While the fire of January 13, 2015 destroyed the original Roxy Theatre, the Bentleys saw this as an “opportunity for Theatre Network to reimagine themselves”. And that new reimagined theatre is just months away from being unveiled to the general public.
Bruce and Carol consider themselves very fortunate in their life together and find great pleasure in “giving back”, a theme identified by all of those featured in our Champions Series. “In fact we think it is vital to contribute to and help build community. This is part of the local Edmonton spirit.”
For them, live theatre “interprets a story, not only with the word spoken, but with every gesture, expression or costume, and we admire the many talents revealed during a performance – only live theatre can create such an intimate and full experience.”
“For us, the Roxy plays an integral part of Edmonton’s drama community – it will be great to see them back on the vibrant 124 Street, another jewel of our City.”
“We appreciate the re-build of the New Roxy was accomplished with good stewardship of the funds available, and that was an important criteria in our giving decision.”
Bruce and Carol have been major leaders in our community, both individually and collectively, and we are thankful that they have chosen the New Roxy to receive one of their recent philanthropic gifts – our latest Champions!
