As the coronavirus forced theaters across the US to close their doors and shut down productions, a Texas venue got creative to make sure that the show could go on.
Caitlan Leblo has been singing, dancing and performing on stage since she was 5 years old. Her husband, Josh, has been performing since his senior year of high school. But this week marked a first for them -- performing to a parking lot full of cars.
"Obviously, it was time for us to try and figure out some alternatives," said JaceSon Barrus, artistic director of the Plaza Theatre."We wanted to figure out a way to continue to keep our staff paid and remain viable in the public eye." "The first night we had a terrible rainstorm. It opened up right as people started parking, but I can think of no other show where a downpour was actually fine."
"It's quite interesting, especially when one of the performers is your wife," Josh Leblo told CNN."You're singing a love song together and you've got to be six feet apart while your gravitation almost wants you to naturally get closer."The scene from the stage as a performer sings to a parking lot of cars.The shows were a hit. And caused some traffic, about 100 cars came out to each show.
"As people were enjoying the show, they would flash their headlights and honk their car horns. It was pretty cool," said Barrus. "It was absolutely wonderful to be able to get out of the house and feel connected with other people, even if we did have to stay in our cars," wrote Kristen Worth, a Cleburne resident who attended one of the performances.
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