Showtime,
stalled
Theater groups try to adapt
amid pandemic
BY ALYSSA EVANS
This s pring was going to be a big season
for theater groups on the North Coast before
the coronavirus pandemic required all ven-
ues to cancel planned events.
On the Long Beach Peninsula, the Pen-
insula Association of Performing Artists
was in the middle of its season featuring
“Almost, Maine.” The Peninsula Play-
ers eagerly awaited its opening night of the
musical “A Bag Full of Miracles.”
In Astoria, The Ten Fifteen Theater’s
production of “The Weir” was postponed,
then canceled. Astor Street Opry Company’s
live shows are on hiatus. The Liberty The-
atre and the Clatsop Community College
Performing Arts Center shuttered ahead of
months fi lled with concerts, fundraisers and
other events.
Patrick Webb
From left, Kevin Perry, Bette Lu Krause and Rita Smith rehearse in March for ‘A Bag Full of Miracles.’
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