Drayton Entertainment
46 Grand Ave. S. N1S 2L8 Cambridge, ON, Canada

Today we honour those who have served Canada, remembering their service and sacrifice for our country. Thank you, Veterans. #CanadaRemembers #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget

We’re helping spread the word about NoteWorthy, an important musical theatre writing program offered by our good friends and colleagues at The Musical Stage Company and Prime Mover Theatre Company. Please share. Repost from Prime Mover Theatre Company: Are you a BIPOC wordsmith or musician? ... Prime Mover Theatre Company and The Musical Stage are partnering on NoteWorthy (Musical Stage’s paid music theatre writing program). Spots in the program are extremely limited - don’t delay in sending in your submission (deadline is October 30). The Musical Stage and Prime Mover Theatre Company have set the objective this season to bring voices into the world of music theatre creation who wouldn’t otherwise have considered it and those who have felt actively excluded. They are aiming to foster the development and growth of writers who are steeped in a variety of BIPOC cultural traditions. They are specifically looking for BIPOC artists who are interested in creating new musicals and are open to collaborations with others. While previous musical theatre writing is not a prerequisite, artists accepted into the program should demonstrate an aptitude in one of the musical theatre writing disciplines (playwriting, poetry, rhymes, lyrics, rap, hip hop, dub, music composition). More information at https://www.primemovertheatre.com/noteworthy

Check out this interview with Artistic Director Alex Mustakas in the Cambridge Times about the impact of COVID-19 on Drayton Entertainment. -------------------------- Alex Mustakas still hasn’t lost his sense of humour during the COVID-19 pandemic.... Can it be worse? I guess you could own a cruise line, the CEO and artistic director of Drayton Entertainment said with a laugh. But kidding aside, Mustakas knows that having seven theatres shut down for close to seven months is nothing to joke about. He shut the doors in mid-March, one day prior to the provincial government’s state of emergency announcement. Though Mustakas didn’t realize it at the time most figured the state of emergency would last but a few weeks the season ended, though not officially at that time, after just 14 of 832 performances. Only four performances of Kinky Boots at Hamilton Family Theatre and 10 of A Few Good Men at St. Jacobs Country Playhouse made it to the stage. It’s a big hit for us, Mustakas said. Read the full article here: https://www.cambridgetimes.ca//10208526--it-s-a-big-hit-/ #COVID19 #arts #theatre #canada

St. Jacobs Country Playhouse is lit up! Venues across Canada are lighting their exteriors red tonight to raise awareness for the live performance/events industry that is still dark due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We miss live performances. We’re thinking about all the amazing people who help bring theatre and events to life across the country. We look forward to sharing live entertainment with audiences again when it is safe to do so. For more information about Light Up Live, or to see a list and interactive map featuring the participating venues, visit www.lightuplive.ca. #LightUpLive #StandingBy #eclaironslesscenes #WeBuildEntertainment #LiveTheatre

Tonight we are participating in the #LightUpLive initiative at St. Jacobs Country Playhouse. Hundreds of venues and buildings across Canada will light their exteriors red just after sundown to raise awareness for the live performance/events industry that is still dark due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This industry will also be one of the last to recover. For more information, or to see a list and interactive map featuring the participating venues, visit www.lightuplive.ca. Check back tonight to see pictures of the venue lit in red.

We miss our amazing team of volunteers! Thank you to Janet & Michael, Sarita, Sharon, Lana, Marlene & Rick, Annette, Fred & Dianne, and Kathy & Wayne for letting us know how much they miss volunteering at the theatres. We can't wait until the time is right to resume live performances, so we can see everyone again. And to ALL our Volunteers ... THANK YOU! We miss you so much! Also, just a quick update about ticket returns; we continue to process ticket cancellations from the fall productions. Thank you for your patience and understanding as our small team works through these transactions as efficiently as possible. We promise that we will get to your order. Take care and stay safe!