As the pandemic continues to wreak financial havoc on America’s performing-arts organizations, more theater companies (though not nearly enough) are turning to webcasts of various kinds as a desperately needed source of revenue. Some, like New York’s Irish Repertory Theatre, are presenting new online-only productions, while others are streaming older shows drawn from their archives. TimeLine Theatre, a much-admired Chicago troupe that specializes in “stories inspired by history,” has chosen the latter course with “To Master the Art,” a bioplay about Julia Child that was commissioned by the company in 2008, had its premiere...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 28, 2020 20:48 UTC