After 49 years the Vancouver Playhouse is being forced to shut its doors, but actresses affiliated with the company aren’t willing to wave the white flag and surrender. “We have to fight for it, rise up out of the ashes of what is the old playhouse,” said Jennifer Clement, an actress with the Playhouse for more than 20 years. She doesn’t believe … [Read more...]
Vancouver Playhouse announces closure
March 9, 2012 by
Struggling under massive debt, the Vancouver Playhouse has announced it is closing. NDP MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert says his first professional job was at the playhouse, and he says to hear the news is very sad. ".......When they announced it, I teared up. You know, the playhouse has shaped so many people's lives and taught us about … [Read more...]
