Miracle Philanthropic Theatre contributes to:
Miracle Theatre creates professional theatre productions for the enjoyment of the region. The Theatre then donates the production and all its proceeds to designated local non-profit groups who participate as beneficiaries and affiliates.
In November 2015 long-time theatre professionals Anne Laughlin and Ted Price launched Miracle Theatre’s first production, which was able to donated $42,294 to two local non-profits.
With this inaugural project being such a popular and financial success, Miracle Theatre was encouraged to continue with its work on a regular basis. The theatre has mounted the following productions and made the donations listed in support of a wide range of community causes:
Miracle Theatre casts professional actors from across Canada under the aegis of Canadian Actors' Equity Association.
Anne Laughlin and Ted Price are the founders of the region’s two professional theatres: Miracle Theatre and Theatre North West. With Anne as producer of Miracle Theatre’s Miracle on South Division Street, The Last Romance, The Fabulous Lipitones, Halfway There, The Birds and the Bees, On Golden Pond and Dancing Lessons just over $675,000 has been raised for local charities. Of the 76 plays Anne has produced for Prince George audiences some favourites include Corker, Brindley Town, Lend Me A Tenor, and Miracle on South Division Street. Over the years, Anne’s diverse theatre background includes everything from administration to stage management activities. From 2011 to the start of the pandemic, Anne worked for the Victoria Playhouse on Prince Edward Island as Stage Manager for the opening productions of their summer seasons. Anne received her Diploma in Arts Administration with Honours from MacEwan University in 1994. She was the recipient of the Joseph Shoctor Award for outstanding achievement. She also received the Sid Williams Award for her work with Theatre BC.
Ted Price and Anne Laughlin are the founders of the region’s two professional theatres: Miracle Theatre and Theatre North West. Ted is a director, actor, set designer, and theatre administrator. Under its mandate to contribute to the financial well-being of our city’s non-profits, Miracle Theatre has donated productions to the Salvation Army Food Bank, 27 Million Voices, United Way, Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation and established the Children of Prince George Endowment Fund, the Prince George Hospice Endowment Fund and the Refugee and Hope Endowment Fund of Prince George, all under the trusteeship of the Prince George Community Foundation. Ted and Anne Laughlin are credited with the largest body of professional theatre work ever created in Northern BC. As a freelancer, Ted has been a summer season director for the Victoria Playhouse on PEI from 2011 until the pandemic As a member of Canadian Actors’ Equity Ted has worked as an actor for such theatres as the Shaw Festival, Persephone Theatre, The New Play Centre, Arena Theatre, and Alberta Theatre Projects. He is a graduate of Studio 58 and Simon Fraser University with further theatre studies at the University of Western Washington and the Banff Centre. He is the recipient of the Leadership and Communications Award given annually by Toastmasters of BC to a non-member.