The Coaster makes a comeback Theater schedules 2021 productions BY RAY GARCIA After a year without any in-house shows, the Coaster Theatre Playhouse plans to reopen its doors to the public for part of its 2021 season. The theater is working on several pro- ductions this year, including a collection of scenes and sonnets from William Shake- speare; a home-grown mystery; a classic drama; and a community-written, radio- style Charles Dickens project. The theater had to cancel many of its shows that were planned for 2020 because of the coronavirus. The last in-house show the theater hosted was its production of “A Bench in the Sun” in February 2020. “We only did one of our 2020-slated shows last year,” said Jenni Tronier, the the- ater’s marketing and operations director. “We normally do seven shows in a tradi- tional season and we only did one.” See Page 7 Actors perform ‘Shakespeare in the Park’ in 2020. A scene from the theater’s 2020 show, ‘A Bench in the Sun.’ Actors during the theater’s 2019 show ‘Nunsense.’ 6 // COASTWEEKEND.COM