Teatro La Quindicina was founded in 1982 Edmonton, Alberta, by Stewart Lemoine at the inaugural Edmonton International Fringe Festival to create comedies for Edmonton audiences.[1] From its origins in the production of All These Heels, the company has grown over 40 years in Edmonton's theatre scene, producing the comedies of Stewart Lemoine, new plays from the company's ensemble of artists, and vintage comedies from the last mid-century.[2][3]
Teatro, which takes its name from a brothel,[4] is one of the resident theatre companies of the Varscona Theatre in Edmonton's Old Strathcona district, and was among the original companies that created The Varscona Theatre Alliance, along with Shadow Theatre and Die-Nasty.[5] As of 2022[update], Lemoine remains the theatre's resident playwright.[3]
References
edit- ^ Day, Moira Jean (2011). West-words: Celebrating Western Canadian Theatre and Playwriting. University of Regina Press. pp. 182, 184. ISBN 978-0-88977-235-9.
- ^ "Teatro's Season 32 opens with a première at the renovated Varscona". edmontonjournal. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ a b Faulder, Liane (2022-03-24). "Stage Notes: Comedy is the order for Teatro's 40th year, Expanse Festival and Sound-Off make theatre more accessible". Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ Melnyk, George (1998). The Literary History of Alberta Volume Two: From the End of the War to the End of the Century. University of Alberta. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-88864-324-7.
- ^ "Varscona Theatre". Varscona Theatre. Retrieved 2022-02-10.