Mainstage 2010

Mainstage 2010 Kamloops July 2 - 10, 2010

Mainstage 2010 has ended. Mainstage 2011 will be held once again in Kamloops, BC. See you there!

“A Mystical Adventure” - is the theme for Mainstage 2010 which will be hosted in Kamloops on July 2nd to July 10th. Mainstage is the Annual Provincial Theatre Festival for community theatre groups throughout British Columbia. Sponsored by Theatre BC, it is one of the longest running theatre traditions in Canada.

“We are very excited to be hosting Mainstage again; we previously hosted the event in 2007,” says Cara Graden, Arts, Culture and Heritage Coordinator for the City of Kamloops. “This event is one way to help support the community theatre clubs and give them the opportunity to showcase their talents. We appreciate the support that the City of Kamloops has provided for this event and we encourage everyone to come out and enjoy a play or two,” adds Graden.

This exciting event is the result of winning plays from Theatre BC Zone Festivals. More than 60 community theatre clubs participate in zone festivals held from March through May, with hopes of taking their winning play to Mainstage for a friendly competition with the province's best. There are currently 10 Theatre BC zones and they are: Central Interior, Fraser Valley, Greater Vancouver, Kootenay, North Island, North Shore, Okanagan, Peace River, Skeena, and South Island.

Throughout the week numerous workshops will be conducted on topics such as, costume design, lighting and sound design, stage management, event planning, and much more. During the evening, event registrants and the general public will have an opportunity to watch the best community theatre clubs' plays at the Sagebrush Theatre.