AMERICAN THEATRE: Spreading across 2,549 miles on land and 6,949 miles by sea, THRIVE! recipient theatres Junebug Productions, Last Call, Su Teatro, Bindlestiff Studio, San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company, and Breaking Wave Theatre Company have embraced new digital mediums and made them part of their programming by setting clear intentions that prioritize relationships, safety, and community-building. In doing so, each theatre has presented programming they would have not been able to do before, and continue to bring forth digital programs as a means to stay connected with their communities and missions.
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The pandemic proved just how resilient theaters and artists are when faced with difficulties. It’s amazing the different ways that we found to get our art into the world. I actually worked for a theater company, Greenhouse Theatre Project, that utilized Zoom and Vimeo to be able to continue working through the pandemic. I think it actually forced us to be more creative, because we suddenly had to find ways to tell the stories we wanted to without a live audience, which is what we were accustomed to. For “A Christmas Carol” we actually filmed the entire show in one sequence, with a camera on a rolling tripod and two spaces connected to help with “scene changes.” It never occurred to me to use podcasts as an alternative stage. It calls back the old radio shows that I remember learning about and performing in middle school drama class, with sound effects made in real time and the voice acting being so important.
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