Theatre
Plummer has played many of the great roles in classic repertoire. He travelled by train to gain experience with the Canadian Repertory Theatre (the CRT) in Ottawa. He did his apprenticeship with the Canadian Repertory Company (Ottawa, Ontario) from 1948–50, appearing in 75 roles, including Cymbeline in 1948 and The Rivals in 1950. He acted with the Bermuda Repertory Theatre in 1952, appearing in many plays, including The Playboy of the Western World, The Royal Family, The Little Foxes, The Petrified Forest, and The Constant Wife.
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