Kirkland Lake Live Theatre

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...two performances, one on December 12th the other on December 19th. Show times for both performances is 7 pm. For more information contact Michael Rawley at 705 568 7471 or at [email protected]

I don’t know if the audience side really understands how dire the situation is for millions of hard-working professionals. Broadway is closed until 2021, 6 West... End venues THINK they can open at the moment. Cirque du Soleil is filing for bankruptcy and cut 3500+ jobs. Feld Entertainment laid off 90% of its workforce permanently. Live Nation had to lay off a significant amount of employees. Cruise ship entertainers are out of work. Theme park productions have no idea when they will be recalled. There are no concerts, festivals or touring productions scheduled until 2021 and if they don’t happen next year, they may never happen again. No Jazz Fest, no Coachella, no Bonnaroo, no EDC, no Glastonbury, no Download, no ROLLING STONES FINAL TOUR(S), no ballet, no opera....all gone. It’s being predicted that 90% of independent music venues may close, the longer this continues. No more 1st Ave, Whiskey-a-GoGo, no more Tipitina’s, no more Red Rocks, no more CroBar, all gone. Entertainment Management, Publicity, Live events coordinator, Performing arts organizations of all kinds- choirs, theatres, orchestras, dance companies- all are trying to figure out on a daily basis how to keep going and employ anyone they can in the field. More than 12,000,000 people work entertainment production, we are not insignificant and this industry cannot reopen until mass gatherings can happen again. This doesn’t include the additional layoff of venue management and bar staff, security and thousands of vendors. Also, we can’t forget about the hundreds of thousands of performers and entertainers that make these careers possible, without them, there is no show. So when you see your entertainment friends begging you to wear masks and stay home, understand that we are helplessly watching our industry crumble before our eyes... This IS personal for us, our entire livelihood is dependent on social gathering and we will not accept being labeled nonessential. Music and art are critical to a cheerful, balanced society. Everyone’s career and the whole industry is indefinitely on hold. PLEASE wear your mask (over your mouth AND your nose) and wash your hands. Gratefully copied. Feel free to do the same. #SaveOurStages #SaveTheArts #artseducationmatters #WeMakeEvents See more

Escape Room at the LaSalle, get a group together and give it a try. Call to reserve 705-568-7471.

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Bring your picnic blanket and join us for Saturday afternoons live on the front lawn. https://www.northernnews.ca//garden-concert-series-coming-

I don't post much. I try to leave it for important things. This is important. After four months of rehearsing and lockdown occurring four days before opening du...ring March break, we opened my production of The Wizard of Oz on Monday to a socially distanced sell out "crowd". It was a great success, the phone has been ringing off the hook and we are already over 80% sold out - reservation only. We have to rearrange the seating every night to accommodate each grouping. Out comes the tape measure at our new home at Trinity United Church hall - a bigger venue than we have at the LaSalle at present. A big shout out to them for their kindness and always open arms. I think we are one of the first theatres to reopen. Anybody else open and have stories to share about how they achieved it? I am so proud of my company who stuck with it and rehearsed once a week on ZOOM between March and now. All our efforts have been worth it. Social distance seating, sanitizer at the door, an online program, no tickets to hand out. And I decided to forgo ticket sales and make our show a gift to the community after such a long but sadly continuing haul. It is donation at the door only and I am very happy to say that donations are exceeding my expectations. Welcome back live theatre to Kirkland Lake and soon everywhere else I hope. Next up: our seventh season of Shakespeare in the Park. Stay safe and healthy, everyone.

Theatre fans rejoice https://www.northernnews.ca//loca/theatre-comes-back-to-kl