Everything is cancelled around here for at LEAST a week. most until April or May.
Yesterday morning (Friday the 13th) the Ontario Health ministry suggested no gatherings over 250 people, and just about everything just shut down in our world.
The
Grand Theatre cancelled the rest of their season
ON OPENING NIGHT OF "ROOM" (a co-pro with Mirvish; and a Premiere) with a much-awaited new work GROW in the shop being built. I had literally just finished programming the kids show to be running down in the Studio. The guys in the shop are going to finish building GROW, and the Spriet (Main
Stage) guys get to do ROOM one or two more times to record it. Hopefully Mirvish's season still allows from ROOM to be presented later. It's heartbreaking for everyone involved as so much has gone into developing this show from the
book with the original Author along for the ride.
The 100 Schools project (the aforementioned kids show "Junos Reward") has been in the office renamed to the 21 schools project (how many schools they made it into before cancellation).
My other
theatre has postponed their March break kids show until May (just finished programming THAT too), and we are waiting to pull the trigger to cancel most of what remains of the season... While might totally ruin all our plans for the future.
The London Fringe Festival (I am TD there too) is also waiting to cancel, and hoping to God that we don't have to as it is months away.
Lots of stuff way into May has been cancelled around here. So many people in our industry out of work, and even teachers returning from march break are loosing out on two weeks of work now as an unpaid quarantine.
Its going to get a lot worse before it gets better my friends.
Stay Strong,
Stay Healthy.