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“The show must go on,â€? says Rubarb Productions ‌Summer Theatre Festival promises to be exciting Sasha-Gay Lobban
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RuBarb Productions Inc., Moose Jaw’s professional theatre company wants to reassure the community and visitors to the Friendly City that its summer theatre festival is still set to go on. The theatre company says locals and visitors have been uncertain about the popular upcoming shows to be held this summer because of recent issues regarding their current location at the Cultural Centre. RuBarb is however putting those uncertainties to rest as it reassures the public that the summer shows and theatre camps will go on. RuBarb has been battling to keep their tenancy at the Cultural Center extended from the June 30th deadline. After a public outcry by the theatre company, the Moose Jaw Cultural Center has extended RuBarb’s tenancy to September 30, after it has completed its busy theatre season. This means patrons and theatre lovers will be able to purchase their tickets at the Cultural Center’s box office to see some of their favorite shows this summer. Evie Koop-Sawatzky, Director at RuBarb says the company is grateful. “We are thankful that the Cultural Center gave us an extension. The extension will not go beyond this date (September 30) as stated by the Cultural Center. But we’re thankful we were granted that extension period. Fortunately, going into our summer theatre festival, we don’t have to move during this time so we’re happy about that.� RuBarb is urging persons to get their tickets at the box office to the summer theatre festival which will include several different components. “Our summer theatre festival has five (5) components to it. There are three performances on the main stage:
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Mary Poppins, Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town and Yellow Brick Road. There will also be free concerts in the park and a summer theatre camp. We are currently in rehearsals. Performances will start at the end of July. It will be a pretty exciting time for us. The world premier of ‘Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town’ is on July 21 and will be performed during Festival of Words,� said Koop-Sawatzky. In the meantime, RuBarb has yet to secure a location to house the theatre company. They are still appealing for help to fund this move, saying it will cost up to $25,000 to relocate. A Go Fund Me page has been set up to help raise those funds but so far, the company has only been able to raise just over $5,000 through the page. “We haven’t yet [found a location] but we’re grateful that there is more time to find a space. Our Go Fund Me is moving slowly but we’re thankful for the donations we’ve received so far. The donations will go towards installing floors, phone lines and creating rehearsal space needed when we do find a new location,� Koop-Sawatzky said. “When we moved into the Cultural Center, we updated the space, so we’ll probably have to do the same wherever we go. We want a space that is fully usable for us. We would still love the community’s help because this pending move was not budgeted for. It is not our preference to move and it will be costly to do so.� You can donate through the Go Fund Me page at https://ca.gofundme.com/move-rubarb-productions. To buy tickets for RuBarbs upcoming summer productions or register for summer theatre camps, visit http://www.rubarb.ca/ or purchase tickets at the Moose Jaw Cultural Center’s box office at 217 Main St. N.