In the midst of in-person productions closing, Dr. E. Christin Essin continues her yearly tradition of designing and building a brand new theater - a gingerbread theatre, Her candy creations bring to mind the people who build and care for our stages, who design productions, and who work backstage, all of whom, in normal times, help the show go on.

Singing remains an incredibly high risk activity amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. However, mask research continues, pushing forward our understanding of what makes singing dangerous and how we can make it safer, of vital interest for many performers displaced over the last five months.

In preparation for an outdoor pageant wagon-style adaptation of the morality play Everyman, Sound Designer Robert Kaplowitz shares audio samples of his experiments with a performer who is masked for safety. For this production, all performers will be masked, and will maintain 6' spacing between one another. The wagon will be traveling streets in Philadelphia, and audiences will be watching from their porches and from hula-hooped spaces on the street.