Short North Stage actors live together to make live production
Five artists have demonstrated their dedication to theater by quarantining together to produce a play for Short North Stage, the first Ohio professional theater approved for such in-person work. After isolating separately for two weeks, rehearsing via Zoom and getting tested four times for COVID-19, Artistic Director Edward Carignan and four actors lived and rehearsed together for another six days starting Jan. 18 at a rented house in the Short North. While staying indoors — and away from family and friends — they prepared, performed and recorded the dark comedy “Bad Jews” withou...