Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre Archives

deCoste among organizations to receive gov’t funding

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021Pictou Advocate

The deCoste Performing Arts Centre in Pictou is among the 89 arts and culture organizations impacted by COVID-19 to receive a provincial government grant. COVID-19 restrictions have prevented many arts and culture activities from taking place. To help organizations adapt and maintain their operations through this difficult time, the province is awarding $2.1 million in...

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Radio play coming to life at Festival Antigonish

August 10, 2020August 5, 2020Pictou Advocate

Festival Antigonish is working on a new digital project in response to the COVID-19 pandemic – An original radio play titled “Hector the Spectre steals the show”. Currently under production, and preparing to air in September is the original new radio play “Hector the Spectre steals the show”. The play will air as a six-part...

Theatre to remain closed for the season

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020Pictou Advocate

Local theatre lovers will need to wait until next year to resume attending Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre. After weeks of careful deliberation, the staff and board of FAST have decided to postpone the company’s entire 33rd season until the summer of 2021. FAST joins a growing list of theatres who have made the difficult choice...

FAST weighing options for upcoming season

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020Pictou Advocate

Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre announced its 2020 summer season in January; now it is considering its options in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. A public decision regarding the season is expected to be announced by the end of April. Questions that are being considered include all available options for form, scale, content, and delivery...

The Goodnight Bird opens at Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre

August 5, 2019August 1, 2019Pictou Advocate

ANTIGONISH – Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre is preparing to add a third play to its Main Stage repertory with The Goodnight Bird by Governor General’s Award winning playwright Colleen Murphy. The show opens on August 8, with a pay-what-you-can preview on August 7 The play is a dark comedy about old love and new courage....

Inaugural Antigonish Craft Beer Festival coming up

March 14, 2019Pictou Advocate

ANTIGONISH – Craft beer fans in Antigonish have something exciting to celebrate! Three local organizations – CACL Antigonish, Legion (Branch 59), and Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre – are collaborating in a unique partnership to co-host the inaugural Antigonish Craft Beer Festival on March 30. This event, taking place at the recently opened Credit Union Social...

FAST going country

July 13, 2018Pictou Advocate

ANTIGONISH – Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre adds the second show to its repertory season with the opening of Being Hank & Patsy by Path Productions. Being Hank & Patsy, written and directed by Antigonish native Laura Teasdale, is a musical memoire starring Ralph Steiner and Laura Teasdale. In this true story, two actors coincidentally embark...

Local projects to benefit from new Culture Innovation Fund

July 4, 2018Pictou Advocate

Today, June 4, government announced investment in 31 projects approved in 2017-18 under the $1.5 million Culture Innovation Fund. “Each of these projects demonstrates the power of harnessing the arts, creativity and our culture to address complex social issues,” said Leo Glavine, minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage. “These projects show how artists, public institutions...

Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre opens July 3

June 13, 2018Pictou Advocate

ANTIGONISH – Rehearsals are on in full swing for the 31st season of Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre. The season begins July 3 and continues for eight weeks with five different shows in repertory. This year’s company once again brings together top professional artists from across the country, including Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Montreal, Toronto and...

Relaxed performances open the doors at Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre

April 25, 2018April 25, 2018Pictou Advocate

ANTIGONISH – Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre is opening its doors in a new way with the addition of “Relaxed Performances” to its regular schedule. A Relaxed Performance is one in which the environment is specifically adapted to relax the traditional expectations around silence, darkness, and stillness in the theatre. It is designed to benefit people...

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