“I want to see those people working.”Although some shows had completed casting before Covid-19 hit New York, many have stepped up with an express desire to employ stage actors. Robert and Michelle King conceived the goofy horror comedy “The Bite,” in part, to keep stage actors working. “Employing people that were out of work from the theater was uppermost in our mind,” Michelle King said. Filmed comparatively early in the pandemic, it was mostly shot remotely, in actors’ homes. “Because people are acting by themselves, you really need people that are at the very top of their craft,” she said.

Source: New York Times May 12, 2021 09:00 UTC