If there is good that can come from a pandemic, it is the loosening of our moorings so we sail in new directions.
The Marco Players riffs on that reality in its campaign slogan, Staying Afloat, part of a new stability plan after the 47-year-old company skirted a total shutdown last November. COVID-19 fears had not only limited their house to 50 percent, playgoers were still too nervous to come out at that point, and the future looked like an abyss.
Now, several fundraisers, two grants totaling $20,000 and three plays later, President/Artistic Director Beverly Dahlstrom is much more sanguine about the Players future. And, she adds, she s more savvy about economies it can take advantage of.
3 To Do: Butcher exhibit, farmers market, more
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1. Starts Wednesday: ‘With This Ring’
Four couples. Four stories. One wedding ring. Joe Simonelli s ”With This Ring” is the story of a wedding band that travels over five generations and changing beliefs.
At 8 p.m., Wednesdays-Saturdays and 3 p.m, Saturdays and Sundays, April 21-May 9. The Marco Players Theater, Marco Town Center Mall, 1089 N. Collier Blvd., Marco Island.
Tickets: $38.50. Information: TheMarcoPlayers.com or 239-642-7270.
2. This weekend: Poetry slam
Poets perform original works in a competition, judged for factors including manner, performance and enthusiasm.
Prizes are $500 for first place, $200 for second place and $100 for third. Cost to attend: $10.