please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . july 2010 this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message shadowland theatre type non profit industry entertainment community art founded 1983 headquarters toronto ontario canada area served toronto key people anne barber and brad harley artistic directors website www.shadowlandtheatre.ca shadowland theatre is a community arts theatre and collective of visual and theatre artists on toronto island . it is a professional not for profit theatre company and registered charity incorporated in 1994 . contents 1 history 2 mandate and mission 2.1 shadowland theatre believes that 2.2 shadowland theatre 3 current projects 4 productions 5 awards and honors 6 see also 7 external links 8 notes history edit shadowland repertory company named after the early hollywood magazine shadowland was founded 1 in 1982 by whitney smith and victor coleman with a mandate of producing musicals using shadow puppetry and other alternative theatrical media . the first production radio ghost 2 a musical about the fictional meeting of canadian radio inventor reginald fessenden and radio diva jessica dragonette was co written by smith and coleman and toured artist run centres across canada . during the world stage in 1982 the british company welfare state international worked in collaboration with the toronto island community to produce the tempest on snake island . inspired by this production island residents smith and sarah miller raised funds for a second shadowland production along the same lines to be part of the city s 1984 sesquicentennial celebrations . welfare state principals boris and maggie howarth were hired to assist and the result was island follies a historical fantasia . 3 in 1985 smith and coleman handed over the company to the key group of toronto island artists who worked on the show kathleen doody leida englar jerry englar brad harley and sarah miller and it was renamed shadowland theatre . shadowland s early development was significantly influenced by welfare state s format of professional artists engaging communities in collective performance and this method has become the backbone of shadowland s way of working ever since . other major influences are bread and puppet theater peter minshall and trinidad carnival leading to many years of involvement in caribana parades and ongoing working relationships with many caribbean artists . these influences have contributed to shadowland s bold and visually distinctive form of theatre and performance events . in the past decade the theatre has created signature processional outdoor theatre performances and collaborated with a wide range of communities and artists from many disciplines . mandate and mission edit shadowland theatre believes that edit live theatre is a basic component in the well being of our societies . experiences of spectacle mystery and magic are essential to a full cultural life . the raw transformative power of live theatre is vital in our increasingly technological age . theatre should be accessible to all members of society . shadowland theatre edit creates live theatre that is vital entertaining challenging and has wide appeal . draws on ancient theatre traditions to create stories for our contemporary world . expresses collective aspirations through popular cultural forms . mixes the mythic and the mundane to create socially relevant visually poetic theatre . works with communities and all generations to revitalize stories of place time and the journey through life . invites non professionals into the theatrical process as part of developing an articulate and expressive society . current projects edit annual ward s island fire parade mystery play place at the table crude mentary tales it s who we are sarnia art walk sarnia ontario productions edit the light that stands still toronto island the traveling medicine show toronto island stories of our island toronto island the order of good cheer toronto island the essence of ambrose ichor toronto island the lost supper tarragon theatre annex theatre 2004 toronto the bridge toronto island 1980 right of passage toronto island quixsand awards and honors edit 3 dora mavor moore award for outstanding costume 2009 voted best grass roots theatre in toronto by now magazine see also edit community art community theatre kensington market mask kathleen mcdonnell ruth howard artist external links edit shadowland theatre website shadowland theatre facebook shadowland at parkdale collegiate toronto island notes edit toronto star july 25 1984 mainlanders invited to vaudeville history of toronto island b3 toronto star april 1 1982 d7 toronto star july 25 1984 greg quill mainlanders invited to vaudeville history of toronto island . b3 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title shadowland theatre & oldid 705668387 categories theatre companies in torontocommunity theatrehidden categories orphaned articles from july 2010all orphaned articlesarticles needing additional references from may 2010all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage 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