4th Line Theatre
The 4th Line Theatre is a theatre production company and outdoor performance venue near the village of Millbrook, in the township of Cavan, Ontario, Canada. The company performs dramatic plays, usually about historical subjects, and premiers works by local playwrights.
Because the plays are performed outdoors, the theatre operates only during the summer months. Two main plays are presented each year, and each is performed daily for a period of about one month.
History
The 4th Line Theatre was founded by Rob Winslow, and the productions take place on the Winslow family farm.[1] The theatre's first production, in 1992, was The Cavan Blazers, a play about a struggle between Catholic and Protestant Irish immigrant families in Cavan Township.[2] Winslow has directed and written many of the plays. Some of the more recent productions have been directed by Kim Blackwell.
2016 is the theatre's 25th season, and an art show celebrating past productions is being held in Millbrook. One of the 2016 productions is The Hero of Hunter Street, a play about a tragic industrial accident in the history of Peterborough, Ontario.[3]
Recent productions
2011
- The Cavan Blazers.[4] (second production)
- The Berlin Blues Drew Hayden Taylor
2012
- Queen Marie[5] by Shirley Barrie
- St Francis of Millbrookby Sky Gilbert
2013
- The Winslows of Derryvore[6] (second production)
- The Real McCoy, by Andrew Moodie
2014
- Wounded Soldiers[7]
- Doctor Barnardo’s Children
2015
- The Bad Luck Bank Robbers by Alex Poch-Goldin[8]
- Gimme That Prime Time Religion.
2016
- The Hero of Hunter Street by Maja Ardel
- The Bad Luck Bank Robbers (second production)
References
- ↑ "4th Line Theatre epitomizes summer theatre in Ontario". Toronto Star, Richard Ouzounian, Theatre Critic July 3, 2013
- ↑ "A great quarter-century onstage at 4th Line". Peterborough Examiner. Michael Peterman, professor emeritus of English literature at Trent University. March 9, 2016
- ↑ "4th Line Theatre brings the story of 1916 Quaker Oats factory fire to life". Kawartha Now, by Sam Tweedle, May 18, 2016
- ↑ "The Cavan Blazers looks at history, human behaviour". Northumberland Today.
- ↑ "4th Line Theatre tells the story of Queen Marie". By Kennedy Gordon, Peterborough Examiner, June 27, 201
- ↑ "Northumberland actors featured in epic tale of Ireland". northumberlandnews.com.
- ↑ "Marching off to war with 4th Line Theatre". Peterborough Examiner.
- ↑ "Award winning Havelock blues musician brings bank robbery to life". Al Lerman, Trent Hills Independent, By Bill Freeman