Theaters hit the one-year anniversary of shutdown. How are artists keeping afloat?
3 years, 10 months ago

Theaters hit the one-year anniversary of shutdown. How are artists keeping afloat?

LA Times  

No sector of the performing arts has been unscathed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “That’s why we didn’t break up!” Siguenza puckishly jumped in: “Then we have little Latinx theater makers saying, ‘You can’t say that, Herbert. But working in theater on streaming services, first with La Jolla Playhouse and now with Center Theatre Group, has been keeping us alive.” “It’s been a season of death,” said Montoya. Siguenza, left, Salinas and Montoya are filming a serialized retelling of Culture Clash’s “Chavez Ravine.” “Our troops have been a little decimated,” Montoya said mournfully. “We’re going to be much more prepared to define what theater is,” he said.

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LA Times  

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