Those In Performing Arts Forced To Get Creative As The Show Must Go One

Alecia Reid reports.

ANNOUNCED THE OPENING OF A NEWPOTTSTOWN COMMUNITY WALK UPTESTING SITE.WELL, FOR PEOPLE IN THEPERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY,SHUTTERED THEATER DOOR AND ISCANCELED SHOWS HAVE BEENDEVASTATING.BUT THE SHOW MUST GO ON.EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ALECIAREID JOINS US NOW WITH HOW SOMEPERFORMERS ARE STEPPING OUTSIDEOF THE BOX AND GETTING CREATIVE.HI ALECIA.Reporter: JEST, IT'SDIFFICULT KNOWING THAT IT'SGETTING WARMER, YET ART ANDTHEATER VENUES ARE STILL CLOSED.BUT THERE IS A WAY TO SALVAGESOME OF THAT CREATIVITY.THE KIMMEL CENTER SHUTTEREDITS DOORS IN MID-MARCH.WE ARE JUST CALLING THISINTERMISSION.YOU KNOW.THIS IS JUST INTERMISSION ANDOUR CURTAINS WILL RISE AGAIN.MUSK MUSIC.THE NONPROFIT ARTS COMMUNITYHAD TO CANCEL MORE THAN 300PERFORMANCES.LEADING EMPLOYEES TO CALL MORETHAN 100,000 TICKET HOLDERS ANDRESCHEDULING THEM INTO NEXTSEASON.THE IMPACT OF THIS PANDEMIC,EVEN AFTER WE'VE TAKEN SOME COSTSAVING MEASURES, WILL GO OVER$5 MILLION IF WE DON'T REOPEN BYJULY.♪♪Reporter: BUT THAT HASN'TSTOPPED THEM FROM OFFERINGENGAGING ACTIVITIES ON THEIRSOCIAL MEDIA HANDLE.THE SCHOOL OF CIRCUS ARTS HASN'TALLOWED VISITORS IN INTO THEIRMT.

AIRY BUILDING BUT THEY'VEBEEN IMPRESSED BY THE CREATIVITYOF PEOPLE TAKING THEIR ONLINECOURSES.THE COST ONLINE HAVE BEEN NOAPPARATUS USING THINGS LIKEMASKS AND WEIGHT.AS THEY GARY UP TO REOPEN THEHOPE IS THAT THE COMMUNITY WILLCONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEM.SAME FOR THE BRISTOL RIVERSIDETHEATER THAT HAD TO CANCEL THEMOST EXPENSIVE SHOW THE COMPANYHAD EVER PUT ON, AFTER ONLY AFEW PERFORMANCES.WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING LIVECONCERTS, ALL SUMMER LONG, JULY,AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.Reporter: THE BIG QUESTION ISWHEN WILL PEOPLE FEEL SAFE TOSTART GATHERING AGAIN?IN THE MEAN TIME THERE ARE ANUMBER OF VIRTUAL EVENTS FOREACH OF THESE VENUES.REPORTING LIVE FROM MOUNTAIRY.