The show must go on: How theaters are surviving the pandemic
Despite feeling the pinch of a prolonged COVID lockdown, theaters are harnessing technology to keep their audiences engaged.
With hundreds of German state, regional and private theaters currently closed to the public as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, many have been forced to improvise.
At the Hamburg Schauspielhaus, for instance, renowned German actor Charly Hübner (pictured top) is playing a ghost that haunts the dark stairwells of the theater as part of streaming program series that started in November. Such behind the scenes dramas are one means of retaining regular audiences during the lockdown and perhaps even gaining new ones.
UpdatedSat, Jan 30, 2021 at 4:35 am ET
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FAIRFIELD, CT – The Quick Center s history-making 30th anniversary year continues with the launch of the spring season s robust virtual calendar of groundbreaking performances, classic audience favorites, and thought-provoking lectures.
Thanks to Quick Center partners including the Fairfield University Art Museum, the Fredrickson Family Innovation Lab, the College of Arts and Sciences Humanities Institute: Hindsight 20/20 Lecture Series, and others, Executive Director Peter Van Heerden promises a robust and engaging spring season of more than 60 programs featuring acclaimed speakers, faculty members, leading voices in social causes, and an array of artists.
Many of these programs will be free of charge, including all Open VISIONS Forum Espresso lectures, six new Open MINDS Institute seminars, and a four-part #UNLOAD Foundation series about women and firearms, titled Guns: The Ultimate in Feminine Protection?