Born in London, Ont., on June 17, 1927, Patricia Beharriell went on to study at the Pasadena Playhouse in California and became the first woman to graduate from its technical program. She moved to Kingston in the late 1950s when her husband, Ross ... »
Born in London, Ont., on June 17, 1927, Patricia Beharriell went on to study at the Pasadena Playhouse in California and became the first woman to graduate from its technical program. She moved to Kingston in the late 1950s when her husband, Ross Beharriell, was hired as a professor of English at RMC. He died in 1989. Mrs. Beharriell had been a board member at Domino Theatre since 1959. She was also its archivist. At one time or another she had also been on the board of the Eastern Ontario Drama League, Theatre Ontario, the North American Regional Alliance and the International Amateur Theatre Association. For her work, she was named a member of the Order of Canada in 1995. Patricia Beharriell passed away in March 2005 at the age of 77.
