Announcement: January 25, 2023

ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to a power outage, Centre In The Square’s Box Office is currently closed. We will reopen tomorrow (January 26 ) at 10AM. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Event Information: Gordon Lightfoot

We regret to inform you that due to our washroom renovation project at Centre In The Square, Gordon Lightfoot on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 @8PM has been postponed to 2023 to a date that is to be determined. Centre In The Square along with Gordon Lightfoot want to ensure that audiences have the best experience possible when attending a show. We are working closely with Gordon Lightfoot to schedule a date in the new year.  We encourage you to hold on to your tickets, as they will be good for the new date (to be determined). There is no need to have your tickets reprinted, and there is no further action you need to take. You will be informed of the new date as soon as possible.

While we regret that this event can no longer take place during their original scheduled date & time, we look forward to re-welcoming audiences to our upgraded facility that will ultimately improve your experience.

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#ITHAPPENEDATCITS TOM COCHRANE

In the lead up to Canada Day we’ve been celebrating some of the best Canadian talent to hit our stage in recent years. Today, we’re feeling nostalgic over Tom Cochrane’s Mad Mad World Tour with Red Rider at Centre In The Square back in March, 2017. The event featured Tom Cochrane reunited with his Red Rider bandmates Kenny Greer and Jeff Jones, and a full performance of Mad Mad World in its entirety, with additional fan favourites.

Here are a few photos of that night.

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#ItHappenedAtCITS Letterkenny LIVE

Pitter patter lets get at’er! In the lead up to Canada Day we’ve been celebrating some of the best Canadian talent to hit our stage in recent years. Today, we’re reminiscing over the sold-out show for Letterkenny Live back in March of 2018, starring Jared Keeso (Wayne), Nathan Dales (Daryl), K Trevor Wilson (Dan) and Mark Forward (Coach). The event featured original sketches performed by the Letterkenny favourites as well as original stand-up sets from Wilson and Mark Forward, and of course a bunch of Puppers! Who’s a good beer?!

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#ItHappenedAtCITS Bahamas

In the lead up to Canada Day we’ll be celebrating some of the best Canadian artists who have played our theatre over the last couple of years. Bahamas has worked with a variety of musicians that includes The Lumineers, Feist, Howie Beck, Jason Collett, Jack Johnson, The Weather Station, and Zeus. Bahamas last played Centre In The Square on November 08, 2018.

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Very Superstitious! 13 Weird Things That Are Considered Bad Luck/Superstitious For Theatres

Today is Friday the 13th, and this date has long been considered as the unluckiest day of the year. This is a time where superstitions get amped up to avoid the fate of things going terribly wrong. Yet, did you know theatres have their own types of superstitions? We’ve rounded up a list of 13 outlandish superstitions and sources of bad luck for theatres.
1) A Bad Dress Rehearsal Means The Show Will Be A Hit
The idea behind this superstition comes from an old wives’ tale, but the theory is that a bad dress rehearsal will result in a great opening night.
2) Blue Should Not Be Worn On Stage
This superstition is more of a rumour that was started than an actual superstition. Long ago, blue dye was the most expensive to make for colouring fabrics. To discourage the spending of money on such luxuries, the rumour was started that blue costumes were unlucky.
3) Turn On The Ghost Light Before Leaving The Theatre
A ghost light is a light that remains turned on in the center of the stage when all other lights have been turned out. Practicality might be part of it since there is always a plethora of obstacles (furniture, trap doors, and orchestra pits) that could lead to accidents in the dark. More superstitious theatre folk believe that the ghost light helps to keep spirits at bay, including the ghost of Thespis (the first actor), and preventing them from playing mischievous pranks.
4) Never Light A Trio Of Candles
With open flame being dangerous in the first place, the more sources of open flame there is, the more of a risk there is for a fire. The superstition of burning three candles comes from the belief that the person who stands closest to the shortest candle will be the first to die.
5) Never Bring A Peacock Feather On Stage
This superstition comes from the pattern on the feather that some people believe looks like the evil eye. Theatre productions don’t want to risk offending their audience with this curse, which is supposed to bring misfortune or injury to anyone who casts it.
6) Mirrors On Stage Are Bad Luck
Mirrors are considered bad luck because they reflect light which can wreak havoc with the lighting design of a production. One wrong hit with a spotlight and you could have a blinded performer walk off the edge of the stage.
7) Whistling Backstage In A Theatre Is Considered A Jinx
In the older days, scenery was manually lifted into the air by men using ropes. The stagehands would cue each other by whistling. If an actor were to whistle backstage, that may cue a stagehand to lift or drop scenery, which could potentially put an unaware performer at risk of being crushed.
8) Cats Walking Across A Stage Is A No-NO
Most theatres use to keep a cat or two to get rid of mice and rats that could nibble through costumes and scenery. However, it is bad luck if a cat runs across the stage during a performance. Yet, being greeted at the stage door by the theatre cat is good luck, and the cat rubbing against you or sitting on your knee brings excellent luck and good reviews.
9) Never Say Macbeth In A Theatre
It is considered bad luck to say the name of Shakespeare’s “Scottish play” inside of a theatre. This is due to some of the play drawing on witchcraft incantations that supposedly call upon evil spirits. Others suggest that the original actor who played Macbeth died tragically during the performance and the show has been cursed ever since.
10) Sleep With Your Script Under Your Pillow
Theatrical superstition says sleeping with your script under your pillow will help you learn your lines faster. The practice is said to help actors learn by diffusion.
11) Do Not Give Gifts Of Flowers Before The Performance
Flowers should only be given to performers, directors and playwrights after a show plays in front of the audience and the artists have earned their accolades. To do so beforehand tempts the fates to intercede and ensures a lacklustre show.
12) Loose Threads Must Be Snapped Off
If a performer finds a loose thread on their costume, another performer must snap (never cut, it means the run will be cut short!) the thread off, and wrap it around their forefinger. The amount of loops indicates how long the run of the show will be.
14) Speaking The Last Line Of The Play
An old superstition says that a cast should never speak the last line of the play in rehearsals as it means that in performance the play will never get through a performance. It also supposed to relate to the idea that the play is not ‘finished’ until there is an audience there.

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