Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
The Next Folding Theatre Company
Theatre Company, founded in 2011, and based in Fredericton New Brunswick. It is dedicated to producing theatrical works created by new and emerging Canadian artists. It assists playwrights by providing them with workshop productions, and second productions of their scripts. It also works through collective creation with diverse local artists to produce works rooted in New Brunswick history.
Collective works include: Henry Moon: Conducts and Mischiefs of the Lunar Rogue; Pistols and Petticoats: Shadows of Sarah Emma Edmonds; and Cold Woman: New Brunswick’s Murderess (2012), which enacts the nefarious deeds of one of New Brunswick’s most famous serial killers, Sophia Hamilton.
Artistic Director is Ryan Griffiths.
Website: www.nextfolding.ca
Last updated 2015-03-08
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The Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia web site was originally conceived and developed in 1996 by Gaetan Charlebois—theatre critic, playwright, and actor.
