![]() “What he has brought to the theatre is an unshakable optimism,” says Eda Holmes, with Charles (Chuck) Childs at Centaur Theatre in Old Montreal on Monday, March 6, 2023. I’ve learned tremendously from him,” Holmes says. “What he has brought to the theatre is an unshakable optimism and a real profound belief that what we do matters. Holmes calls Childs “the psychotic optimist.” She means that in the best possible sense. In other world-class cities, there might be at least half a dozen people performing all the functions Childs has undertaken. We won’t even talk about trying to navigate one’s way through the construction-laden labyrinth leading to the Centaur, which would leave Magellan mystified. Then there are the everyday issues in dealing with administrative things like budgets and government grant applications, obtaining permits, marketing and development, signing contracts with stage players and serving on umpteen theatre committees.Īnd then there are the calls in the middle of the night from the alarm company or fire department.Ībout the only function he hasn’t performed is a Shakespeare soliloquy on stage. Challenging as it was in his early years, it has become much more so now with a dwindling anglo population, an even more dwindling group of corporate sponsors and subscribers, infrastructure issues related to an Old Montreal historical site that’s more than 120 years old and, most recently, the pandemic. Following his departure, the Centaur will no longer have a general manager, with an executive co-director essentially replacing Childs and working with Holmes in her new capacity as artistic co-director. native will be calling it quits at the Centaur.
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