Infromation on Allied Ars Centre

[Ann Saddlemyer]

Hi everybody
  Wouldn't Joyce Doolittle also have memories?
Cheers, Ann

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Dugan" <jdugan at UCALGARY.CA>
To: <CANDRAMA at LISTSERV.UNB.CA>
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: Infromation on Allied Ars Centre


> David's memory is good, but I am matching it against mine, which also 
> could be fuzzy.  The Theatre Calgary staff list does not list an 
> archivist, but I suggest you start with Shari Wattling, an artistic 
> associate for new play development, 403-294-7440, X1062.  Mention my name. 
> No one on the current staff was around in Allied Arts Centre days.  Sharon 
> Pollock was AD and had Doc staged in that theatre; spdrama at telus.net. When 
> Martin Kinch wa AD, I think he worked the first year in the Allied Arts 
> Centre before the move to the new Arts Centre.  He staged his version of A 
> Christmas Carol there.
>
> One thing I do know is that the TC offices were not in the Centre. They 
> were in a building several blocks away on tenth ave.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Jim
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> From: Canadian Theatre Research [CANDRAMA at listserv.unb.ca] on behalf of 
> David Ferry [appledor at SYMPATICO.CA]
> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 9:00 AM
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> Subject: Re: Infromation on Allied Ars Centre
>
> I performed in both Frances  Hyland's production of "Playboy of the 
> Western World" and Jean Gascon's "Elephant Man" there. The stage was a 
> traditional proscenium arch with an auditorium that I think sat about 450 
> raked up from the stage. It had flies. The acoustics were ok .
>
> Backstage was sufficient with dressing rooms downstairs. I would say the 
> stage was at least 35 feet wide and 30 feet deep
>
> That is all from fuzzy memory, sorry. I have memories particularly from 
> Playboy of having a good piece of real estate to move on...wing space 
> where I did quick changes. Space enough behind the set that the 
> townspeople could all congregate there before the scene where I was (as 
> Christy) trussed up ready to be marked by Pegeen with a hot poker.
>
> And from Elephant Man significant dressing room space.
>
> I think the offices where in the same building..but not sure.
>
> Daf
>
> David Ferry
> Appledore Productions
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>
>
> On Mar 30, 2015, at 1:17 AM, Wes Pearce 
> <Wes.Pearce at UREGINA.CA<mailto:Wes.Pearce at UREGINA.CA>> wrote:
>
> I hope everyone is surviving the semester!
>
> I am wondering if  anyone has information about the space that used to be 
> home to Theatre Calgary.  A sense of how big the Allied Arts Centre/QR 
> Centre was?  Both in terms of performance space, audience space and how 
> intimate was the theatre?  I'm assuming it was smaller than the current 
> space but I'm most interested in the relationship of audience and stage 
> but also how big the stage was?
>
> Wes D. Pearce, Professor
> Associate Dean (Undergraduate)
> Faculty of Fine Arts
> University of Regina
> S4S 0A2
> 306 585 5571
>