After You is off the slate.

The board of Shuswap Theatre has accepted the recommendation of its artistic committee to cancel the production of After You planned to run April 28 to May 13.

Following auditions held in advance of rehearsals, the artistic committee reluctantly concluded that the roles in After You could not be successfully cast, and that not enough time remains to select an alternate play, obtain the rights, conduct auditions, cast the roles and rehearse the play to the standard Shuswap Theatre audiences have come to expect.

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With the need to cancel the play, the board has appointed a creative team comprised of Julia Body, Astrid Varnes, Peter Blacklock and Aidan Sparks to develop a creative collaboration to present to Shuswap Theatre audiences and as its entry into the festival.

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In the meantime, Shuswap Theatre is offering holders of tickets to After You three options: Tickets to a play of their choice at the Ozone Festival (value $20), credit towards tickets for next season or a full refund of the ticket purchase price.

Those choosing an exchange can simply keep their tickets until the tickets of their choice are on sale. Shuswap Theatre will be contacting all ticket holders that it can.

For more information to exchange your ticket or to receive a refund, call Kim MacMillan at 250-832-4094 or drop in at Intwined Fibre Arts at 81 Hudson Ave NE.