COVID-19 Updates 3.26.20
Hi, Compass Family and Community,
As many of you know, our slogan is Stretching Creativity and Bravery Muscles through Theatre. It’s certainly a time for both creativity and bravery.
Like you, the Compass team has been taking steps to address what this pandemic will mean for Compass in the coming months. There are still many unknowns and we are doing all we can to navigate during these uncertain times.
Over the the last week, I’ve been calling our partners to connect and find out about what’s happening locally in each community. It was through these conversations that I realized that we have the privilege of continuing being what Compass has always been: highly flexible and responsive to each of our community's needs.
That means for the communities that it is best for us to look ahead to rescheduling or postponing programming, we've already begun that process. For the places who are best served by seeing how the situation develops, the decision to wait was made together. And for the communities and programming that seems the most optimistic to keep as schedule, we're moving forward with that optimism while being thoughtful and monitoring if those choices will need to be re-evaluated.
We also realized there was a need for a new kind of programming to meet the new challenges communities and families are facing. Thus, Compass is simultaneously working on launching Compass@Home to create new digital theatre opportunities for our young artists and their families and working on preparing for the next time we can physically join our students.
The monies collected from online programming, and any generous donations we receive at this time, will be the bridge between us and you that will help ensure our ability to overcome this unprecedented challenge and be back on the road soon!
If you'd like to read more in-depth you can read A Deeper Dive: Covid19 Impact on Compass.
Be well, stay safe, and join us for these new ways to stretch your creativity and bravery muscles!
-Cassandra Quinn and the Compass Team
Hi, Compass Family and Community,
As many of you know, our slogan is Stretching Creativity and Bravery Muscles through Theatre. It’s certainly a time for both creativity and bravery.
Like you, the Compass team has been taking steps to address what this pandemic will mean for Compass in the coming months. There are still many unknowns and we are doing all we can to navigate during these uncertain times.
Over the the last week, I’ve been calling our partners to connect and find out about what’s happening locally in each community. It was through these conversations that I realized that we have the privilege of continuing being what Compass has always been: highly flexible and responsive to each of our community's needs.
That means for the communities that it is best for us to look ahead to rescheduling or postponing programming, we've already begun that process. For the places who are best served by seeing how the situation develops, the decision to wait was made together. And for the communities and programming that seems the most optimistic to keep as schedule, we're moving forward with that optimism while being thoughtful and monitoring if those choices will need to be re-evaluated.
We also realized there was a need for a new kind of programming to meet the new challenges communities and families are facing. Thus, Compass is simultaneously working on launching Compass@Home to create new digital theatre opportunities for our young artists and their families and working on preparing for the next time we can physically join our students.
The monies collected from online programming, and any generous donations we receive at this time, will be the bridge between us and you that will help ensure our ability to overcome this unprecedented challenge and be back on the road soon!
If you'd like to read more in-depth you can read A Deeper Dive: Covid19 Impact on Compass.
Be well, stay safe, and join us for these new ways to stretch your creativity and bravery muscles!
-Cassandra Quinn and the Compass Team
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