When looking at theatre in the mid-Atlantic region that includes New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, it’s easy to be distracted by the giant sucking sound that is the vacuum of Broadway’s prolonged absence. But outside of the high profile for-profit theatres of Manhattan, theatres throughout the region are facing their own difficult choices as they also determine whether January 2021 will mark their return or another moved goalpost. In the meantime, as theatres wait to find a way back to the stage, these mid-Atlantic theatres have learned to lean on community engagement and new initiatives to find unconventional solutions to an unprecedented problem.
-Sharee Turpin, American Theatre
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