This B.C. theatre company will perform outside your home during the pandemic

A theatrecompany in the province's capital city is taking its shows on the road. Literally.

Theatre SKAM, based in Victoria, is now offering pop-up plays for people who want to see a play staged right outside their home.

Upon request, the troupe will pull up in a flatbed truck that doubles as a stage.

According to Matthew Payne, artistic and managing producer at SKAM, up to 50 people can attend a performance as long as everyone is practicing physical distance measures.

"We wanted to primarily deliver hope and optimism to people's homes," Payne Monday told CBC'sOn The Island.

Anyone interested need only visit the company's website and choose from one of fourroughly 15-minute performances.

The only requirement is that a location be relatively flat withwith enough room for audience members to keepa safe distance between each other and at least six metres from the stage.

Payne said each actor carries a safety kit with gloves and hand sanitizer, everyone in the company received masks, and barriers have been installed between seats in the truck in an effort to keep employees safe.

"We really wanted to get back to a live experience," said Payne, adding each show has both humour and heartfelt moments and will also touch on current affairs issues such as anti-Black racism.

And drama by delivery doesn't cost that much for those who want to see SKAM's showsthis summer.

Payne said paymentis by donation, because cost should never be a show-stopper:

"If they need the show for free, they should absolutely book it."