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Silver Lining:
Unraveling the Year That Was
2020 |
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FREE Virtual Broadcast - Watch
Anytime! |
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This Retrospective
is Our Gift to You for Your
Support!
2020.
Some have called it the longest year on
record. Others have said, "2020 was a tough 'decade', but we got
through it!"
There really wasn't much to celebrate in 2020..........or was
there?
At The Strand, we always strive to find
the light even in the darkest moments. In a year that saw
nationwide shut-downs and ongoing state-mandated restrictions
that decimated the performance art industry, something
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Like many struggling venues, the staff
and volunteers worked tirelessly to find ways to keep the lights
on and remain relevant in the hearts and minds of the audiences
that have come to love The Strand for its intimate space,
excellent acoustics and outstanding performances.
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The original
Stranded in Zelie was to be a one-time
benefit concert that featured fan-favorites like Jeremy
Czarniak & Michael Marra, and the international singing
group, The Cetlic Tenors. Eight more productions later,
it turned out that 2020 was a pretty good year,
virtually speaking.
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What began with a single virtual
concert to raise money for the theater and the artists that
suddenly found themselves out of work turned into NINE virtual
productions! The programming was as wide and varied as the live
shows that The Strand had become famous for!
From Broadway and regional talent,
to Nashville songwriters, to top-shelf student performers, to
artists that appeared on all three of the major network TV
talent competitions, The Strand's slate of virtual shows turned
out to be something really special.
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Clockwise from top
left, The Sazerac
Players from
Stranded in Zelie:
The Series,
the cast of
Shows in the Attic,
Nashville songwriter
Conrad Fisher from
Radio Free Espy,
The Voice's Chris
Jamison from
Christmas with Chris,
Jeremy Czarniak &
Kelly Marra from
Stranded in Zelie:
The Series
and the cast of
A Very Zelie
Christmas. |
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That's why we created SILVER LINING, to
shed the light on a year that was pretty dark and
cloudy otherwise. We hope that you enjoy this FREE
broadcast that showcases segments from each of our virtual
productions, including terrific music, hysterical comedy
routines and lively dance numbers, all designed to make your day
just a little bit brighter and a little more joyful!
SILVER LINING: Unraveling the Year That Was 2020
is our gift to you, our supportive audience. Thank you for
staying with us, for donating, for returning refund checks, and
for writing to us and posting on social media about how you
can't wait to get back to The Strand to enjoy the immense talent
that we bring to Main Street! It all means so much more than you
can know!
We're not out of the woods yet. Currently, we're still
permitted to operate at only 10% of our total occupancy.
However, an encouraging statistic was announced recently that,
according to the CDC, the U.S. has already administered more
COVID vaccines than the total population infected since the
outbreak began. Hopefully soon, we'll be able welcome you back
through our bright red doors to enjoy the kind of live,
professional theater that you've come to know us for.
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