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COVID-19 lnfOfmatiOn lf you had a planned eveni an 2020 or 2021. lvhelher tirey were able lo iake place or nol. please describe any success-as and challelges yoal experienced. The pandemic upended all our production plans last year, and even through the beginning of 2A21 . We had already invested close to $3400 in royalties to secure the rights to produce this extremely popular Broadway show, 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, ihis 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-formance related restrictions necessitated the rescheduling of ihe original event from July 2020 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 ol 2A21 . That would hamper our audition and 6-week rehearsal schedule and limit our audience size to the point where it wasn't financialiy feasrble to break even. We made the decision to move our two-person winter play (Greater Tuna) to the summer slot so that we could accommodate smaller cast and audience sizes. The company that owns the royalties almost didn't let us reschedule the show far 2022, because a National Tour 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 resiored two weeks laler. 2022 is our last chance io 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, revised, and drafted VMT policies for auditions and rehearsals, cleaning procedures, mitigating healih risks for audiences. and cancellation policies based on the CDC. State and local guidelines. VMT got creative wilh our fundraising as well, moving our auction online. We also explored new technologies ihat would allow us to stream peformances and successfully held three virtual events in 2O2A. the "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 lheatre/cabaret style event, Cabernet Cabaret. We've been able to successfully adapt these productions this year to meet the changing health guidelines. 2500 character liryril