The Theatre Arts Guild
Patrick’s High School. In 1931 the Little Theatre Movement and the Halifax Dramatic and Musical Club merged to found the TAG.A major expansion was begun in 2005. TAG’s season runs from September through July. Milne s “The Dover Road” was the group’s first production in May 1931 at the Garrick Theatre (now the Neptune Theatre). During World War II, rather than plays, the focus was concert parties for the troops before their deployment overseas. TAG has had several homes including the Capitol Theatre, the former College Street School, and the gymnasiums of HMCS Scotian and St.
Other activities include workshops, poetry readings and an annual members Variety Night. . In 1966, TAG purchased and renovated a former church hall at 6 Parkhill Road as a permanent home and named it The Pond Playhouse .
TAG s mandate in its Act of Incorporation is to promote the study, practice and knowledge of the dramatic and musical arts in the city of Halifax and the neighbourhood . A.A. The Theatre Arts Guild (TAG) of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is Canada s oldest continuously operated community theatre.
Five shows are presented of all types: musicals, comedies, mysteries and dramas, plus an ever-popular Christmas pantomime.
