Rivertown Players ready for new season

COMMUNITY/ ARTS — A children’s summer theatre program will present free performances five days a week throughout July and August, with their first performance at Art in the Park on Canada Day.

The Kamloops Arts Council’s Rivertown Players are entering their 14th year of the summer theatre program. In the past, all performances took place at Riverside Park but this year there will also be shows on the North Shore and elsewhere.

“All children in our community deserve to participate in the arts,” said KAC executive director Kathy Sinclair. “Taking your family to see free performances by emerging actors is a great opportunity.”

Local theatre pro Heidi Verwey will mentor the troupe, which includes Allandra Barton, a fourth-year theatre arts student at TRU, Jessica Rowat, in her first year at the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria, and Taran Waterous, a theatre major at TRU.

The KAC has launched a crowd funding campaign to raise $5,000 for interactive workshops for kids.

“The Rivertown Players are all about free family entertainment but below the surface, theatre is a tool for self-discovery, creative expression and strong mental health,” said Sinclair.