Volunteers for the community group Kaleidoscope Theatre as it heads into its 32nd year are looking ahead to the summer and fall, and would like to know what audiences are interested in seeing.
Kaleidoscope threw around ideas for their upcoming season and discussed the results of the previous show they did, Nunsensations, at their Annual General Meeting the end of January, said the group’s Secretary Deanne Zariski.
“We alwasy appreciate the community’s input into what they want to see at the theatre, so if anybody has any ideas, or shows that they would like to see,they can check us out on facebook or mention it to any one of the (board) members.”
Zariski said Kaleidoscope’s discussions on what to present for their 2015 season were productive;
“We didn’t decide on anything definitive, but we have a couple of ideas that we’re going to pursue,” she said. “We’re considering doing a musical for the summer, but we’re also considering doing a musical for the fall, so we don’t want to do back-to-back.”
She said Kaleidoscope plans to hold a series of open one-act plays, which means anyone that wants to be in theatre will have a part, and she hopes people will step outside their comfort zone.
“We’ll basically shape the show around who we have audition,” she explains, which opens up theatre performances to those in their late teens and up.” If people have lots of experience, or no experience, it’ll be open to anyone.”
The theatre group held the musical “Nunsensations” in November, the rights for which cost them $4,500, and drew less of an audience than the previous Nunsensations plays they held and lower numbers than they anticipated.
Zariski said the theatre attributed the low attendance to the large number of other local events in town, but notes the audiences they did receive were amazing.
She said Kaleidoscope also discussed some expansion of the theatre in terms of lighting to more versatile lights, and notes they installed the new front curtain before Nunsensations opening.
The non-profit community group also saw some changes on the board, with Ashley Turner taking over from Carol Todor as Treasurer, and Warren Nicholls moves from Vice President to President, with Becky Neuman now Past President.
Kaleidoscope gets the majority of its funding through holding a casino every few years, and everything they earn from shows goes back into the theatre group.
Those further interested can also visit the group’s webpage at www.kaleidoscopetheatre.ca.
