Formation 1975 Artistic director(s) Patrick McDonald Founded 1975 | Purpose Children's theatre Notable members Dennis Foon Type of business Theatre group | |
Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
Green Thumb Theatre (also known as the Green Thumb Theatre for Young People and simply as Green Thumb) is a Canadian children's theatre company based in Vancouver, British Columbia that was founded in 1975. Playwright Dennis Foon was one of the co-founders. The theatre building out of which Green Thumb operates is located in East Vancouver near the Vancouver East Cultural Centre. English Canadian Ken Peirson was the manager of Green Thumb from 1982 to 1985. In 1982, Green Thumb produced Feeling Yes, Feeling No, a sexual abuse prevention program. Green Thumb performed the premiere of Colin Thomas' play One Thousand Cranes in 1983. Morris Panych has written several plays for the company that have toured internationally. Green Thumb's Celestial Being received the 2015 Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for outstanding production for young audiences. Also that year, Green Thumb performed George F. Walker's Moss Park. As of 2014, Patrick McDonald is Green Thumb's artistic director.