GVPTA: Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance

Hoarse Raven Theatre (est. 1992), the producers of Vancouver's runaway hit, Tony n' Tina's Wedding (Jessie nominee), is an ambitious, small company operating without any government funding under the co-artistic direction of Michael Fera and Tanja Dixon-Warren. In January 2006 they secured the lease on the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Restaurant, renamed, The Other Space, which operated as their primary performance venue for a number of years. To make way for the 2010 Olympics, they recently vacated the venue and closed the long running TNT’S. Late in 2010, they look forward to returning to The Other Space, with new and exciting programming.

Past productions include the Canadian premieres of Terrence McNally’s Corpus Christi, Brian Friel’s Molly Sweeney (Jessie nominee) and Alistair Elliot’s translation of Medea. Other productions include the world premiere of Alley Cats – the Musical (partnering with Megakins Theatrical Productions and starring Lea DeLaria and Rex Harrington), the 2003/04 and 2004/05 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards, the 2005 Making a Scene Conference for Theatre Professionals, Angels in America Parts I & II , Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Jessie nominee), Sharing Shakespeare, Balthazaar and the Mojo Star(Jessie Nominee), The Belle of Amherst , three heads talking, Shakin’ Not Stirred, MacBeth, Stay Carl, Stay, and Teechers. A number of these productions enjoyed remounts and toured to several communities within British Columbia.

Hoarse Raven Theatre is thrilled to be presenting Joe Orton’s Entertaining Mr. Sloan in March of 2010 at the Jericho Arts centre and is presently touring two of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads series (A Lady of Letters and Her Big Chance).

The company was formed to showcase the talents of theatre professionals who, due to the precarious employment situation of the arts, often need to "create their own work to have work." The company also aims to produce shows that entertain and appeal to a wide range of audiences while experimenting with different styles and genres.

Hoarse Raven Theatre is a member of the Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance, The Alliance for Arts & Culture, Tourism Vancouver and PACT (Professional Association of Canadian Theatres). The company has received a number Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nominations and was awarded the prestigious Vancouver Board of Trade ‘Business and the Arts Award’. Co-Artistic Directors Tanja Dixon-Warren and Michael Fera were 1998 recipients of Business in Vancouver's 40 under 40 Award - naming them as two of the top business people in Vancouver under the age of 40.

Hoarse Raven takes its name from Lady MacBeth as she awaits the entrance of Duncan: "The raven himself is hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance..."