Concord Floral (2017). Photo by Tim Fort.

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. During Brett Christopher's tenure as AD, Theatre Kingston renewed their mandate to hire professional artists and produce theatre at the highest standard of quality. 

Currently, the company is helmed by Interim Artistic Director Kathryn MacKay with the support of Metcalf Foundation Intern in Artistic Directing, Mariah Horner. ​ 

Brett Christopher

Artistic Director Emeritus
brett@theatrekingston.com

Brett has been an active member of the Canadian Theatre community since graduating from George Brown theatre school in 2001.  Celebrated as both an actor and a director, he has worked with a variety of theatre companies including, but not limited to: the Stratford Festival, Arts Club, Canadian Stage, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Theatre by the Bay, Segal Theatre, Magnus Theatre, Sunshine Festival, Port Hope Festival, Actors Repertory Company, Convergence Theatre, and Thousand Islands Playhouse.  He was the recipient of both the Masques and Mecca Awards for his performance of the solo show I Am My Own Wife at the Segal Centre in Montreal and his direction of The Tempest for Barrie’s Theatre by the Bay in 2011 was named one of the country’s top productions by Robert Cushman of the National Post.  Brett has worked in an administrative capacity for a number of theatre organizations, including Buddies in Bad Times, Actors Repertory, and the Thousand Islands Playhouse where he was the Head of Marketing and Development under AD Greg Wanless. He currently resides in Kingston with his wife and two daughters.

Kathryn MacKay

Interim Artistic Director 
​Kathryn@theatrekingston.com

Kathryn is a professional theatre director and administrator based in Kingston. She is a founding member of the Thousand Islands Playhouse, where she served as Associate Artistic Director until 2012. For Theatre Kingston Kathryn has served as: Artistic Director, Board Member (Chair, Secretary/Treasurer) and General Manager. Currently she is an Associate Artist for Spiderwebshow Performance and the Artistic Director of PeerLess Productions. As a director Kathryn has directed over 50 productions. Kathryn is a graduate of Queen’s University  drama dept and has an MA in Text and Performance Studies from the University of London.

Ted Worth

Business Manager
tworth@theatrekingston.com

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.