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COVID-1 9 lnfOrmatiOn lf yoil had u planned ever{ iil 2020 or 2021. whelher they vrere able lq iake place or rot. please describe any successes and challenges you experienced. The pandemic upended all our production plans lasl year, and even through the beginning af 2021 . We had already invested close to $3400 in royalties to secure the rights to produce this extremely popular Broadway shoq Mamma Mia, so our focus has always been on finding a way to reschedule this production versus canceling it outright. With a cast and crew of 30+, live band of 10 musicians, and extensive sets and costume needs. this show requires our biggest mainstage to do it justice, and the opportunity for the largest audience to recoup the costs of putting on the show. Audience and per{ormance related restrictions necessitated the rescheduling of the original event from July 202A to July 2021. But in early January. with updates at the local and state level. it was clear that many of the restrictions would be in place until June or July of 2021. That would hamper our audition and 6-week rehearsal schedule and limit our audience size to the point where lt wasn't financially feasible to break even. We made the decision to move our iwo-person winter play (Greater Tuna) to the summer slot so that we could accommodate smaller cast and audience sizes. The company that owns the royaliies almost didn't let us reschedule the show br 2A22. because a National Tor.rr of the show will be starting, and we faced the prospect of cancelling this beloved show completely. Only to turn around and have the rights be restored two weeks laler.2022 is our last chance to produce Mamma Mia for the foreseeable future, and we are determined to make it happen. Our Board of Directors has had to make tough decisions and it reviewed, revrsed, and drafted VMT policies for auditions and rehearsals. cleaning procedures, mitigating health risks for audiences. and cancellation policies based on the CDC, State and local guidelines. VMT got creative wiih our fundraising as well, moving our auction online. We also explored new technologies that would allow us to stream performances and successfully held three virtual events in2020.lhe "No Show", "Songs of Hope - Cabaret", and "Noel: An Elegant Evening of Music and Poetry." ln 2021 . we are proud that we were able to produce our Rising Star production for youth (The Phantom Tollbooth) this spring, our two-man comedy of Greater Tuna this summer: and this November will be our first dinner theatrelcabaret style event, Cabernet Cabaret. We've been able to successfully adapt these productions this year to meet the changing health gr.ridelines. 2500 ':ha.acier Iimit