Welcome to Imaginary Circumstances, a dynamic theatre company co-founded and run by freelance director Alexander Donovan. The company began in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 2013 when former Artistic Director and co-founder James Corbett and Alexander Donovan produced “Thom Pain: Based on Nothing” by Will Eno for the “Theatre New Brunswick Presents…” series. They went on to work for Theatre New Bru
nswick a second time by producing the play “The Honour of the Crown” at the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres opening ceremony in 2014. Imaginary Circumstances went through a series of changes after this show when Artistic Director James Corbett stepped down and Alexander Donovan stepped up as the new AD. Alexander, with the help of a crack team, brought in Devin Luke to direct Daniel MacIvor’s “Never Swim Alone” while Alexander directed MacIvor’s “This is a Play”. After the success of that production, many of the team members became members of the Executive including Crystal Chettiar, Tricia Harrity, and Barry McCluskey. Other members of the production became company members including Justine Koroscil, Jack Harris and Laura Gallivan. This new group would go on to produce a musical r***e and staged reading of Anthony Neilson’s “The Wonderful World of Dissocia” as well as a series of workshops run by Crystal Chettiar and Alexander Donovan. After this production in 2015, the company went on a hiatus. Many of its former members have gone off to theatre school or are working professionally in the field. The company was revived from hiatus in 2017 with the new production of Brittany Reid’s “Justified Sinners”. Our logo is designed by Michael Sinclaire. For more information on the company please contact us at [email protected].
