Tom's guest now is Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck,. She's been joining us regularly throughout this pandemic, while the region's many stages remain dark, to tell us how theater companies are keeping their audiences engaged with a mix of outdoor and virtual streaming productions.
Today, she spotlights two local theater companies who've come up with unusual ways to create and present new work during COVID.
The first is Baltimore Rock Opera Society's Puppet 6-Pack, a collection of six short puppet and animated films produced by Baltimore-based artists. Three of the films premiered last Friday. The last three of the films are live-streaming in a ticketed event tonight at 7pm, and all six films will continue to be available on demand for ticket holders.
The second is a virtual, phone-based production of Healthy Holly’s Hidden Hideaway, an original political satire by Agyeiwaa Asante and April Amara, written in collaboration with the itinerant Baltimore troupe, The Single Carrot Ensemble. It’s streaming for ticketed patrons through February 15th.
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