Heather: THIS TIME OF YEAR,
YOU'RE USUALLY ENJOYING LIVE
HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES IN
THEATERS.
BUT WHILE WE CAN'T GATHER
IN-PERSON FOR THE SHOW NOW, YOU
COULD STILL ENJOY THE ACTS
VIRTUALLY.
JOINING US ON OUR VIRTUAL
ciSTAGE, IT'S THE LITTLE THEATRE
ON THE SQUARE IN SULLIVAN.
AND JOHN STEVENS IS WITH US.
JOHN, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING
WITH US THIS AFTERNOON.
HOW IS IT GOING?
Guest: THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU EVEN
THOUGH I'M NOT THERE.
Heather: I KNOW, EXACTLY.
I FEEL THE SAME WAY.
LET'S TALK A LITTLE ABOUT HOW
THINGS ARE GOING AT THE LITTLE
THEATRE ON THE SQUARE.
BECAUSE I'M GUESSING SHOWS ARE
STILL BEING POSTPONED.
Guest: THEY ARE
UNFORTUNATELY.
BUT WE HAD TO COME UP WITH A NEW
WAY OF DOING THIS, SOMETHING
WE'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE.
SO WE CAME UP WITH THIS KIND OF
PLAN I GUESS YOU COULD CALL IT,
AND HOW COULD WE GET ALL OF OUR
FAVORITE PEOPLE THAT WORK AT
LITTLE THEATRE OF THE SQUARE
THAT WORK TOGETHER TO DO ONE
SHOW FROM THEIR LIVING ROOMS.
WE WROTE A SCRIPT TO GO ALONG
WITH IT.
IT FOLLOWS THE GIVING OF
CHRISTMAS CARDS.
IT'S TRYING TO GET ME IN THE
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
SO I SEND OUT ALL THESE
CHRISTMAS CARDS TO ALL THESE
DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
WHEN THEY OPEN THE CARD
MAGICALLY, THEY GO FROM BEING IN
THEIR JUST WOKE UP DUDS OR
WHATEVER OR WORKOUT CLOTHES TO
BEING SHOW-READY, HAIR DONE,
MAKEUP, GLITZY COSTUME AND READY
TO GO!
Heather: WELL, WHERE IS THAT
MAGIC WHEN I'M TRYING TO GET
READY FOR "ciLIVING," JOHN?
Guest: YOU DIDN'T GET MY
CHRISTMAS CARD?
I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T SEND IT TO YOU!
[LAUGHTER]
Heather: CAN WE WORK ON
THAT, PLEASE.
SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT WAY OF
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX AND
TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST OUT OF A
TOUGH SITUATION HERE DURING A
PANDEMIC.
WE HEAR ALL THE TIME ABOUT HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO SUPPORT OUR
SMALL BUSINESSES, OUR SPLAUL
SHOPS.
BUT IT'S JUST AS EQUALLY
IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THE ARTS,
BECAUSE THEY'RE STRUGGLING JUST
AS WELL, RIGHT?
Guest: YEAH, WE HAD OVER
BEING ABLE TO DO OUR SHOWS.
SO WE HAD TO BE CREATIVE IN
THINKING HOW WE CAN AT LEAST
BRING SOME KIND OF INCOME IN.
THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT WAY FOR US
TO SEE SOME OF THAT INCOME COME
IN FROM OUR AMAZING, SUPPORTIVE
PATRONS AND EVEN OUR SPONSORS.
SO WE CALLED A LOT OF OUR
SPONSORS IN TOGETHER TO MAKE
THIS HAPPEN, AND HAD TO BUY A
LITTLE EQUIPMENT, SOME EDITS
EQUIPMENT AND NEW COMPUTETORY
MAKE IT HAPPEN.
AND IT'S FIRST THING NEED
EDITING.
I'M SURPRISED I'M NOT COMPLETELY
GRAY HAIRED.
BUT WE MAKE IT HAPPEN.
Heather: THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU DEFINITELY MAKE THINGS
HAPPEN AT LITTLE THEATRE ON THE
SQUARE.
BACK TO THE SHOW, IF PEOPLE WANT
TO SUPPORT THE ARTS AT THE
THEATRE AND THEY WANT TO CHECK
OUT YOUR VIRTUAL SHOW, HOW DO
THEY GO ABOUT DOING THAT?
Guest: MUCH WE TRIED TO MAKE
IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE.
THEY JUST GO TO OUR WEBSITE
WWW.thelittletheatre.org AND GO
TO THE BUY TICKETS NOW PART OF
IT.
AND THEY CLICK THAT.
AND THERE'S THREE OPTIONS FOR
THEM TO BUY THE SHOW.
THEY CAN BUY IT FOR 24-HOUR
VIEWING, A WEEK-LONG VIEWING,
WHICH WE'RE CALLING OUR FAMILY
GOES THROUGH JANUARY 1st.
SO THEY CAN WATCH AS MANY TIMES
AS THEY WANT WITH THE EXTENDED
VIEWING OR WEEK-LONG, FOR A
WHOLE WEEK.
THEY DO THAT.
THE THEY CLICK IT.
BUY IT WITH THEIR CREDIT CARD.
WE SEND THEM A LINK AND
PASSWORD.
AS SOON AS THEY HIT THE LINK,
THEY ASK FOR THE PASSWORD AND
BOOM THEY'RE READY TO WATCH.
IT'S THROUGH WWW.vimeo.com.
IF YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNT, YOU CAN
PULL IT UP ON YOUR T.V. AND
WATCH IT.
Heather: FUN!
YOU BRING IN GREAT ACTS FROM
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
ARE WE GOING TO SEE LOCALS OR
ALUMNI?
IT'S A MIX OF EVERYTHING.
THERE'S OVER 50 ALUMNI.
THERE'S 15 LOCAL KIDS IN THE
SHOW AS WELL.
Heather: ALL RIGHT.
WELL, DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO
BRIGHTEN THE HOLIDAYS AND GET
EVERYBODY IN THE SPIRIT EVEN
THOUGH THINGS ARE LOOKING
DIFFERENT.
WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK AND
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Guest: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO
YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON
TODAY!
Heather: YOU ARE SO WELCOME.
WE WILL DEFINITELY CONNECT
EVERYONE TO THE "VIRTUAL
CHRISTMAS CARD" HAPPENING AT
LITTLE THEATRE ON THE SQUARE AT
www.CILiving.tv.