Twenty-fifth Street Theatre Players was established in 1972 as an artists' collective under the direction of the enigmatic Andreas Tahn. The company would proceed to incorporate in 1974 and become the first professional theatre company in Saskatoon and the legacy it would leave would be nationally acclaimed. But as Brenna details in this succinct genesis of the Theatre, how it managed its personality conflicts, confronted its obstacles of inadequate funding, and grappled with the shifting of its artistic vision makes this account of 25th Street Theatre a unique and original history

Dwayne Brenna is a professor in the drama department at the University of Saskatchewan. His poems and stories have appeared in various literary journals, and he is the author of several books, most recently Give My Love to Rose (Hagios Press). Brenna has acted at the Stratford Festival and has appeared on television in various nationally and internationally broadcast programs, as well as movies. A series of character-based vignettes called The Adventures of Eddie Gustafson, written and performed by Brenna, had a five-year run on CBC Radio. Having completed his PhD at the University of London (England), Brenna regularly leads a study abroad course in London and Stratford-upon-Avon for students.

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