Ship's In The News 2007

2007 News Articles and Press Releases


December 11, 2007

Ship's Company Theatre receives development funding for Thurston's "A Ship Portrait"

by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre

Artistic Producer, Pamela Halstead, is pleased to announce that Ship's Company Theatre has been awarded $18,000 through the Province of Nova Scotia Tourism, ...


November 26, 2007

2007 Volunteer of the Year Honoured by Ship's Company Theatre

by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre

Ship's Company Theatre honoured Bev Clarke as 2007 Volunteer of the Year with the presentation of the Eleanor White Award at their recent festive annual Christmas ...


November 02, 2007

"Ferry Tales" Workshop in Halifax

by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre

Ferry Tales by playwright Carol Sinclair, commissioned by Parrsboro's Ship's Company Theatre, is in workshop in Halifax from November 13 to 18 ...


August 17, 2007

Parrsboro shines light on wacky, dysfunctional family

by Andrea Nemetz, The Chronicle Herald

"MacGregor’s Hard Ice Cream & Gas" examines life in a small town ...


August 10, 2007

Ready, set, bid on artwork

by Andrew Wagstaff, The Amherst Citizen

Ship’s Company gears up for major annual fundraiser ...


August 03, 2007

Familiar territory for actors

by Andrew Wagstaff, The Amherst Citizen

For veteran Atlantic Canadian actors Gay Hauser and Charlie Rhindress, MacGregor's Hard Ice Cream and Gas will mark a return to Ship's Company Theatre ...


July 23, 2007

"TUESDAYS & SUNDAYS"

by Tina Smith, Ship's Company Theatre

Inspired by the true story of two PEI teenagers in 1887, an award-winning play tours Nova Scotia ...


July 23, 2007

The Publicans & Dan McKinnon set to take the stage

by Tina Smith, Ship's Company Theatre

Traditional meets new traditional when The Publicans and Dan McKinnon take the stage together Monday July 30th as part of Ship's Company's Monday Night Concert Series ...


July 16, 2007

Ship's Company Theatre In Rehearsal for Atlantic Premiere Production

by Tina Smith, Ship's Company Theatre

Ship's Company Theatre's second Mainstage production, MacGregor's Hard Ice Cream and Gas by Daniel Macdonald, has started rehearsal and will be ready to hit the stage ...


July 16, 2007

Lillford's newest play presented in Reading Series

by Tina Smith, Ship's Company Theatre

From playwright Daniel Lillford who brought Apple Tree Road and last season's The Mystery of Maddy Heisler to Ship's Company Theatre comes Wrong World ...


July 16, 2007

Songwriters' Circle heats up Concert Series

by Tina Smith, Ship's Company Theatre

Ship's Company's Monday Night Concert Series just got a little hotter! This coming Monday, July 23rd three fabulous young songwriters take the stage for an evening ...


July 10, 2007

CBC Radio Host, Stan Carew onstage at Ship's Company

by Tina Smith, Ship's Company Theatre

CBC Weekend Mornings Radio Host, Stan Carew is taking the stage at Ship's Company Theatre ...


June 25, 2007

Knowlton & Levy honoured by Ship's

by Tina Smith, Ship's Company Theatre

Ship's Company Theatre recently added two names to the list of Sustaining/Life Members, Joyce Knowlton and Sally Levy ...


June 19, 2007

Ship's Company Receives Funding to Develop Three New Plays

by Tina Smith, Ship's Company Theatre

Ship's Company Theatre was recently awarded funding from both the Department of Nova Scotia Tourism, Culture & Heritage and the Canada Council Supplemental ...


June 08, 2007

Ship's Company Theatre In Rehearsal for World Premiere Production

by Tina Smith, Ship's Company Theatre

Ship's Company Theatre's first Mainstage world premiere performance, Share by Carol Sinclair, has started rehearsal and will be ready to hit the stage for the ...


June 06, 2007

Sinclair to Share new play at Ship's

by Andrew Wagstaff, The Amherst Citizen

It was a dark and stormy night, and Carol Sinclair was alone with Pam Halstead's cats ...


May 08, 2007

Ship's Company Kicks off 2007 Season! Season Launch & Fiddle Camp Combined

by Tina Smith, Ship's Company Theatre

Artistic Director, Pamela Halstead, will be announcing Ship's Company Theatre's 2007 season line-up at the theatre in Parrsboro ...


March 20, 2007

Ship's Company takes home two Awards!

by Tina Smith, Ship's Company Theatre

Two of Ship's Company Theatre's 2006 productions took home awards during the annual Robert E. Merritt Awards Ceremony on Monday evening in Dartmouth ...