Press Release - RLOP Anniversary Project
PRESS RELEASE
Don’t Stop the Music: 70 Years of the RLOP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ROSSLAND/TRAIL, BC – The Rossland Light Opera Players can finally celebrate 70 years of music and theatre, and the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre will be celebrating right along with them!
The Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre (RMDC) wishes to congratulate the Rossland Light Opera Players (RLOP) on 70 years of performing! To celebrate, the RLOP are pleased to finally be staging their anniversary performance (delayed from 2021 due to COVID-19) titled, "Don't Stop the Music: 70 Years of the RLOP," written and directed by longtime RLOP member, Jamie Santano.
“This is your opportunity to see what happens behind the doors of the Bodega! Ever wonder what it takes to put on a show? Let us take you on a 70-year journey through the history of the RLOP. With beloved characters and past members, “Don’t Stop the Music” will bring to life the story of the RLOP and those who made it what it is today”
"Don’t Stop the Music: 70 Years of the RLOP" takes you on a tour of the hall and showcases events from past performances from 1952 to the present day. With colourful characters from some of Broadway’s best and members loved and lost, the show brings to life the stories, laughter, and extremely hard work that goes into creating the amazing performances the Rossland Light Opera Players has been delighting audiences with for the past seventy years.
The RMDC has been collaborating with the RLOP over the past year to develop an exhibit on marquee performances throughout their history as well as a video documenting their history, the storied RLOP hall (Bodega Hotel) and their upcoming performance.
“We’re thrilled to be helping share the RLOP’s long and theatrical history! The RLOP is a community treasure, and we are happy that we’re able to be included in celebrating their anniversary!”
Visit the RMDC website to learn more about the RLOP's fascinating history through our webpage Behind the Curtain: The History of the Rossland Light Opera Players or see our exhibit at the Prestige Mountain Resorts Rossland. Beginning in June 2022, Behind the Curtain has explored a new play from the RLOP's history bi-monthly, featuring textiles, artifacts, and photos from both the RMDC and RLOP collections. The exhibit will be on location at the Rossland Prestige until June 2023.
A huge thank you to the Trail & District Arts Council, the Le Roi Community Foundation, Teck Trail Operations, the Nelson & District Credit Union, and Dane Tudor of Rossland Media for their ongoing support of the Museum’s anniversary project. Keep an eye out for our upcoming short film showcasing all of these celebrations and the long history of the RLOP
Don’t Stop the Music: 70 Years of the RLOP is onstage at the Charles Bailey Theatre from Friday, February 17, 2023 (7:30 PM) to Saturday, February 18, 2023 (2:00 PM and 7:30 PM).
About the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre:
The Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre aims to preserve and dynamically present the history and culture of Rossland and area. We are the visitor gateway to the Kootenays and the Columbia Basin, and we inspire and engage the public through virtual and real-life displays that bring our history and culture to life.
The Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre acknowledges that we live and work on unceded Sinixt tmxʷúlaʔxʷ (homeland).
Contact:
Sarah Taekema-Slot, Research Manager (she/her)
Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre
PO Box 26, 1100 Hwy 3B, Rossland, BC
Phone: (250) 362-7722
Email: archives@rosslandmuseum.ca
