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What’s behind the curtain as LA theaters reopen?
LA theaters are offering new performances — online and in-person. Culver City’s The Actors’ Gang is out with a new virtual play called “We Live On,” about life during the Great Depression and lessons for COVID recovery.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 25m ListenLA theaters are offering new performances — online and in-person. Culver City’s The Actors’ Gang is out with a new virtual play called “We Live On,” about life during the Great Depression and lessons for COVID recovery. Topanga Canyon’s Theatricum Botanicum is premiering an outdoor show this Saturday called “The Last, Best Town,” about two families from different cultures, and what the American dream means to them. KCRW also looks at the legislative challenges facing theaters as they reopen.
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3 stories‘We Live On’: Tim Robbins' Great Depression-era play aims to help us recover from COVID pandemic
A new virtual play by The Actors’ Gang details peoples’ experiences during the Great Depression. It’s called “ We Live On ” and runs through September 6. It’s based on Studs Terkel’s book “ Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression .”
Read the story9 minLA theaters are looking to slowly reopen, but legislative challenges remain
After 16 months of isolation, Angelenos are beginning to seek in-person arts and cultural events, but LA theaters continue to face big challenges as they try to keep the lights on.
Read the story8 min‘The Last, Best Town’: How the American Dream differs for a Latino family and a white family in Fillmore
“The Last, Best Small Town” premieres at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga Canyon this Saturday and runs through November 6.
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