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When Will We Want to Be in a Room Full of Strangers Again? Theater, an industry full of optimists, is reckoning with a heartbreaking realization.
Title (Dublin Core)
When Will We Want to Be in a Room Full of Strangers Again? Theater, an industry full of optimists, is reckoning with a heartbreaking realization.
Description (Dublin Core)
In this article written for the Atlantic on May 12, 2020- Helen Lewis writes, "As a live art form, theater is particularly affected by the coronavirus, along with concerts and stand-up comedy performances. As I talked with writers, directors, and producers, the same refrain recurred: When will anyone want to be in a dark room full of strangers again? Many of those I spoke with were quietly updating their scenario-planning documents to account for a return next spring, and warned that, without a bailout, that long of a shutdown would financially cripple some institutions. Even when theaters reopen, social-distancing rules could hamper rehearsals, and force venues to sell fewer (and therefore more expensive) tickets. Most believe theater will eventually rebound, but there is talk of a generation of artists and audiences being lost."
The effects that COVID-19 will have on the performing arts industry are innumerable but elusive to define. We know things will change, but how and to what extent remains to be seen.
The effects that COVID-19 will have on the performing arts industry are innumerable but elusive to define. We know things will change, but how and to what extent remains to be seen.
Date (Dublin Core)
May 12, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
Helen Lewis
Contributor (Dublin Core)
J. Michael Bailey
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
HST580
Partner (Dublin Core)
Arizona State University
Type (Dublin Core)
Article
Link (Bibliographic Ontology)
Source (Dublin Core)
The Atlantic
Publisher (Dublin Core)
The Atlantic
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Entertainment: Movies, Theater, etc.
English
Art & Design
English
Economy
English
Social Distance
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
theater
closure
stage
live
artist
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
inevitable
theatre
closure
pandemic
fear
social distancing
performing arts
Collection (Dublin Core)
Performing Arts
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
06/14/2020
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
06/20/2020
09/23/2020
12/10/20
10/03/2022
08/02/2022
10/11/2024
Date Created (Dublin Core)
05/12/2020
This item was submitted on June 14, 2020 by J. Michael Bailey using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://mail.covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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