For the past couple of years, I’ve discovered some great local theatre at SummerWorks. The festival has unfortunately lost some of its funding for the current year and they are in need of community support; that is YOU!! Here is the message Artistic Producer, Michael Rubenfeld published on their site today:

In 39 days, our Festival will once again light up the Queen West neighbourhood with the best in theatre, music and creative exploration. But after a tremendously productive five year partnership with Heritage Canada, the Festival has just received notice that this partnership is not going to be renewed for the 2011 season.


This loss of 20% of our budget just weeks before opening has created a significant shortfall and left us little time to fill it. And that’s why I’m writing to you.


I hope that you will please consider giving a minimum gift of $21.00 to help us celebrate our 21st season of collaborative art. If you are able, a larger gift will make a significant difference.


It’s easy to donate if you click here.


I hope you’ll agree that SummerWorks provides a vital service to the Canadian artistic community – introducing professional artists from diverse communities to each other to be inspired by both their similarities and their differences.


Thank you for your support.


Michael Rubenfeld
Artistic Producer
SummerWorks Theatre Festival


If you have attended SummerWorks before or love local theatre, I suggest you show your support either by donating or sharing this story with your friends and family. You can learn more about SummerWorks and this year’s line up of works here.