[Capdist-announce] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Berkshire On Stage Going Dark

[Gail Burns]

With many major producing and presenting venues in the Berkshire region
cancelling or postponing events, it is impossible for
https://berkshireonstage.wordpress.com/ - an all volunteer Website - to
provide a complete enough picture of what is and isn’t happening to be
helpful. As of this writing (March 13, 2020) it is not prudent to encourage
people to attend large gatherings, nor is it safe to send reviewers into
such situations. So for now Berkshire On Stage will “go dark” with no new
postings until it seems safe for us to assemble in large groups again.

   1. If you hold tickets or are thinking of buying tickets for an event,
   please check with the ticketing agent to ascertain if it has been cancelled
   or postponed, Many venues are offering refunds or credits to attend a
   future event, but if you are able please consider donating what you have
   already paid to help the organization weather these challenging times.
   2. If you want to audition for a production that might be far enough in
   the future to be past the time of greatest danger of contagion, contact the
   director/producer and ask if they will accept audition materials digitally.
   3. If you are able, consider making a donation to or buying a gift
   certificate from the arts organizations you value so that they have cash on
   hand to meet payroll and bills. Remember that VERY FEW artists have health
   insurance and things like sick leave, vacation, and paid time off are
   non-existent in the performing arts.

Theatres have been closed before during pandemics and during times when
society has turned against artists in various ways. And for millennia the
theatre has bounced back. This too shall pass.

See you soon!

Gail M. Burns

berkshireonstage at gmail.com

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Gail M. Burns
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Williamstown, MA 01267-2511
413-458-4246 home
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