Classic Theatre Closes Season of ‘Theatre in the Rough’ with Our Town
What do we actually need to tell a story?
This is the question Mark Stringham grappled with while directing the Classic Theatre’s recent production of
Our Town. It is also a question that theater leaders around the world have faced over the past 18 months. Can a Zoom performance come close to imitating the allure of live performance? How can theater, an art form that’s based on people gathering, survive a period of time when gatherings were few and far between?
“Regional theatre, really, was founded on being a cornerstone of its community,” says Kelly Roush, artistic and executive director of the Classic. “A place where the public can come together to talk about hard things, or funny things just what it’s like to be human. This has become even more important, I think, in the last five or six years as things have become increasingly partisan.”
The Board of The Classic Theatre of San Antonio announces the departure of Artistic and Executive Director, Kelly Hilliard Roush. She will be leaving The Classic Theatre of San Antonio effective June 1, 2021 and will be moving to the Twin Cities in Minnesota with her family.
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Things to do this week in San Antonio: 50 Cent, Our Town, Taylor Tomlinson
Jim Kiest and Deborah Martin, Staff writers
May 10, 2021
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Rapper 50 Cent is coming to San Antonio.Scott Dudelson /Getty Images
Event:50 Cent, the rapper who topped the charts in the ’00s with “In Da Club” and “Candy Shop” is the big draw for “Night in New San Antonio,” a celebration that also features Houston rapper Chamillionaire, live DJs and Fiesta-style food booths.
Doors 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Smoke BBQ + Skybar, 501 E. Crockett St. $50 (VIP packages available),
Stage: Classic Theatre wraps up its season of outdoor shows with the long-delayed staging of