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From the Ted Talk by Cara Greene Epstein: How theater weathers wars, outlasts empires and survives pandemics

Unscramble the Blue Letters

Here in Chicago, in 2016, new tarehtes were opening as well. The Steppenwolf had just opened its 1,700 theater space. The Goodman, down in the Loop, had just opened its new Center for Education and Engagement. And the Chicago shseaekapre Theater had just started construction on its newest theater space, The Yard. Today, all of those theaters, as well as the homes of over 250 other tehaetr cmeaoinps across Chicago, are closed due to COVID-19. From Broadway to LA, theaters are dark, and we don't know when or if the lights are ever going to come on again. That mnaes that tens of thousands of theater artists are out of work, from actors and dtcriores to stage managers, set bdriules, costume designers ... It's not like it's an easy time to go wait tbleas. It's a hard time for the theater, and it's a hard time for the world.

Open Cloze

Here in Chicago, in 2016, new ________ were opening as well. The Steppenwolf had just opened its 1,700 theater space. The Goodman, down in the Loop, had just opened its new Center for Education and Engagement. And the Chicago ___________ Theater had just started construction on its newest theater space, The Yard. Today, all of those theaters, as well as the homes of over 250 other _______ _________ across Chicago, are closed due to COVID-19. From Broadway to LA, theaters are dark, and we don't know when or if the lights are ever going to come on again. That _____ that tens of thousands of theater artists are out of work, from actors and _________ to stage managers, set ________, costume designers ... It's not like it's an easy time to go wait ______. It's a hard time for the theater, and it's a hard time for the world.

Solution

  1. builders
  2. shakespeare
  3. directors
  4. means
  5. theaters
  6. companies
  7. theater
  8. tables

Original Text

Here in Chicago, in 2016, new theaters were opening as well. The Steppenwolf had just opened its 1,700 theater space. The Goodman, down in the Loop, had just opened its new Center for Education and Engagement. And the Chicago Shakespeare Theater had just started construction on its newest theater space, The Yard. Today, all of those theaters, as well as the homes of over 250 other theater companies across Chicago, are closed due to COVID-19. From Broadway to LA, theaters are dark, and we don't know when or if the lights are ever going to come on again. That means that tens of thousands of theater artists are out of work, from actors and directors to stage managers, set builders, costume designers ... It's not like it's an easy time to go wait tables. It's a hard time for the theater, and it's a hard time for the world.

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