PRINCE GEORGE, BC - Theatre North West has announced that it will donate funds raised through student performances of Thy Neighbour's Wife to the Actors' Fund of Canada. The show runs from February 1 to 21, 2010.
The company raised $1,200 for the Fund from last year's performances of How it Works for audiences of high school students. Each class that was booked to attend was sent a letter describing the Fund and stressing the need for emerging theatre professionals to be aware of its value to the theatrical community. The classes were then asked to either fundraise or donate a small amount of money to support the charity. Last year's successful appeal prompted the company to again seek donations for the Fund from those looking to enter the field.
Theatre North West General Manager Anne Laughlin said "We are delighted to support the Actors' Fund with our annual benefit performances. Supporting the Fund should be a professional obligation for all of us who work in Canadian theatre. With so many young people interested in pursuing a career in theatre it made a lot of sense to have them help support the Fund. Not only do they get to help somebody else, but they also get a chance to learn a bit more about the industry."
The Actors' Fund of Canada is the lifeline for Canada's entertainment industry. Performers and others who work behind the scenes in film and television, theatre, music and dance can apply for emergency financial aid from the Fund, which recently set a new record for the amount of financial aid delivered to industry members in a single year, topping $600,000 in 2008.
The Fund is a registered charity that has paid out over $3.7 million in rent payments, grocery money, utility payments and other basic living expenses in the last 10 years. Performers, creators, technical staff and other production team members can benefit from the Fund, which receives no government funding and is wholly sustained by support from individuals and entertainment industry organizations.
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CONTACT:
David Hope, The Actors' Fund of Canada
Phone: 1-877-399-8392
E-mail: contact@actorsfund.ca
Web site: www.actorsfund.ca
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