This weekend in the arts: Sasha Koozel Reibstein at Quint, Junior Theatre and Animal Cracker Conspiracy's spin on Ezra Jack Keats, "Herd Immunity" at SIP Gallery, the San Diego International Film Festival's virtual shorts program and Shane Hall's Casbah residency.
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Like silence, but not really silent .
Just about a year ago, the song “Quiet” from the musical “Matilda” was heard all over San Diego. If a youth theater hadn’t already staged a version of the Tony-winning show, it was likely in the midst of performing it or rehearsing for an upcoming engagement.
But then the pandemic happened and everything really did go quiet, just like Matilda describes.
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Broadway shut down on March 12 and San Diego arts organizations followed everything from La Jolla Playhouse and the Old Globe to the San Diego Symphony and San Diego Opera halted productions and canceled their seasons.