Creekside Theatre in Lake Country hosting a series of live performances for limited audiences

A form of entertainment will be available this fall through the Creekside Theatre in Lake Country.

After closing in March 2020, the Creekside Theatre is set to reopen – hosting over a dozen evenings of live shows for limited audiences from October 2020 to February 2021.

“After hosting the intimate sidewalk concert series this summer in place of the large Live! in Lake Country concerts in the parks, the District received a lot of positive feedback and expressions of appreciation for offering live entertainment in settings that considered the personal safety of audiences,” said Ryan Donn, Cultural Development Coordinator.

Larger group acts have been cancelled due to the pandemic, but the theatre is able to offer two shows a night, at 6:30 pm and 8:45 pm, with time for staff to sanitize between audiences.

Each show at the Creekside Theatre will be 70 minutes long with no intermission.

There will only be 50 tickets per show available for contact-free purchase sold online or by phone with receipts emailed to theatre patrons.

“The seating layout will adhere to physical distancing protocols with tickets sold only in pairs or groups of four. In a limited seating environment ticket prices have been kept as low as possible while also offering fair compensation to artists,” said Donn.

“Headlining the season is Barnie Bentall and Jill Barber. We’re excited to offer a number of popular comedy shows in addition to well-known country, folk, Motown and blues performers.”

The Lake Country Film Committee will be offering a feature film each month as well, starting with “Hugo” in September; “The Circus” in October; “The Peanut Butter Falcon” in November; and “Call of the Wild” in December.

Hand sanitation supplies are readily available at the theatre and contact information will be collected from ticket buyers to accommodate the potential need for contact tracing through the Interior Health Authority.