Shakespeare in Delaware Park postponed to next year

Instead of celebrating a rich 45 year history, Shakespeare in Delaware Park is postponing this year's productions to 2021.

NEXT TONIGHT...COVID-19 IS BRINGINGDOWN THE CURTAINON SHAKESPEARE INTHE PARK..FOR THISSEASON...BUT YOU CAN STILLHAVE THEEXPERIENCE... IN THETHE COMFORT OFYOUR OWN HOME..7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER ALAERREBHI EXPLAINS..OUTCUE: 7 EWN.PKG:TRT = 1:29CUTLINE:SHAKESPEARE INDELAWARE PARKPOSTPONED TO NEXTYEAR.INSTEAD OFCELEBRATING A RICH45 YEAR HISTORY,SHAKESPEARE INDELAWARE PARK ISPOSTPONING THISYEAR'S PRODUCTIONSTO 2021."WE HELD OUT ASLONG AS WE COULD INHOPES THAT WEWOULD INDEED BEABLE TO HAVE OURSUMMER SEASON THISYEAR,"EXECUTIVE DIRECTOROF SDP LISA LUDWIGSAYS IT'S BECAUSESTATE ANDGOVERNMENTPROTOCOLS AREN'T INPLACE YET.

SO FORTHE SAFETY OFACTORS, STAFF ANDCREW, THEY WON'T BEON THE HILL THIS"I WAS SUPPOSED TOPLAY STARVELINGFROM A MIDSUMMERNIGHT'S DREAM.UNFORTUNATELY ITHAS BEENPOSTPONED, WHICH ISGREAT 'CAUSE WESTILL WILL GET TO DOIT NEXT YEAR ANDTHEY'RE KEEPING THESAME CAST TO THEBEST OF THEIRABILITY."IN THE MEANTIME, TBUFFALO THEATERCOMPANY IS BRINGINGALL THINGSSHAKESPEARE TO YOUAT HOME...WITHONLINE WORKSHOPS,LESSONS AND AWEEKLY GUEST ARTISTSERIES."WE'RE CALLING ITOUR INTERMEZZOSEASON.

WE AREPLANNING TO DO AFOUR PERSONTOURING SHOW,HOPEFULLY IN AUGUSTWITH THECOLLABORATION OFTHE OLMSTED PARKS."ONE OF THE ACTORSIS ANGELOHEIMOWITZ."IT SEEMS PRETTYEXCITING.

I KNOW ALITTLE BIT ABOUT ITAND OUR FIRSTREHEARSAL IS ONJUNE SECOND.""WE SEE 40,000AUDIENCE MEMBERSEVERY SUMMER.

SO ITIS OUR GOAL RIGHTNOW WITHEVERYTHING WE'REGOING THROUGH IS TOSTILL BE THERE FORTHE COMMUNITY."AND SINCE THEY'REMISSING OUT ONTHEIR 45-TH BIRTHDAY-- MEMBERS SAY NEXTYEAR, THEY'RE GONNAGO ALL OUT."I THINK ONCEEVERYTHINGEVENTUALLY OPENSBACK UP AND WE DOIT, IT'S GOING TO BE AREAL PARTY."IN BUFFALO, ALAERREBHI, 7 EWN.