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  • Collection: Theatre in the Time of a Pandemic

Members of the Ballet de Santiago express their emotions and daily activities during their 2020 COVID-19 quarantine.

Immersive theatre doesn’t lend itself well to social distancing. Four immersive performing arts companies from around the U.S. describe their processes for reconceiving how to produce works during a pandemic.

PBS NewsHour article on how live theater in Miami, FL has adjusted to performing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Seize the Show is the creation of producer David Carpenter. Reminiscent of each Jackbox Party Pack, video games, and Choose-Your-Own-Adventure, the game show is an interactive experience where each audience member is assigned a role, and together…

A look at how previous pandemics and plagues affected theatre at the time.

Nonprofits from around the country plan to commission works of no longer than 10 minutes that can be read or performed by people sheltering in place.

The Stable Orchestra gives a performance from their homes from Nabucco, an opera production that was shut down when the COVID-19 pandemic began.

A look at some of the pieces of theater, improvisation, and radio drama being created in a world under quarantine.

Performers from around the world are creating new interactive productions by utilizing Zoom, WhatsApp and Minecraft. While some works are created as a reaction to the pandemic, others are revised works that were written right before venues closed.

With performance venues closed, theatre companies are shifting to video calls, YouTube and Facebook to continue performing. '24 Hour Plays' events, where monologues and short scenes are written, rehearsed, and performed within 24 hours, challenge…
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