Toward Beauty by Dennis Garnhum5/22/2023 ![]() That's not a small deal in an age of mass distraction and multiple streaming services in every household. What's remarkable about Garnhum is that everywhere he goes, he has an uncanny knack - in a digital-first popular culture - for finding the secret recipe to get bums in seats, whether in Calgary or London. If you throw in the 11 seasons that Garnhum spent running Theatre Calgary, that's a lot of plays programmed, nurtured, developed and produced, thousands of artists hired, and plenty of laughter and tears shed trying to convince people in the 21st century that there's a reason to go to see a play tonight. The poignant part was that it was Garnhum's last season announcement for the Grand, where he's stepping away after seven years on the job. The 55-year-old writer and director did what he's been doing for the better part of two decades – he announced a new season of shows for The Grand Theatre in London, Ontario, his hometown where he's been the artistic director since 2017. ![]() Last week was pretty notable for former Theatre Calgary artistic director Dennis Garnhum. ![]()
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