So different to have an audience - performing arts groups are starting to go live again
Deborah Martin, Staff writer
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Cassandra Parker-Nowicki, director of the Carver Community Cultural Center, got teary watching patrons arrive last month for “The Bad Mama Jama Remix,” the first show with a live audience there in more than a year.
“I can’t tell you how wonderful it was to have an audience in the theater again,” she said. “We’ve done things virtually, but it’s so different to have an audience with you.”
The doors of the Carver and the rest of the city’s performing arts venues and organizations largely have been closed to the public since the middle of March 2020 to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Five San Antonio filmmakers to watch, including award-winning independent directors, writers and producers
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San Antonio filmmaker Alex Ramirez’s most recent work, “The Quiet Shore,” is making the rounds on the festival circuit.Robin Jerstad /ContributorShow MoreShow Less
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Natasha Straley’s films include the prize-winning comedy short “Cauliflower.”Jessica Phelps /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Than Niles, standing in his garage turned film studio at his apartment in San Antonio, worked with Jesse Borrego on his latest short film, “Luminous.”Lisa Krantz /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Felise Garcia wrote, produced and stars in the web series “The Honey Trapper,” which can be seen on Amazon Prime.Kin Man Hui /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Sheldon Vexler Theatre in San Antonio to remain closed indefinitely
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Ken Frazier, who has run the Sheldon Vexler Theatre since it opened in 1999, is clearing out the space. Operations have been suspended for the foreseeable future.Deborah Martin /Express-News staffShow MoreShow Less
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John Stillwaggon played the title role in the Sheldon Vexler Theatre’s steampunk-influenced staging of “Hamlet.” He says the loss of the Vex is a blow to the city’s theater scene.Courtesy photoShow MoreShow Less
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Ken Frazier, center, and his wife, Tammy, co-directed “Peter and the Starcatcher” at the Sheldon Vexler Theatre. The couple frequently collaborated at the theater, which closed last year because of the pandemic.Kin Man Hui /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less