The Broadway Theatre in De Pere welcomes patrons back
Credit: NBC 26 Wisconsin
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AND MUSICALS... AREBEGINING TO BRINGTHEIR ACTS BACK TOTHE STAGE.
QBUT ASNBC 26'S ERIC CRESTSHOWS US... THINGSWILL BE DIFFERENT.AT THE BROADWAYTHEATRE IN DOWNTOWN DE PERE....THERE HASN'T BEEN APLAY OR MUSICAL...SINCE MARCH... BUTON WEDNESDAY...AFTER 6 LONG WEEKSOFF... THAT'S ABOUTTO CHANGE..."TODAY IS A BIGNIGHT.
WE ARESLOWLY RAISING OURCURTAIN ANDTURNING THE LIGHTSBACK ON WITH A VERYSMALL PRODUCTIONCALLED SONGS FOR ANEW WORLD WRITTENBY JASON ROBERTBROWN."WITH THE ONGOINGCONCERNSREGARDING THESPREAD OF COVID-19... AND EVEN THESTRESS OF BEINGINDOORS WITHSTRANGERS... ANDEVEN FOLKSSINGING..."IT'S A FOUR PERSONPRODUCTION."EXCECUTIVEDIRECTOR OF THEBROADWAY THEATREALICIA BIRDER ISTAKING EVERYPRECAUTION SHE CANTHINK OF... TO KEEPEVERYONE SAFE..."IF YOU ARE SINGLEYOU GET ONE TABLETO YOURSELF.
IF YOUORDER WITH YOURWIFE AND CHILD ANDTHEIR IS THREE OFYOU THE THREE OFYOU GET A TABLE."ON WEDNESDAYNIGHT.... BIRDER'STHEATRE WILL BEPERFORMING FORJUST OVER A DOZENGUESTS... IT'S NOTWHAT HERPERFORMERS AREUSED TOO...CONSIDERING MOSTSHOWS... HAVE ABOUT140 PEOPLEWATCHING."WE HAVE REMOVEDALL THAT SEATINGAND WE ARE NOWDOING A CABARETSEATING WITH VERYSMALL TABLES."ALL GUESTS WILL BEREQUIRED TO WEAR AFACE MASK WHENENTERING... ALLTABLES WILL BEABOUT 6 TO 10 FEETAPART... 15 TO 30 FEETFROM THE STAGE....AND ROAMINGAROUND... WILL BEDISCOURAGED..."THERE'S NOINTERACTION, NOGETTING UP ANDLEAVING PEOPLE,PASSING YOU BYBECAUSE YOU'REJUST SITTING ANDWATCHING THESHOW."GUESTS WILL EVENBE ABLE TO ORDER ADRINK... FROM THECOMFORT OF THEIRCHAIR... A MOVEDESIGNED... TO KEEPEVERYONE ASDISTANCED ASPOSSIBLE."AT THE TABLE THEYCAN TEXT OR CALLTHE BAR AND TRHEYWILL GET DELIVERYSERVICE."THIS IS THE LATESTATTEMPT... TO GETPERFORMERS... BACKON STAGE.... TO GIVEA COMMUNITY BACK ASENSE OFNORMALACY... ANDBIRDER HOPES... SHEAND HER ARTISTS CANHELP PROVIDE THAT...WHEN THECOMMUNITY IS READYFOR IT..."I WELCOME PEOPLETO COME IF THEY AREWILLING AND READYAND WHEN THEY AREREADY.
AND THEN TOSHARE IF THEY ARENOT FEELING SAFE,WE WANT TO KNOWTHAT."IN DE PERE ERICCREST NBC26.COMING UP..SOME ADVICE FROMTHE EXPERTS..
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