Pre-teens get chance to perform again at holiday show

A 12-year old Lake Country girl has put together an event to benefit pre-teen performers and also raise funds for community groups.

Payton Bischoff is the producer, and a performer, for the Payton Bischoff Holiday Variety Show in support of The Bridge Youth & Family Services and the Life After Laundry Ladies Club.

The show is a chance for local kids to perform after nearly two years without an audience and will run December 3 and 4 at Creekside Theatre in Lake Country.

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The show will also be livestreamed for all of those that are unable to attend. Donations will be gratefully accepted from those that tune into the livestream.

Bischoff has enlisted various pre/teen performers to bring the holiday magic to the stage. The show will include the talents of Payton Bischoff, The Lake Country School of Dance, Capri & Wes Birchwater, Aiden Mullin, Grace Lister, Lyla Donn, Max Teipel, & Robyn Churchill.

The event will also include a live band, commercials for local businesses, and the set created by award-winning set designer Eugene Leveque.

The theme for the show is Don’t Stop Believing.

“I want us to remember we can’t stop believing in the magic of the holiday season brings, especially after how hard the last two years have been. Everyone has faced challenges, but kids and especially pre/teen performers – who crave the stage lights and the full audiences, are hurting right now,” said Bischoff.

Tickets sel for $25 with the funds raised to The Bridge’s Phase II of the Okanagan Youth Recovery House and The Life After Laundry Ladies Club.

“It has been far too long since we have had the opportunity to gather and experience the joy of a live performance at the Creekside Theatre,” Bischoff added. “We need to spread the cheer and supporting these two organizations, and their work with local youth does exactly that.”