Welcome Back to the Wild

10 The Shows Go On!

From bayfront concerts at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, to worldpremiere plays and musicals at La Jolla Playhouse and The Old Globe, San Diego’s stages are aglow with live productions. BY SARAH DAOUST

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Sometimes, you don’t realize how much you really love something until it suddenly disappears. For me, that something has been the performing arts—particularly live theater. I’ve covered the arts in San Diego for a decade, and although I’ve always enjoyed attending productions in the line of duty, I didn’t consciously register that a deep personal passion for it all was also building. A night at the opera; an evening with the symphony; Shakespeare under the stars at The Old Globe; a world-premiere musical at La Jolla Playhouse … These “work assignments” became my catharsis—my escape from reality to another place, where cell phones are silenced, and a crowd collectively submits to being present for a couple of hours. The lights dim, the stage lights up, and that familiar rush of excitement—the luxury of losing yourself in what’s unfolding before you—floods you. It was such therapeutic bliss. With the arrival of the pandemic, stages went dark. The silence was deafening— and admittedly for me, depressing. I was heartsick for all those who work in this world, and for those who’ve come to love it—and need it—as I do. Yet, in the spirit of “the show must go on,” never have I seen such resilience, devotion and determination to keeping the arts alive these last 18 months—from fundraising efforts to ultra-creative virtual productions. What a storm you’ve all weathered. Now, with fingers crossed over what the future holds, stages across San Diego are aglow once again. (See our main feature on p. 10. I’m especially ecstatic about the new Rady Shell at Jacobs Park; it’s a game changer for our city.) To all the venues and people who comprise our local performing arts community: Thank you and welcome back. Oh, how I’ve missed you.

— SARAH DAOUST

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