By Mike Ferrians
The Times
"March Magic" to Play March 26
A virtual variety show from the Liberty Theater
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March 4, 2021
Mike Ferrians
Meghan Bromley directed the May, 2019 melodrama, "Peril On the High Seas" at the Liberty Theater, with Melany Lane in the role of Merry Ann Sweet.
Liberty Theater in Dayton will be streaming a live production of this year's community variety show. The free show is scheduled for Saturday, March 26, and will be available on YouTube. This year's show will be directed by Liberty Theater production veteran Meghan Bromley of Starbuck.
For many years, the Liberty Theater has presented delightful and entertaining variety shows produced, directed, and featuring talented Touchet Valley residents. The Spring 2020 show was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the tradition will be revived with this year's virtual show.
Of course, it would be logical to refer to this year's show as "March Madness," playing off the moniker given to basketball playoff seasons, but Bromley had another idea.
"I decided to call it 'March Magic' because we've already had enough madness," said Bromley. "The show is meant to allow people to have a creative outlet and form bonds, even if at a distance."
This year, Bromley will produce the show using video submissions from talented local performers who want to share their songs, dances, or something else! Anyone interested in being part of the show can go to http://www.libertytheater.org/special-events for more information on submitting a video by March 12 of your performance. Use your phone, laptop, or another digital device to create your video.
"As hard as Covid has been on the arts, I think we've seen how powerful they can be to get us through tough times," said Bromley. She will select and curate individual submissions, editing and arranging them for the final product. Although individual acts will be pre-recorded, the show will stream live on YouTube on March 26 at 5 pm so that viewers can comment in real-time. The show will be free of charge: however, donations supporting the Liberty Theater will be welcome.
Stay tuned to the "March Magic - a virtual variety show" Facebook page in the coming weeks. Instructions on viewing the virtual variety show will be updated at a later date. The show will have a run-time of an hour and a half.
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