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| re: Starting a (civil) discussion on the new world of theatre | |
| Posted by: MattPhilly 05:29 pm EDT 04/22/20 | |
| In reply to: Starting a (civil) discussion on the new world of theatre - goodfriendnj 12:52 pm EDT 04/22/20 | |
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| Let me preface this post with the fact that I am very much an optimist and that hasn't changed in the face of Covid... First, theatre has survived for thousands of years and there is no doubt that it will survive this. Now, theatre has also changed dramatically over that time, and I am sure it will change now. Is that a bad thing? Not really. Change is good. I am hoping that this change will ultimately be a positive one. In fact, I think that our entire will change, and again, I hope (think) it will be in a positive way. Regional theatre will come back more quickly than commercial Broadway. It might look different, perhaps with shorter seasons for a couple of years, and smaller scale productions. However, I follow many of these companies and artists on social media, and they are all working away, perfecting their art, creating in their own ways. Think of some of the heavenly art we will see when people emerge from quarantine. Broadway will likely be different. Sadly, several shows will not return, and there will likely be a good number of dark theatres for awhile. If Broadway returns this fall (I am optimistic!) there will likely be very few, if any new productions, save the Music Man and shows that were meant to open this spring. Broadway productions may well be geared towards local audiences rather than tourists for awhile. Producers, companies, and actors seem optimistic. Fall seasons have been announced for many regionals, opera companies, symphonies, ballet companies. Sure, that can change, but its hope. For so many of us, theatre is our happy place, our hope. I am going to continue to hold out hope for a swift return to our happy place! |
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| re: Starting a (civil) discussion on the new world of theatre | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 05:41 am EDT 04/23/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Starting a (civil) discussion on the new world of theatre - MattPhilly 05:29 pm EDT 04/22/20 | |
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| There's a theory that if we have a very hot spring/summer, the virus will completely die (or more likely hibernate), new case infections will cease, and deaths will stop. If there are 2 straight months of no new cases and no deaths, I can see small regional theaters starting up again in September. Unfortunately, Broadway is another matter. New York City is densely populated and undoubtedly has thousands and thousands of people who are particularly vulnerable to this virus. Dr. Fauci and the CDC are predicting a very strong 2nd wave for the fall and winter months that may be worse than what we are currently facing. Other countries like China, South Korea, and Germany (to name a few) have put in place comprehensive mass testing procedures that seem to be working in containing the virus. They literally test more than 100 times the number of people every day than we do in the United States. Sadly the sharp political divide between left and right in our country currently makes such an approach impossible right now. Although I prefer to be an optimist, I'm afraid we are going to pay a terrible price for our stubbornness and ignorance of science. |
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