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2008 News Articles and Press Releases
November 25, 2008
Ship’s Company Theatre Announces 2008 Volunteer of the Year
by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre Ship's Company Theatre is pleased to honour Peter Hoar as the recipient of the Eleanor White Award for 2008 Volunteer of the Year. Peter has supported the Theatre ...
November 19, 2008
Halifax's Banks wins Governor General's award
by Elissa Barnard, The Chronicle Herald Nova Scotia playwright Catherine Banks invited her Grade 8 teacher Dr. Claudia Mitchell to the Governor General's Literary Awards announcement in Montreal Tuesday ...
November 18, 2008
Banks rich in spirit
by Elissa Barnard, The Chronicle Herald Catherine Banks has been smiling ever since she was nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award for her play Bone Cage ...
November 03, 2008
Two Plays in Workshop for Ship’s Company Theatre’s 25th Anniversary
by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre Ferry Tales, a musical play, is presently in workshop in preparation for production during the 25th anniversary of Ship’s Company Theatre in Parrsboro in 2009 ...
November 01, 2008
Playwright Catherine Banks Announced as Finalist for 2008 Governor General’s Literary Award, Receives Award from NS Arts and Culture Partnership Council
by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre Nova Scotia playwright Catherine Banks has been announced as a finalist for the Canada Council for the Arts 2008 Governor General’s Literary Award in drama for her play ...
October 24, 2008
Community Foundation of Nova Scotia Supports Ship’s Company Board Retreat
by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre Members of the Board of Directors and staff of Ship’s Company Theatre recently participated in a special session, held in Parrsboro, made possible through the ...
September 19, 2008
“Cowgirl’s Sweetheart ~ A Tribute to Wilf Carter” :The Songs and the Story
by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre A very special musical tribute to Nova Scotia’s own beloved troubadour, Wilf Carter, is coming soon to Ship’s Company Theatre in Parrsboro ...
September 08, 2008
Ship’s Company Theatre presents Underneath the Lintel
by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre Ship’s Company Theatre is thrilled to host Frankie Productions’ hit production of Underneath The Lintel, by New York playwright Glen Berger ...
August 29, 2008
A passionate voyage
by Elissa Barnard, The Chronicle Herald Catherine Banks has been smiling ever since she was nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award for her play Bone Cage ...
August 22, 2008
World Premiere of A Ship Portrait by Harry Thurston
by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre Ship's Company Theatre proudly announces the World Premiere production of Harry Thurston's A Ship Portrait, running August 28th until August 31st, in Parrsboro ...
August 13, 2008
"Snow Dance" Premieres at Ship's Company Theatre
by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre Daniel Lillford's enchanting, "Snow Dance" is receiving its World Premiere at Ship's Company Theatre in Parrsboro. Directed by Pamela Halstead, the show ...
August 12, 2008
Ship's Company Extends Invitation to Explore the World of Rachel Carson
by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre Ship's Company Theatre is hosting a very special event this Saturday, August 16th, in Parrsboro. "Rachel Carson's Sense of Wonder", created and performed by Karen ...
July 22, 2008
Andy Jones to Tour with His Hit One-Man Show ‘An Evening with Uncle Val
by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre In "An Evening with Uncle Val" Andy Jones takes the character he developed to tell the Newfoundland folktale "Jack meets the Cat"- Valentine Reardigan - and uses ...
July 21, 2008
World-class Jazz with Murley, Occhipinti in Parrsboro
by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre Saxophonist Mike Murley has emerged as one of the nation’s finest jazz artists and one of the most versatile players on the scene today. His many critically acclaimed ...
July 15, 2008
Folk Music's "Man of a Thousand Songs" To Perform at Ship’s Company Theatre
by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre With a songwriting career that spans more than thirty years, Ron Hynes is a six-time East Coast Music Award winner, a Genie Award winner and a past Juno, ...
July 14, 2008
Acclaimed Abrams Brothers Band Brings Bluegrass/Gospel Music to Parrsboro
by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre The Abrams Brothers, John and James, burst onto the music scene in 1999 at the ages of nine and six, and haven’t looked back! Bluegrass Gospel music is the foundation ...
July 4, 2008
Reliving the Springhill mine disaster
by Tom McCoag, Amherst Bureau PARRSBORO - Julia Williams gets emotional when she talks about portraying Norma in the Ship's Company Theatre production of Robert Merrill's BUMP ...
June 28, 2008
Staging the Bump - Ship's Company to commemorate Springhill disaster
by Andrew Wagstaff, The Amherst Citizen Ship's Company Theatre will commemorate the 50th anniversary of a major event in county history next month, but it's no party ...
June 20, 2008
Ship’s Company Golf Tournament a Resounding Hit
by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre It was a day bright with sunshine and brimming with good will as golfers gathered at the spectacular Parrsboro Golf Club for the 7th Annual Ship’s Company Theatre Golf ...
May 18, 2008
Fiddlers young and old letting their fingers fly
by Tom McCoag, Amherst BureauThirty musicians gather in Parrsboro to learn from some of the very best ...
April 22, 2008
Campbell, Chiasson to anchor Ship's mainstage season
by Andrew Wagstaff, The Amherst CitizenOne is a newcomer to the Ship's Company stage and another is an old favourite, and together Lee J. Campbell and Michael Chiasson will anchor the company's ...
April 16, 2008
Renowned Musicians Share Time, Talent in Parrsboro
by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre Ship’s Company Theatre will host renowned musicians and an assemblage of dedicated learners during their annual Fiddle camp, to be held in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia on ...
March 17, 2008
Florida Trip Winner Drawn at Ship's Company's Special Event
by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre Hopes were high and excitement great during their recent lively Irish Pub Night, as the draw for the winner of Ship's Company Theatre's Florida Vacation drew closer ...
February 19, 2008
Royal Bank's contribution to the Theatre's Capital Campaign
by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre Cindy Roberts, Manager of the Parrsboro Branch of RBC, presents Ship's Company Theatre Board Chair, Bruce Graham, with a cheque representing the final ...
February 18, 2008
Ship’s Company Theatre Receives Merritt Award Nominations
by Rena Kossatz, Ship's Company Theatre Theatre Nova Scotia has announced the nominees for the 2008 Merritt Awards in recognition of outstanding achievement in professional theatre in Nova Scotia ...
2008
Discarded after decades of service, a beloved vessel finds a new stage of life
by Bruce Nunn, Lifestyle MagazineHow does a ship get into theatre? "Practice," according to the old joke. But the MV Kipawo’s final berth is an unexpected coda to six decades of dramatic ... (PDF, 1MB)
