Kanata Theatre began in 1968 when one person, Mary Mauger, placed a notice, an invitation to "all ham actors", in the local weekly paper, the Kanata Standard, which at that time consisted of several letter-sized sheets duplicated and stapled together.

• Kanata Standard, October 1968

• Kanata Standard, November 1968

• Kanata Standard, January 1969

• Kanata Standard, February 1969

At the first meeting at Mary's home, we decided to meet regularly to read plays: by the following spring, we decided to put on an evening of one-act plays at the Stephen Leacock Public School. The program was typewritten onto a master and printed on an office "duplicator"

• Cover of program

• The program for the evening

• The very first "President's Message"

• Cast of the first play, Rise and Shine

• Cast of the second play, Lady-Killers

• Production staff

About Kanata Theatre:
How it started