The Rain It Raineth Every Day

Everywhere, ON... The Driftwood Theatre Group, Ontario’s longest running outdoor-touring theatre company is thrilled to announce that this year 60% of their venues are 100% Performance Guaranteed. And starting this season audiences can follow Driftwood on popular networking sites FACEBOOK and TWITTER for daily (and hourly) updates about weather conditions and performance status at all sites.

Driftwood’s The Bard’s Bus Tour returns with the highly anticipated new production of Twelfth Night, which will visit 26 outdoor locations across Ontario this summer. However, with a 100% Performance Guarantee, the following performances will take place rain or shine: Todmorden Mills (Toronto), Parkwood Estate (Oshawa), Esplanade Park (Pickering), Rotary Park (Ajax), Spencer Smith Park (Burlington), Driving Park (Dundas), Win Del Park (Windham Centre), Montebello Park (St. Catherines), Memorial Park (Marmora), Peterborough Museum (Peterborough), Centre Hastings Park (Madoc), The Millpond (Bloomfield), Visual Arts Centre of Clarington (Bowmanville), Greewood Park (Greenwood), Celebration Square (Whitby) and South Village Courtyard, UOIT Campus (Oshawa). In case of inclement weather an alternate indoor location will be offered for the 100% Guarantee performances.

For locations which do not feature a 100% Performance Guarantee, Driftwood Theatre will always endeavor to let the show go on. Further information about Driftwood’s rain policy, the 100% Performance Guarantee (and alternate site) can be found on the Driftwood website, www.driftwoodtheatre.com.

In a move to better connect with and keep their audience informed, Driftwood Theatre can now be found on both TWITTER and FACEBOOK. Throughout the season, look for regular postings featuring fun facts about the company and insider information about the production, rehearsals and performances. Between July 8 and August 15, these sites will be updated daily (hourly on days with inclement weather) to inform patrons on weather conditions at each site and when necessary, of performance cancellations and/or a move to an alternate 100% Guarantee site.

Twelfth Night tells the story of one young woman’s journey of self-discovery amid a strange, new world after a tragic shipwreck separates her from her brother - the only family she has. Set within the strange, almost fantasy-like world of Illyria, Twelfth Night is a tale of illusion, deception, disguises, madness, and the extraordinary things that love can make us to do – and see. It is a romance couched in a comedy and laced with subtle hints of darkness.

The Driftwood Theatre Group, founded in 1995, is Ontario’s beloved outdoor summer theatre tradition. Working with the best emerging and established artists today, Driftwood celebrates the work of William Shakespeare through their annual Bard’s Bus Tour, touring to parks and heritage sites and focusing on communities with little or no access to professional theatre.

The Driftwood Theatre Group: The Bard’s Bus Tour
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

Provincial Tour Schedule: July 8 – August 15, 2010, Tuesdays through Sundays at 7:30pm
All performances are Pay-What-You-Can Admission (suggested $15/person)

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For more information and location updates,
call the Summer Hotline: 905-576-2396 or visit the website: www.driftwoodtheatre.com
daily updates can also be found at twitter.com/DriftwoodTheatr and
http://www.facebook.com – search Driftwood Theatre