BROADWAY WORLD FEATURE ARTICLE: THE MOST IMPORTANT THEATER CONVERSATION THIS YEAR IS NOW NOW NOW AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL
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BWW Feature: THE MOST IMPORTANT THEATER CONVERSATION THIS YEAR IS NOW NOW NOW at Hollywood Fringe Festival
This might be the most important theater conversation this year.
In 2020, stage artists all over the world, embraced full production online streaming. As Covid-19 triggered worldwide closures for practically everything but supermarkets and hospitals, live performers as well as the organizations that employed them, were faced with the anxiety of careers and ticket sales coming to a full stop.
Most theaters including here in Los Angeles were forced to withstand the battle of slugging out restrictions and the possibility of dissolving operations altogether. We all hoped, even as the shutdown dragged on, that this would be no more than a blip. But with the shuttering of some theatrical houses and other small organizations that co-existed alongside them, reality hit hard, and the result was a reluctant but interesting pivot.
Zoom, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok suddenly stepped in as the understudies of a beloved, connective tradition, and noticeably altered the landscape of live theater.
Actors, dancers, and other performers who prided themselves on adaptability, dove in headfirst with online readings and shorts, then eventually created full-length material on the major streaming platforms. Theater houses and theater companies followed suit. And because there has always been live taping of shows and events, libraries of theatrical treasures were also rehashed into online pay-per-plays.
In 2020, stage artists all over the world, embraced full production online streaming. As Covid-19 triggered worldwide closures for practically everything but supermarkets and hospitals, live performers as well as the organizations that employed them, were faced with the anxiety of careers and ticket sales coming to a full stop.
Most theaters including here in Los Angeles were forced to withstand the battle of slugging out restrictions and the possibility of dissolving operations altogether. We all hoped, even as the shutdown dragged on, that this would be no more than a blip. But with the shuttering of some theatrical houses and other small organizations that co-existed alongside them, reality hit hard, and the result was a reluctant but interesting pivot.
Zoom, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok suddenly stepped in as the understudies of a beloved, connective tradition, and noticeably altered the landscape of live theater.
Actors, dancers, and other performers who prided themselves on adaptability, dove in headfirst with online readings and shorts, then eventually created full-length material on the major streaming platforms. Theater houses and theater companies followed suit. And because there has always been live taping of shows and events, libraries of theatrical treasures were also rehashed into online pay-per-plays.
LINK TO THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE IS BELOW:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/BWW-Feature-THE-MOST-IMPORTANT-THEATER-CONVERSATION-THIS-YEAR-IS-NOW-NOW-NOW-at-Hollywood-Fringe-Festival-20210804?fbclid=IwAR2lPnUNcqvbW7NNQcGEfG6C7-bJCpeUjzgHBOJk7KQm-L736a5pMc2vWBw
