Tag: Theatre

One of the earliest “truly professional” actors on the Vancouver stage, Dorothy Davies’ list of awards is longer than some performers’ resumes. Dorothy Davies was born July 26, 1920, Salt Lake City UT. Dorothy’s family moved to Victoria from the United States when she was 2 years old. At 18, she received a Licentiateship in Speech Arts and…
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Bernard Cuffling has been a part of Vancouver’s theatre scene for almost 50 years.

Ray Bidwell Collins (December 10, 1889 – July 11, 1965) was an American actor in film, stage, radio, and television  He started acting on stage at the age of 14, and moved to British Columbia where he headed up his own theatrical stock company until moving on to Broadway. In the mid-1930s, now an established…
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Joy Coghill was born on May 13, 1926 in Findlater, Saskatchewan, 1939). Joy attended Kitsilano High School, took elocution lessons, and earned an Associate of Trinity College, London. In 1944 she entered the University of British Columbia (UBC) to study social work. Joy first appeared on stage at the age of 15, in a Vancouver Little Theatre production of…
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Founded in 1966 by Luman and Arlyn Coad, the Coad Canada Puppets’ first major project was “Master Peter’s Puppet Show” with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.  For over thirty five years, the Coad Canada Puppets toured elementary schools throughout the Province of British Columbia and introduced young audiences to the magic of theatre.  Arlyn and Luman…
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