We are working to prepare what will happen the minute we can open our doors and welcome audiences to Everyman again. But the spirit to create and to fight for the future are at the core of every creative person and that’s what was felt on our video meeting. Most of us are on furloughs or are unemployed. We are social magnets that call together communities to the same place at the same time to put the mirror up to nature and share our stories. I don’t need to tell anyone that these are tough times for theatres across the country. It was so exhilarating to feel the support and to hear all the creative ideas of how we might make some art and connect with our community even while in isolation.
Brief intermission free#
We laughed together and planned for some community engagement projects we can do together through video and even some free performances of readings, radio plays, and improvs using YouTube and Zoom. Actors who were on Broadway, in San Francisco, and on stages throughout the Baltimore/Washington area all talked about their sudden loss of work and isolation. “The computer monitor was filled with the images of all the company members gallery-style, like the old Hollywood Squares. “I just got off a Zoom meeting with all the resident company of actors and designers of Everyman Theatre,” began Everyman Theatre’s Founder and Artistic Director, Vincent Lancisi.
Brief intermission full#
Their donation is tax-deductible up to the full amount in which they paid for their ticket(s) and would help both the theatre and their artists, designers, and staff tremendously during this period of uncertainty.
Many of Everyman Theatre’s patrons, however, are supporting Everyman by donating their ticket back to the theatre. Ticketholders for the New Voices Festival have the option to put their tickets into Open Exchange, which would allow them to exchange their current ticket into a future performance when they become available for sale. Their classes, programming, and special events have been cancelled or postponed, as well. Through these uncertain times, the leaders of the Baltimore Arts community offered hope as they look to the future during this brief ‘Intermission.’įor the ongoing health and safety of their patrons, students, artists, volunteers, and staff, Everyman Theatre made the difficult decision to postpone the remainder of the New Voices Festival (which was to run until May 3 rd) until a yet-to-be-determined date in the summer. As many theaters both around Baltimore went dark in response to the COVID-19/Coronavirus threat, the Baltimore Arts community had to reschedule and cancel many of its upcoming performances.
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