It's cost. Everything is very expensive. Our building is an older building. It was originally a movie theatre many years ago, and it was then converted into a performing arts centre. Look at what it costs just to fix the heating system. We've gone through that quite a bit this past year, as well as during the winter. It seems as if every time we think we have a handle on it, something else happens. As far as keeping those costs as low as we can, on top of all the other things....
When it comes to the performing part of it—the acts we get in—we walk an interesting line. We're trying to provide theatre for our community in an affordable way, but we also want to bring them cool acts that appeal to many different multicultural groups. To find a way to do that—to charge a low ticket price so people can get out, and to afford those acts....
The most significant barriers, I would say, are fees. We're trying to pay artists what they're worth but also keep the ticket prices low enough that our community can afford to come out and enjoy a night of culture.