| Formation | 1975 |
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| Type | Theatre group |
| Purpose | Theatre for Young Audiences |
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Artistic director(s) | Anita Rochon |
Notable members | Patrick McDonald, Dennis Foon, Ivan Habel, Nadine Carew, Peter Zednyk |
Green Thumb Theatre (also known as The Green Thumb Players Society and simply as Green Thumb) is a Canadian children's theatre company based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was founded in 1975[1] by playwrights Dennis Foon and Jane Howard Baker. In addition to writing plays produced by the theatre, Foon served as artistic director from 1976 until 1988.
The company is known for developing original Canadian plays that explore contemporary issues faced by young people. Their work has been produced by 200 theatre companies worldwide and translated into "Chinese, French, Spanish, German, Danish, Hebrew and Japanese."[2] The company has also taken their own productions on tours.