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fall schedule remains limited . Folsom Lake College ’ s Falcon ’ s Eye Theatre will use the main stage for “ A Midsummer Night ’ s Dream ” in November , and there are plans to partner with various outlets including the Folsom Lake Symphony , Placer Pops Chorale , the El Dorado Musical Theatre , the Pamela Hayes Classical Ballet , Folsom Concert Association , Ballet Folklorico de Sacramento , and the Folsom Rotary . Each company will be responsible for selling tickets and marketing .
A full reboot is not a fast process , Leavitt says . “ Everything takes time : We have to do inspections and make sure it ’ s safe — things get dusty ,” she says . “ When you ’ re shut down for 15 months , it takes a while to come back ready .”
For some , the shelter-in-place mandate demonstrated a need to evolve . Jerry Montoya , executive producer at the B Street Theatre , quickly realized he needed to pivot and grow . “ We jumped right into online ( performances ) and learned how to stream ,” Montoya says . The company purchased equipment to stage six free virtual shows every week and rented its venue , The Sofia , to groups such as the United States Air Force Band , which recorded a documentary in the space .
The B Street , which returned this summer with live music , will resume in-person theater this month with a goal to remain inclusive . “ We ’ ve all learned what it means to not have arts accessible , so we ’ re ( examining ) how to keep accessibility through streaming available ,” Montoya says .
The original opening of the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center , formerly known as the Sacramento Community Center Theater , was postponed due to the pandemic . PHOTO BY WES DAVIS
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