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01-01-2002
Citadel Theatre

Author: DON PERKINS

The largest of Canada's regional professional theatres, the Citadel Theatre was founded in 1965 by Joseph H.SHOCTOR and 3 partner's as Edmonton's first professional theatre. Shoctor, in his capacities as executive producer and chair of the Board of Governors, has remained a driving force behind the Citadel.

The theatre gets its name from its original home, a former Salvation Army building bought and renovated for a combined cost of $250 000. The first show, opening 10 November 1965, was Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

The 277-seat original building was replaced by ...

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