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In Memorium NONA MACDONALD HEASLIP, C.M.
In category: Uncategorized
Mrs. Heaslip was a driving force behind establishing the museum, and her passion for theatre found expression in the roles she played as an active board member, host for garden parties and meetings around her dining room table, and a proofreader of press releases.
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Your much-needed charitable donations set the stage for students and theatre lovers young and old to remember and be inspired by our rich theatre heritage.
Colm Feore announced as honorary patron
Canada’s Theatre Museum is delighted that iconic Canadian actor Colm Feore has agreed to take on the role of honorary patron for the museum. Colm adds: “Canada’s Theatre Museum is a foundational resource for all. It showcases our rich cultural history and points toward a glorious future.
Our Leaving Ladies: Canadian Actresses Starring on World Stages from the 1840s to 1940s
On Now:
Macdonald Heaslip Walkway of Theatre History
Hart House Theatre, University of Toronto.
Our Leaving Ladies:
Canadian Actresses Starring on World Stages from the 1840s to 1940s
Exhibit curated
by Dr. Cecilia Morgan
and designed
by Matthew Dunleavy
An exhibit celebrating Canadian women of the stage whose talent was recognized in theatres around the world.
Canada’s Theatre Museum Announces Its New Home Within The Elgin And Winter Garden Theatre Centre.
In category: News
TORONTO ( Thursday, March 23, 2023) – Canada’s Theatre Museum announced today that it will have a new home located in the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre.
The museum is in the planning stages of a $5Million Campaign that will provide capital, museum start-up and operating funding, and create a solid financial future by building on the endowment and sustaining funds.
Planning and design work is underway with Toronto-based international multidisciplinary design firm Reich&Petch.
Theatre Museum presents the Toronto Theatre Database Project
In category: Events Exhibitions
Trying to remember who was in that show you loved?
Canada’s Theatre Museum is delighted to present this popular website project recording the production history and performance dates of Toronto’s professional theatre: The Toronto Theatre Database Project (www.ttdb.ca).
Herbert Whittaker: Designing for the Theatre
In category: Exhibitions
On Now
Online Exhibit
This online exhibit features designs by Herbert Whittaker, and is part of the Google Arts and Culture initiative and its non-commercial mission to preserve and bring the world’s art and culture online so it’s accessible to anyone, anywhere.
Theatre Museum Presents CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER: A MEMOIR
In category: Events
PAST EVENT
Special screening of CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER: A MEMOIR a documentary film featuring Christopher Plummer in conversation with Atom Egoyan.
Thursday May 16, 2019
Film Screening (90 Minutes)
Followed by a Q&A
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
Gift A Major Milestone For Theatre Museum Canada
In category: News
With profound gratitude Theatre Museum Canada thanks actor Ron Braden (1931-2012) for the charitable gift of $548,000 made in his Will.