[e-drive][EQUIFLASH: PHOTO EXHIBIT, VANCOUVER]

[Patricia Joyce]

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For immediate release
Thursday, February 21, 2002

Equity Launches National Travelling Photo Exhibit of Canadian Theatre
Sunday, March 3rd 2 - 4 pm at Vancouver’s Central Library

Spring Thaw, The Farm Show, Anne of Green Gables and the Vagina Monologues
are all brought together in a single collection celebrating more than 50
years of Canadian theatre. Vancouver artists will be particularly charmed by
pictures of the 1967 Vancouver Playhouse Ecstasy of Rita Joe (Frances Hyland
and Chief Dan George), the 1980 Tamahnous Theatre Midas (Larry Miller) and
the 1996 Women In View The Lear Project (Joy Coghill and Pat Armstrong.)
>From the first professional stage production held after WWII to a modern
opera premiered in April, 2001, Canadian Actors’ Equity Association’s (CAEA)
touring photo exhibit will excite and enrich the Canadian theatre community
and enthusiasts as it tours across the nation throughout 2002, including the
Canadian Theatre Conference at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

Vancouver Central Library, Moat Gallery
Exhibit Opening: Sunday, March 3rd 2-4 pm
On display until March 15th

Other Dates:
Edmonton: tba
Calgary:  tba
Ottawa, National Arts Centre: May 26 - June 2nd
Ottawa, eatons Rideau Centre: June 3 – June 16
Charlottetown, Charlottetown Festival: June 24 – July 5
Halifax: July 12 – July 26
Montreal:  tba
Hamilton: tba
Winnipeg:  tba

We hope you can join us at the opening, and meet a number of local theatre
celebrities, who will be gathering to share in this ongoing tribute to
Equity members.

Archival quality display prints were digitally scanned and prepared using
Epson Canada's new 2000P archival print process, with paper and inks
generously donated by Epson Canada. Over 400 prints were submitted before
the selection committee narrowed it down to the exhibit's 89 total images.
This exhibition is also a unique collection of archival photographs, digital
reproductions of some of Canada’s finest theatre photographers (particularly
David Cooper of Vancouver), who have given their blessing to the exhibit.

CAEA is the professional association representing over 5000 performers,
directors, choreographers and stage managers throughout Canada, who are
engaged in English-language live performance, including theatre, opera,
ballet and dance.

The Vancouver Central Library is open seven days a week:  Mon-Thurs 10-5;
Fri-Sat 10-5; Sun 1-5

Interviews and media contact:
Susan Porter, Curator
Tel:  416-703-2422
E-mail: porterproductions at sympatico.ca
CAEA gratefully acknowledges the support of Epson Canada and eatons Canada