Going out to eat, to a concert, to a ballgame….all things the public is wondering about during this COVID-19 pandemic.  For David Finkel and Shelbyville’s Strand Theatre concerns about getting back to normal go even beyond that.

Finkel says getting the staffing back together for The Strand must happen before they can even consider scheduling performances.  And that means breaking habits that have been born during the shutdown.

As for getting back to normal, scheduling doesn’t come easy.  Especially for those that call The Strand home.

Finkel mentions just a few of the nearly 40 lost performances so far this year, including a one-man show featuring Winston Churchill.

Finkel says performances may return before the audience does, depending on how the state introduces breaking down the stay-at-home order.  Streaming shows may be a part of beginning again at The Strand.