Theatre in the Time of a Pandemic
Dublin Core
Title
Theatre in the Time of a Pandemic
Subject
pandemics
COVID-19
Spanish Flu
Influenza
theatre companies
digital theatre
immersive
interactive theatre
podcasts
Description
Theatre and all types of performances were one of the first industries to shut down when the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020. Due to their desire to create, theatre artists found ways to bring productions to communities when it was not safe to gather. This collection includes interviews, articles and links to works that explain the creation process and the resulting work.
Creator
Marybeth Cave
Publisher
Dominican University, River Forest
Date
2020-06
Rights
Check individual items for copyright information.
Format
PDF
JPG
MP4
AAC/M4A
MP3
Language
English
Type
Text
MovingImage
Audio
InteractiveResource
Identifier
LIS 889_Cave
Items in the Theatre in the Time of a Pandemic Collection
In Miami, making live theater work during the pandemic
PBS NewsHour article on how live theater in Miami, FL has adjusted to performing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regional theatres prepare for re-opening night
CBS Sunday Morning video article about the changes that regional theatres and artists made during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Theatre and the Last Pandemic
Image: The Oakland Municipal Auditorium in use as a temporary hospital during the 1918 flu epidemic. Volunteer nurses from the American Red Cross tend to the sick.
In 1918 an outbreak of influenza killed millions and shuttered U.S. theatres—and…
‘Gotham Refuses to Get Scared’: In 1918, Theaters Stayed Open
With an influenza pandemic and a war on, New York’s health commissioner took an unorthodox stand, declining to shutter public entertainment.
Image: The show did go on: The 1918 Ziegfeld Follies featured Lillian Lorraine, center, with from left,…
Showbiz & The Spanish Flu: Lessons from Last Century’s Pandemic
March 31, 2020
Thom Wall
COVID19CircusResponse_
The entertainment world is in a spiral, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cirque du Soleil has temporarily laid off 95% of its staff worldwide – some 4,679 people who worked for the 44 shows…