On April 27, 2021, a small group of audience members found their seats, actors carried out their pre-show rituals and technicians prepped their starting cues as they waited for the curtains to rise on the UTNT (UT New Theatre) production of Community Garden. In this shared space, however, there would be no curtain or house lights to signify the start of the show. Masked audience members sat spaced out in folding chairs facing a lush garden rather than a stage. What connected them was a shared excitement at witnessing the magic of live theatre. It was this magic, complimented by the already supernatural elements of Renae Simone Jarrett’s script, that pushed the production team, cast and crew of Community Garden through a unique and sometimes tumultuous rehearsal process, bringing to fruition UT Theatre and Dance’s first in-person performance in over a year.
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