Intermission: 20 minutes? or 20 months?
“Comedy of Errors” was presented last summer by Shakespeare by the Sea. Photo by José CordonLife during “the great intermission” Hold that pose: local theater companies on standby The usual theater intermission is about 20 minutes, but what if it’s 20 months? Let’s hope it’s not that long until we can step back into our favorite theater. In the meantime, here’s what some of the area venues are doing while we wait out stay-at-home directives and social distancing. One troupe, their wagons and carts loaded with actors and props, have been traveling the Southland for years, but this year will prove to be the exception: “The Board elected to officially cancel the 2020 Shakespeare by the Sea summer season,” writes Suzanne Dean, the associate artistic & development director of Little Fish Theatre. “The SBTS administration was laid off indefinitely, and the seasonal production team released. It was a tough decision, as the shows were already designed, tour cities booked, and auditions were coming up just as the city lockdown happened. “The expectation is that parks throughout LA County will remain closed for many months and if/when they reopen the city may continue to limit the size of…
Read this story on easyreadernews.com