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Theater Talk: Keeping busy? Shakespeare certainly did during his "social distancing"

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Are you being productive during this time of "social distancing?" Shakespeare, during one period of the plague in the early 1600s wrote ANTHONY AND CLEOPATRA, MACBETH, and KING LEAR. 

Here is a list of productions scheduled for Spring 2020, roughly in chronological order of opening that are confirmed cancelled, curtailed, or postponed in response to COVID-19. Those marked with a ? will most likely be cancelled or postponed. Listings courtesy of theatertalkbuffalo.com where you can visit to keep up to date.
This list will be updated here as information becomes available. 
 
Scotch & Madness - Alleyway 2/20-3/14
Hand to God - Road Less Traveled Productions 3/5-29
Kiss of Spider Woman - New Phoenix Theatre 3/6-28
Indecent - Kavinoky 3/6-29 -- moved to July 9 - 19
The Onion Game - Irish Classical Theatre 3/6-29
Eclipsed - Subversive - 3/6-28
Hello, Dolly! - Shea's - 3/10-15
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time - All for One - @710 3/12-29 -- rescheduled for February 11 – 28, 2021
Dance on Widows Row - Paul Robeson Theatre 3/13-4/5
The Outsiders - TOY 3/14-5/5
Three Tall Women - Second Generation 3/20-4/5
Buffalo Quickies - Alleyway 3/26-4/18
Everybody, UB Theatre & Dance, 4/1-5
Shaw Festival Season - opening 4/1 - postponed through 5/25
Stratford Festival Season - postponed until 6/2
Diary of a Wombat - Shea's 710 - 4/7
Desde el Puente (10 min) - Raices 4/10-26 -presumed
The Band's Visit -- Shea's 4/14-19
Lucky Stiff - O'Connell 4/16-5/10
Gospel at Colonus - Ujima 4/17-5/10
Robert Dubac’s Book of Moron - Shea's 710 4/17
The Dining Room, Carriage House Players, Taylor Theater, Lockport, April 17- 26
Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder - Musicalfare 4/22-5/24 - postponed 
Imagine the World - Alleyway 4/23-5/16
Modern Orthodox - Jewish Rep 4/23-5/17 -- possibly moved to next season
Curious Case/Watson Road Less Traveled 4/23-5/17
The Cherry Orchard - Irish Classical 4/24-5/17
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - New Phoenix 4/24-5/23
Merrily We Roll Along -- UB Theatre & Dance, 4/24 - 5/3
Shea's Black-tie Gala with Audra MacDonald 4/25 -- rescheduled 10/23
Miss Nelson Has a Field Day, Shea's, 4/29
Mystery of Irma Vep - Kavinoky 5/1-24
?Bubbling Brown Sugar - Paul Robeson Theatre 5/1-24
Five Songs for Fillmore - Torn Space 5/1-17
Carmen - Buffalo Opera Unlimited - 5/1&3 - moved to 12/4&6
Bright Star - MusicalFare@710 5/7-17
Go Dog Go - TOY 5/9-6/6
?Anton in Show Business - Brazen-Faced Varlets 5/15-5/31
?Two Afternoons at Kelly’s - Subversive 5/15-6/6
Steel Magnolias - O'Connell & Co - 5/28-6/21
Man with a Load of Mischief - Opera-Lytes - 6/4 - 7
Drama at Inish - Irish Classical 6/5-28 
Spunk -- Ujima - 6/5-28*
?Cabaret - Second Generation 6/12-28
?As You Like It -- Shakespeare in Delaware Park -- 6/13 - 7/12
?Swing Swing Swing - Musicalfare 7/8-8/9
?A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Shakespeare in Delaware Park -- 7/18 - 8/16
 
Listings courtesy of www.theatertalkbuffalo.com
 

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