Abstract
The intimacy of the performer-audience relationship is timeless. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the theatre community has succeeded in creating many solutions to allow performances to fit into a virtual world. Julia Stemper and her theatre company, Stone Soup Shakespeare, provided a new lens into how virtual theatre has impacted the performer's ability to connect with their audience. I will explore how these relationships have changed in the midst of a global pandemic and the value that performers find in live performance.
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The Virtual Performer-Audience Relationship
The intimacy of the performer-audience relationship is timeless. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the theatre community has succeeded in creating many solutions to allow performances to fit into a virtual world. Julia Stemper and her theatre company, Stone Soup Shakespeare, provided a new lens into how virtual theatre has impacted the performer's ability to connect with their audience. I will explore how these relationships have changed in the midst of a global pandemic and the value that performers find in live performance.