Theatre and arts programs trying to bounce back after a hard year of adjustments Theatre and arts programs trying to bounce back after a hard year of adjustments By Chet Landry | March 9, 2021 at 7:52 AM CST - Updated March 9 at 7:53 AM BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Among the hardest hit industries during the first year of the pandemic are the theatre and the arts. The places that people usually turn to for a departure from the stresses of the world were forced to shutter. As the one year anniversary of Mississippiâs first COVID case, theatre officials are reflecting on the last year and looking towards the future.