On March 16th, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of TN made the decision to move all classes online through the end of the semester and to cancel all events, which included all performances at the Clarence Brown Theatre (CBT). Hamlet was nearing the end of its run, but abruptly had to close, cancelling the final three performances. Airness and A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder had not yet begun rehearsals, but all of the elements were in place. The shows had been cast, designs completed, orchestra hired and production meetings had been taking place months in advance. All of that came to a screeching halt when the seriousness of the pandemic became all too apparent. Theatres all across the world are experiencing just what the CBT encountered. Months of planning and rehearsing to create something that the public will never get to experience. What does that mean for the theatre and all of those who were involved in the cancelled productions? What kind of loss will they see and how can they recover from these losses? Morning Concert host, Melony Dodson, had a conversation with Calvin MacLean, Artistic Director and Tom Cervone, Managing Director, of the CBT to find out more.
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