Catalyst Theatre
| Formation | 1977 |
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| Type | Theatre group |
| Purpose | Original works |
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Artistic director(s)
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Jonathan Christenson |
| Website | http://www.catalysttheatre.ca/ |
Catalyst Theatre is a theatre company in Edmonton, Alberta founded in 1977. Catalyst Theatre creates and tours new work developed under Artistic Director Jonathan Christenson in collaboration with Resident Designer Bretta Gerecke. Since 1997, Catalyst’s artistic team has created original productions that have toured the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and the United States.
Catalyst has received 25 Sterling Awards for its productions of The House of Pootsie Plunket, Songs for Sinners, Elephant Wake, Fusion 2001, The Blue Orphan, Carmen Angel, Frankenstein and Nevermore, and Hunchback. In the spring of 2013 Catalyst produced a new work called "The Soul Collector" which ran at the Westbury Theatre. Their newest work, "Fortune Falls" premiered at Alberta Theatre Projects in October 2016, and returned to Edmonton opening on January 18, 2017. Their production of "Vigilante", which premiered at the Citadel Theatre in 2015, went on their larges tour to date in the winter of 2017. Playing at Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon, The Grand Theatre in London (Ontario), and Canada's National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
Recently, Catalyst was unable to renew its lease in the home that it built on Gateway Boulevard in Edmonton. After investing around a million dollars into their space, they were forced out. Now they are the company in residence at the Maclab Theatre in the Citadel.
Unless otherwise indicated, all Catalyst productions were directed, written and composed by Jonathan Christenson and designed by Bretta Gerecke.
Co-Written by Jonathan Christenson & Beth Graham. Directed and composed by Jonathan Christenson. Lighting and set design by Kerem Centinel. Costumes by Megan Koshka. Music Production by Matthew Skopyk.
A concert review of all previous works. Directed by Jonathan Christenson.
Conceived by Jonathan Christenson and Bretta Gerecke. A season long installation piece.
Conceived by Jonathan Christenson, this original rock musical follows the story of the Donnelly family, as they escaped their homeland of Ireland to the rough country-side of Ontario.
In 2012, Catalyst produced Whisper in association with Studio Theatre at the University of Alberta, which was performed by the school's BFA Acting class of 2012.
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