• Photo by Lynn Meade. Claire Fossey (THE SPACE TRAVELLER) and NaTosha Devon (THE CLEAN CLOWN)

  • Photo by Lynn Meade. Audience members take in the show

  • Co-creator Mischa Hutchings

  • Photo by Lynn Meade. Audrey Romero (CAP)

  • The Space Traveller (Claire Fossey)

  • Photo by Lynn Meade


Title: Hold Fast a 35 minute site-specific play

Medium: Live performance

Time: Devised March-May, Rehearsed May-June, Performed July-August of 2020

Location: 30 different households in need

Reach: 500+ people

Curbside Theatre or: How to “Hold Fast” During A Pandemic

In March of 2020, as the world shut down it became immediately apparent to me that my art form, live theatre, was also going to be shut down for an indeterminate amount of time as well. Simultaneously, I recognized the suffering of those in my community living in deep isolation and fear. I set out to create a safe way to present live theatre safely in order to engage members of my community the most in need of connection. 

“Curbside Theatre,” as I imagined this concept should be called, would be delivered to the doorsteps of the community–“like pizza delivery, but better for the heart.” 

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“Hold Fast, [Curbside Theatre], a pandemic performance created in March 2020, created ‘jobs for their artistic community, an educational and cathartic experience for their audiences, and a repeatable platform with an ever-expansive reach of possibilities.’

—Britney Crowell, New York Theatre Review, Front Row Center

Arkansas Arts Council Community Engagement Fellowship 2022

“The Individual Artist Fellowship program recognizes artistic creative excellence,” said Jimmy Bryant, Arkansas Heritage director. “By providing financial support, the program enables award recipients to devote more time and energy to creating art and mastering their craft.”

—Arkansas Arts Council Awards Fellowships to 18 Creatives

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