Kathryn MacKay took over as Interim Artistic Producer. After a country wide search, Rosemary Doyle was chosen as the new Artistic Producer. Her first season began in the summer of 2018.
Rosemary DoyleArtistic Producer
rosemary@theatrekingston.com Rosemary Doyle has been in theatre for 80% of her life. Her career started in Kingston at the tender age of 8, at the age of 18 she moved to NYC where she studied and graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. In the early nineties she returned to Toronto, and was an actor in shows across Ontario, including Mirvish Productions, Shaw and the Thousand Islands Playhouse. Rosemary has performed in over 30 shows at the Grand Theatre. She is a prolific playwright, and dramaturge, and in 2011 she founded the Red Sandcastle Theatre in Toronto's Leslieville neighbourhood, bringing theatre "EAST OF THE DON" and inspiring the "STOREFRONT THEATRE" movement. The Red Sandcastle Theatre is still going strong. Rosemary is the mother of two young men.
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Ted Worth
BA (York University, English/Theatre) has been employed in the administration and management of charitable, not-for-profit arts organizations for over 30 years. During his career he has worked with the Centaur Theatre Company (Montréal), Kingston Symphony, Caravan Stage Society, Kingston Artists’ Association (Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre). As a volunteer, Ted served for four years on the executive of the Kingston Arts Council from 1999 to 2003. Ted was also employed by the Kingston Arts Council as the Grants Director working on the administration of the City of Kingston Arts Fund from 2007 to 2015.
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