Heather: THIS YEAR HAS BEEN
UNUSUAL TO SAY THE LEAST DUE TO
COVID-19, FORCING ARTS AND
ENTERTAINMENT VENUES TO MAKE
TOUGH DECISIONS CONCERNING AMP'S
SAFETY.
HAPPENING ON OUR ciSTAGE, THE
KRANNERT CENTER FOR THE FORMING
ARTS IS CANCELLING THEIR FALL
IN-PERSON PERFORMANCES.
BRIDGETTE HAS THE DETAILS.
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.
Guest: SO GLAD TO BE HERE,
HEATHER.
Heather: I WISH IT WERE ON A
HAPPIER NOTE.
HOWEVER, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
EVERYBODY STAYS SAFE DURING THE
FALL SEASON OF THE KRANNERT
CENTER.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT LED YOU
ALL TO COME TO THIS DECISION TO
CANCEL YOUR FALL SEASON.
Guest: WELL, AS YOU COULD
IMAGINE, HEATHER, THIS HAS BEEN
A CONVERSATION HAPPENING OVER
THE LAST FIVE MONTHS.
IT'S REALLY BEEN A THOUGHTFUL
PROCESS THAT WE'VE GUN THROUGH
WITH OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE
PERFORMING ARTS.
REALLY CONSIDERING THE PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES AND THE NEEDS FOR
ACADEMIC PERFORMING ARTS
STUDENTS AND THE ILLINOIS
GUIDELINES.
THIS IS A DECISION WE CAME TO.
WE FEEL CONFIDENT IT'S THE RIGHT
CHOICE AT THIS TIME FOR THE FALL
SEMESTER.
Heather: I CAN REMEMBER WHEN
THIS STARTED AND THEY CANCELLED
FOURTH OF JULY AND THINKING BUT
THAT'S SO FAR AWAY!
BUT NOW, YOU HAVE TO PLAN THIS
FAR OUT IN ADVANCE, ESPECIALLY
WE ENYOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
BRINGING SOME OF THE AMAZING
ACTS THAT YOU BRING TO CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
I'M SURE THEY'VE GOT SCHEDULES
AS WELL TO FIGURE OUT.
Guest: THAT'S ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT.
WE ACTUALLY PLAN SEASONS OUT
SEVERAL YEARS AT A TIME AND THE
CONTRACTS TAKE MONTHS TO
EXECUTE.
WE KNEW WE WERE AT A POINT WHERE
HE NEEDED TO MAKE A DECISION FOR
THE SEMESTER.
AND WE'LL BE MAKING A DECISION
ABOUT THE SPRING SEMESTER IN A
COUPLE OF MONTHS, PROBABLY THE
END OF OCTOBER.
BECAUSE AGAIN, WE HAVE TO MAKE
DECISIONS IN ADVANCE ENOUGH TO
BE ABLE TO PUT THEM ON SALE, TO
DO THE CONTRACT, AND TO REALLY
EXECUTE THE WORK IN A QUALITY
WAY THAT OUR PATRONS ARE USED
TO.
Heather: I HAVE TO TELL YOU
QUICKLY, BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT
ANYTHING ELSE, THANK YOU AGAIN
FOR SHARING THE CHOCOLATE CHIP
COOKIE RECIPE FROM THE CAFE
THERE!
BECAUSE I MADE THEM, AND THEY
WERE FANTASTIC!
Guest: I SAW YOUR INSTAGRAM
ACCOUNT.
I WAS SO PLEASED.
I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE BEST
RECIPES OUT THERE.
I HAVE TO ADMIT IT, I MADE THEM
A COUPLE OF TIMES MYSELF DURING
QUARANTINE.
Heather: YOU CAN HAVE A
PIECE OF KRANNERT AT HOME EVEN
THOUGH THINGS ARE IN THE MIDDLE
OF A PANDEMIC.
SOMETHING ELSE PEOPLE CAN TAKE
HOME, NOT NECESSARILY PHYSICAL
COPY, BUT YOU'RE OFFERING A
DIGITAL COPY OF OUR SEASON
BOOKS.
TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
Guest: YEAH, WE BEGAN
WORKING ON A SEASON BOOK IN
JANUARY, FEBRUARY.
AND SO I WENT AHEAD AND FINISHED
THE BOOK KNOWING THAT WE MAY NOT
GET TO ACTUALLY DO THE
PERFORMANCES.
WE THOUGHT IN LIGHT OF THE
CANCELLATIONS, IT WOULD BE NICE
TO HONOR THE ARTISTS THAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN WITH US THIS FALL BY
SHARING THE LINEUP AND BEAUTIFUL
PUBLICATION WE WORKED SO HARD
ON.
Heather: AS YOU MENTIONED,
SPRING IS STILL IN LIMBO NOW FOR
THE SPRING SEASON.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP OUR FINGERS
CROSSED THAT THINGS CAN HAPPEN.
Guest: YEAH.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE TAKING IT ONE
DAY AT A TIME.
LIKE EVERYONE IS IN THEIR WORLD
NOW.
AND ONLY PLANNING OUT AS FAR AS
WE'RE ABLE TO.
AND AS YOU SAID, FINGERS CROSSED
THE DAY WILL COME AGAIN WE CAN
GATHER AGAIN.
Heather: AND PEOPLE CAN KEEP
UP WITH YOU ONLINE FOR, YOU
KNOW, ALL THE LATEST NEWS AND
UPDATES WHEN IT COMES TO
KRANNERT BY SIGNING UP FOR YOUR
E-MAIL LIST, RIGHT?
Guest: THAT'S RIGHT.
THE WORK AT KRANNERT CENTER HAS
NOT STOPPED.
OUR MISSION CONTINUES WHETHER WE
CAN BE IN OUR FACILITY OR NOT.
SO WE HOPE FOLKS STAY IN TOUCH
THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OUR SOCIAL
MEDIA CHANNELS, OUR E-MAIL LIST
TO LEARN ABOUT THE GREAT
CONCERTS WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT
THIS FALL IN TERMS OF DIGITAL
PLATFORMS, SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT
AND OTHER WAYS WE CAN HELP
CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH
THE ARTS DURING THIS DIFFICULT
TIME.
Heather: WE APPRECIATE THE
WORK YOU'RE DOING TO KEEP THE
ARTS ALIVE DURING A PANDEMIC.
WE WILL BE HAPPY TO SHARE THE
COOKIE RECIPE AS WELL AS EVERY
WAY TO CONNECT WITH THE KRANNERT
CENTER AND GET ON THAT E-MAIL
LIST ON OUR WEBSITE AFTER
TODAY'S SHOW, www.CILiving.tv.
BRIDGETTE, THANK YOU FOR BEING
WITH US.