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Collected Item: “Local Actors Disagree on Safety of Return To The Theatre”

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Local Actors Disagree on Safety of Return To The Theatre

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Screenshot from Facebook Post

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Local actors are very cautious about returning to the theatre and resuming rehearsals/productions. This particular post shows the distrust of public and civic officials as they are contradicting the data provided. Some are turning against each other because of the differences of opinion and fears based in the conflicting data. Actors have been hit hard by the Pandemic and want to get back to work. Others are more cautious, arguing that the safety of others is more important.

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#Actors, #ActorsStillFeelUnsafe, #PerformersAreDivided

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Mark Fossen

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2020-05-28
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