How the City College Theater Department is Keeping Artistry Alive During COVID-19

Words by Sarah LoganGraphic by Aspasia Celia TsampasThe COVID-19 pandemic has left many students at City College feeling left out of the activities that once brought them joy and socialization before remote classes. With large gatherings being banned because of the lockdown, theater goers, performers, and actors have had to improvise. One group has come up with new ways to practice what they enjoy most— performing. The actors and actresses at City College will be producing a virtual theater production this upcoming season. The City College theater department will be virtually performing three plays between the months of March to May. These productions include Anna in the Tropics, written by Nilo Cruz, Levelling Up, written by Deborah Zoe Laufer, and The Importance of Being Earnest, written by Oscar Wilde. The City College theater department’s most recent completed virtual production was Dog Sees God, written by Bert V. Royal and directed by Josie Harding, an actress from City College. It was debuted on VIMEO, featuring a City College student cast from February 11th to February 13th.  Anna in the Tropics, directed by Julio Mongo, will be premiering from March 11th to March 13th. Levelling Up, directed by student Jared Martino, will…
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