Theatre Scarborough
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Theatre Scarborough, previously Playhouse 66, is a nonprofit theatre
organization in the Scarborough
region of Toronto
, Ontario
, Canada
. The organization consists of three groups: Scarborough Music Theatre
, Scarborough Players and the Scarborough Theatre Guild.
Established in late 1958, Theatre Scarborough will be celebrating its 50th season in 2008-2009.
and Victoria Park Avenue
. In 1982, Playhouse 66 moved from 66 Denton Ave. to Scarborough Village Theatre in the Scarborough Village
Recreation Centre complex at 3600 Kingston Road.
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
organization in the Scarborough
Scarborough, Ontario
Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...
region of Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. The organization consists of three groups: Scarborough Music Theatre
Scarborough music theatre
Scarborough Music Theatre is a non-profit community theatre group in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, near Toronto. The group evolved out of concerts done by the Church of the Master senior choir into the Scarborough Light Opera in the early 1960s. The early years consisted of concerts and Gilbert...
, Scarborough Players and the Scarborough Theatre Guild.
Established in late 1958, Theatre Scarborough will be celebrating its 50th season in 2008-2009.
About Theatre Scarborough
Playhouse 66 was named after the original performing location at 66 Denton Avenue near the intersection of Danforth AvenueDanforth Avenue
Danforth Avenue is an east-west arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its western end begins in Old Toronto from the Prince Edward Viaduct as a continuation of Bloor Street and continues through East York until intersecting with Kingston Road in Scarborough...
and Victoria Park Avenue
Victoria Park Avenue
Victoria Park Avenue is a major north-south route in eastern Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It marks the border between the Old City of Toronto and Scarborough.-History:Victoria Park Avenue was originally a pioneer road for settlement of Scarborough...
. In 1982, Playhouse 66 moved from 66 Denton Ave. to Scarborough Village Theatre in the Scarborough Village
Scarborough Village
Scarborough Village is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the south-central part of the district of Scarborough. Historically, it was one of the earliest settlements in the former Township of Scarborough and was the first region of the township to have its own post office...
Recreation Centre complex at 3600 Kingston Road.