Where will theatre reopen in the country first?- Page 2

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Posted: 6/17/20 at 12:28pm

Thanks Lizzie :)

[Jarethan]

Posted: 6/17/20 at 2:31pm

SmoothLover said: "LizzieCurry said: "I can imagine an outdoor theatre that can also rehearse outdoors (like the Muny) being among the first to open."

I had the same thought...."

I have only been to the Muni twice, when on business trips to St. Louis, and I had an incredible experience both times, even if one of the shows was pretty mediocre (the show itself... Footloose... not the production).  I would have to say that, those seats are REALLY cramped in.  I would think that they would have to either throw caution to the wind vis-a-vis their audience'e health or eliminate a number of seats...essentially making an 11,000 into a 3,000 seat theatre.  I do not know if they can do that, since I believe they are heavily subscribed.  I guess they could take the posture that a lot of people won't be attending, which will help.  Seems like a bad idea to me, though.  People are really cramped through the performance and even moreso while exiting.

I have to admit that I love theatre -- I counted my non-duplicate playbills when I was packing them for a move 8 years ago; at the time, I had 800 playbills, which means I have probably seen closer to 900, just on Broadway.  I also subscribe to two excellent theatre companies in Sarasota, and had already paid for next season for both.  

With those in mind, as an avid theatregoer, I will not attend any non-socially distanced performance until other I have received a vaccine OR a miracle product has been discovered through all this research that significantly reduces the risk if one becomes infected with the virus.

I will be very interested to see how these theatres do once things open up.  I do agree that theatres in pretty isolated places, e.g., Wyoming, Montana, etc., with very low numbers of cases to date seem like better candidates.

In the Northeast, both the Ogunquit Playhouse in Southern Maine and the Cape Cod Playhouse in Dennis have cancelled their entire seasons.   Of course, that can be attributed to higher rates in those areas (and the Democratic leaning majority????), so it was clearly not a controversial decision.

[matt1982]

Posted: 6/17/20 at 2:37pm

Several of the larger regionals in Philly (Arden, Wilma, Philadelphia Theatre Company) have announced productions with no dates.  The Arden has expressly said they will not start until early 2021.  The other 2 have said they will start as soon as they can.  Smart move not putting dates on anything so they can be flexible.  

However, some companies here still have things scheduled for September/October, so who knows!  

 

[dianamorales]

Posted: 6/17/20 at 9:16pm

I have friends in Montana, Delaware, Houston, and Virginia who are currently in rehearsals for shows. All different areas of the country with different leadership and levels of outbreak. I think that reopening will exist in smaller nonequity and community theatres first of course, but it might be sooner than we think. Scary.

[Wee Thomas2]

Posted: 6/18/20 at 12:10pm

I understand there is a large staging of a farce opening in Tulsa this weekend