Evergreen Theatre Society is a Not-for-profit society created in 1991. Evergreen Theatre Society (Evergreen) is based out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Primarily they create natural science and environmental based Musical theatre

Musical theatre

Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...

. Evergreen's different types of programming include science and environmental musical touring shows that travel to Western Canada

Western Canada

Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces and commonly as the West, is a region of Canada that includes the four provinces west of the province of Ontario.- Provinces :...

 schools with two actors, week-long in-school residency programs, Summer camp

Summer camp

Summer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers....

, and custom programs. Evergreen also leases out office, performance, and rehearsal space in the lower level of the building they occupy.

History

In 1991 Evergreen Theatre was founded by Scott Mair, Tara Ryan, Elinor Holt, Gerald Matthews, Don Enright, and Monique Keiran.

Community Affiliates

Evergreen is a member of The Society of Educational Resource Groups, Alberta's Promise, Calgary Professional Arts Alliance, REAP Sustainable Business Association and Theatre Alberta.

Funding

Funding for Evergreen is raised primarily through program revenues and corporate partnership, however this organization also receives funding through the provincial government of Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

by way of such programs as, Alberta Lottery Fund and Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA).

Awards

• 2009 - Alberta Emerald Award for Environmental Education - Finalist
• 2008 - Alberta's Promise Red Wagon Award
• 2004 - Global Woman of Vision Award for Tara Ryan, Artistic Director
• 2004 - Global, Environment & Outdoor Education Award of Merit
• 2003 - Recycling Council of Alberta's 3R's of Excellence Award
• 2002 - NSERC Michael Smith Award of Outstanding Educational Merit
• 2002 - Global, Environment & Outdoor Education Award of Merit
• 1999 - Interpretation Canada Gold Award
• 1999 - Calgary Mayor's Environmental Excellence Award
• 1998 - Alberta Emerald Award for Communication, Media & Arts
• 1998 - Calgary Mayor's Environmental Excellence Award