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LA theater during COVID: Parking lot stages, virtual shows
The Slauson Rec Theater Company has turned a parking lot into a stage for their latest play, which is inspired by frontline workers and touches upon race and class. The company co-founders hope to build a thriving arts community in South LA.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 30m ListenThe Slauson Rec Theater Company has turned a parking lot into a stage for their latest play, which is inspired by frontline workers and touches upon race and class. The company co-founders hope to build a thriving arts community in South LA.
“Bringing a theater here [was] challenging because it's not something that we're used to around the inner-city here,” says co-founder Donte Johnson. “We thought that if we bring something unique like this, and if we can get [the community] involved, that it would turn out to be something way huge.”
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2 storiesSouth LA drive-in play looks at race, class, COVID. The cast and crew want to build a thriving local arts community
The Slauson Rec Theater Company has turned a parking lot into a stage for their latest play, which is inspired by frontline workers and touches upon race and class.
Read the story9 minLife for theater workers during COVID, and virtual performances to watch at home
“If we lose these folks, we’re not just losing plays, we’re losing the folks that are teaching your kids, we’re losing folks in the classroom, we’re losing folks who really make our city a more vibrant and livable place," says Anthony Byrnes.
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