TRU’s new Centre for the Study of Canada will present a panel discussion on the role of the small city in performance.

The panel will include members of TRU and Kamloops arts community Barbara Berger of the City of Kamloops, James Hoffman and Ginny Ratsoy (moderator) of TRU, Derek Rein from Project X Theatre, David Ross from Western Canada Theatre and Terri Runnalls of Saucy Fops Theatre.

Event organizer Ginny Ratsoy hopes to have lots of people from the community in the audience.

“This panel presentation brings together various theatre communities within Kamloops and an official representative from arts and culture in order to discuss and debate issues that are critical not only to all two groups, but to the residents of Kamloops,” she said.

“Cities are more and more ‘performing themselves,'” said panellist James Hoffman. “A small city like Kamloops is already a stage because of things like tourist promotion, refiguring of the community character, development and funding plans, and heritage sites.”

Panellists will be asked to respond to the question of how performance groups can reflect and engage with Kamloops as a performed character on Wednesday, November 9th, from 1:30-3:30 pm in the Alumni Theatre in the TRU Clock Tower.

For information, please contact Ginny Ratsoy at 828-5238 or by email.