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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.
Scenes of Resilience: How Theatres Drive Culture During the Pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut their venues down, both the Teatro Colón in Argentina and the Municipal Theatre in Chile moved to hold live weekly broadcasts. Each venue Director discussions the risks, challenges, and rewards their institutions…
Shakespeare Wrote His Best Works During a Plague
The qualities for which live theater is celebrated—audiences responding with laughter, tears, gasps, and coughs—accelerate its danger. But the Broadway shutdown could be good for plays. This articles looks at how the bubonic plague affected…
Showbiz & The Spanish Flu: Lessons from Last Century’s Pandemic
Similar to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the 1918 influenza pandemic shut down all entertainment across the U.S., from movie theaters to vaudeville houses.
The 1918 Pandemic’s Impact on Music? Surprisingly Little
Unlike with the COVID-19 pandemic, the 1918 influenza pandemic was seen as a short-term inconvenience. The musical culture returned to normal when theatres and music halls reopened in 1919. That was not the same for music performers who often lost…
The greatest plays in the English language were written during a pandemic — and wouldn't have been possible without it
The Black Plague closed theatres for three periods from 1592-1609, forever altering the future of theatre and performers. This article highlights some lessons that we can learn from Shakespeare about how he was able to take advantage of those…
Theaters Go Digital to Talk About Life (and Death) in the Pandemic
Similar to the U.S., Germany theatres have started to embrace interactive online performances, with many productions, from state-run and fringe theaters, examining contemporary themes of loneliness, isolation, fear of death, and our chances for…
Theaters may be dark, but theater-makers are still finding ways to dazzle you
The COVID-19 pandemic has focused smaller theatre companies to rethink their productions and technical requirements. Performing live online with interactive features has opened opportunities to invite a national audience since the Web doesn't…
Theatre and the Last Pandemic
Throughout history, from Shakespeare to the Marx Brothers, pandemics have interrupted entertainment. While performers and venues had to deal with the economical outcome, traditionally works that were born from the tragedy seldom used the event as…
Wait…this opera’s in a parking garage?
The Lyric Opera of Chicago describes their immersive drive-thru production performed in a parking garage.