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When audiences and art workers prefer gathering outside, the Bruns Amphitheater becomes prime artistic real estate.
Lily Janiak February 2, 2021Updated: February 2, 2021, 4:42 pm
The ensemble of California Shakespeare Theater’s “The Good Person of Szechwan.” Photo: Kevin Berne, California Shakespeare Theater
California Shakespeare Theater plans to host an in-person season this summer at its Bruns Amphitheater in the Orinda hills, but with only one show produced by Cal Shakes itself, the company announced Tuesday, Feb. 2. The company is sharing its space with other arts organizations including Bandaloop, Destiny Arts Center and West Edge Opera at a time when audiences and arts workers will probably prefer gathering outside.
A timeline of the moments that defined theater in 2020 in the Bay Area and beyond
Finding the specific moments in 2020 that altered our art form can help us name our losses and move forward
Lily Janiak December 23, 2020Updated: December 28, 2020, 7:21 am
Megan Nicely performs with Maddy Lawder (right) during a balcony dance in Oakland as part of “Neighborhood Stories,” where audiences in a small caravan of cars (leaving in different shifts a few minutes apart) drive from address to address. Photo: Yalonda M. James , The Chronicle
Even so, much of this year has felt like an undifferentiated haze. We theater lovers haven’t had opening nights and curtain times to structure our lives in the way we’re used to. Finding the specific moments in 2020 that altered our art form can be therapeutic, helping us name our losses and move forward, so here are a few of the “most 2020” instants in theater, presented in the style of a captain’s log.