Statement from Greg MacFarlane, President, Board of Directors RE: City of Fredericton’s decision to begin design of a new performing arts centre. 10 November 2020 The Board of Directors of Fredericton Playhouse Inc. is very pleased with the recent decision by Fredericton City Council to engage a team lead by Diamond Schmitt Architects to begin …
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Fredericton Playhouse Inc. reported another successful season to Fredericton City Council on Monday. While the non-profit organization was successful in achieving many of its goals, the concerns of a deteriorating building remain top of mind. The Playhouse’s main stage was in use nearly every other day last year and featured an impressive 117 performances. Total …
Last month, the board of directors of the Fredericton Playhouse and Fredericton City Council approved the selection process for the new performance arts centre’s design team – an important step forward for this community infrastructure project. We’re ready to tackle this next stage in developing a new performing arts centre, but we will need the …
Last month, Fredericton City Council unanimously decided to move ahead with an expanded version of the existing Playhouse’s Queen Street site as the location for a new regional performing arts centre. This latest decision is a huge step forward in the project, and our organization is eagerly moving ahead at a more rapid pace on …
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On Monday evening, Fredericton City Council-in-committee approved an expanded version of the existing Playhouse’s Queen Street site as the location for a new regional performing arts centre. In December, Greg MacFarlane, Vice President of the Playhouse board, presented an option to construct a new centre, built in phases on the existing Playhouse site and extending …
In a report to Fredericton City Council on Monday, the board of directors of Fredericton Playhouse Inc. provided the results of a series of public consultations concerning the development of a new performing arts centre, and made a key recommendation to move forward with a new-construction option to be built on an expanded version of …
Last month, on behalf of the Fredericton Playhouse board of directors, I provided an important update on the new regional performing arts centre to Fredericton City Council. Now, we’re looking for feedback from the public and community stakeholders as the project moves forward. The first point we wanted to address was that the total project …
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In an update to Fredericton City Council, the board of directors of Fredericton Playhouse Inc. provided a revised costing of a new regional performing arts centre and a new option for a site. The updated project costs to build a new performing arts centre in the City-owned parking lot at the foot of York Street …
Location, location, location. It is probably the most important aspect of any new building endeavor. Last November, Mayor Mike O’Brien announced during his state of the city address that the City would be providing a specific site for a new regional performing arts centre. The site is located on the riverfront land at the foot …
Continue reading Location is key for new performing arts centre
Over the past months, there have been a number of announcements and news stories about a new regional performing arts centre to replace the existing Fredericton Playhouse and better serve our community. This project, lead by Fredericton Playhouse Inc. in partnership with the City of Fredericton, is a large, complex undertaking, which reasonably raises a …
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