Theater In The Pandemic: Actors Engage On The Virtual Stage

Last month, after Maryland Governor Larry Hogan declared a ban on all large public gatherings, the region’s theaters — like most of its businesses — were closed to the public. But actors gotta act, and it wasn’t long before the theater community found new and creative ways to connect with their stay-at-home audiences. We'll hear about some of them today.Tom is joined first by our theater critic, J. Wynn Rousuck, who has been sampling some of what’s out there for home-bound theater lovers. Here are links to some of the virtual (online) thespian offerings that Judy recommends (including Pandemic Players, also linked below): Baltimore Center Stage, Where We StandPlay at HomeRoyal National Theatre92nd Street Y and its Sondheim program, in particular.audible.comTheatre Project and Happenstance Theater, in particular.Then, Tom talks with local theater director Stephen Deininger. He’s the founder and director of Pandemic Players, a defiantly creative response to the shuttering of our theaters. Its digitally-produced performances -- which can be followed on its Facebook page and seen on its Youtube channel -- are also helping to raise emergency funds for the theater community.Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.