Where: Online (streaming live)
Tickets: from $29; at 604-251-1363 and thecultch.com
The cast and crew of The Boy in the Moon got through two-and-a-half weeks of rehearsals last year before they had to shut down.
But the Neworld Theatre/Cultch co-presentation is coming back, albeit in hybrid form: live-streamed performances.
Chelsea Haberlin was hesitant at first. “I’d been very resistant to digital adaptations,” said the director, whose last live effort was Straight White Men for Gateway Theatre early last year. “I’m in theatre for the in-person relationship. I’m not just going to move to screens. In a few ways, that has been worn down.
The Cultch presents The Boy in the Moon May 6 to 9
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