LA theater during COVID: Parking lot stages, virtual shows

Greater LA

The Slauson Rec Theater Company has turned a parking lot into a stage for their latest play, which is inspired by frontline workers and touches upon race and class. The company co-founders hope to build a thriving arts community in South LA. “Bringing a theater here [was] challenging because it's not something that we're used to around the inner-city here,” says co-founder Donte Johnson. “We thought that if we bring something unique like this, and if we can get [the community] involved, that it would turn out to be something way huge.”