I’m impatient. I like movies that are linear and have endings that are explained, and I tend to see things in black and white. I don’t do well with ambiguity. So this whole pandemic has been a real challenge for me owning and running a theater and not knowing when we will be able to come back, how we will be able to re-open safely, and what life will look like when we get back to “normal.” I try focus on what is under my control and stay hopeful that there is a light at the end of the tunnel as vaccines are rolled out in greater numbers and restrictions are eased.
So I’ve done something completely new and totally not what I’d thought I’d be doing, but hey, new lockdown, new me…again….for the third time.
2020 was anticipated a new year. A new year of theatrical productions in the West End, Broadway and around the world. The stage was set (as the story goes).
I remember starting out the week of March 9th being pretty proud of our theatre (The Annoyance) for being quick to pivot and adapt to the potential threat from this new pandemic we were starting to really hear about. We had sent out mailings to all our patrons describing how we’d cut our seating capacity in half, set all the chairs and tables 6 feet apart, and I had put in an order for disposable microphone covers so we’d be ready for our open mic on Saturday. That was Tuesday. By Friday, we’d closed.
This week we hand the blog over to internationally-acclaimed VJ Spetto, founder of United VJs, who reflects on life before and after a pandemic, with a candid look at the downsides and (unexpected) upsides of life in lockdown.
Week 9 of Quarantine. I previously wrote about the Silver Linings of this thing going on in the world. Which I do believe finding the good in this situation is important. But, that doesn’t mean it isn’t difficult.
How has it gone for you? I feel like each week is different.
I’ve been thinking a little about the burnout even in this ridiculous coronavirus era where there actually seems to be quite a lot of time. Have you seen that meme about for some people it’s a sprinkle, some it’s a storm, and some are drowning?
