AUSTIN, Texas - ZACH Theatre has canceled the remaining performances of "A Christmas Carol" through January 2 due to multiple breakthrough cases of COVID-19 in the company.
Initially, the Austin theatre company was planning on resuming performances on Wednesday, December 29.
"Our paramount concern is for the health and safety of our artists and audiences. It does, regrettably, put us in the position of making the hard decision to cancel remaining performances," said Drew Nebrig, Director of Marketing and Communications.
"We were heartbroken to cancel during the holiday week when so many families come to ZACH for their holiday tradition. Up until this production, our seats had been empty for over 626 days – so to reopen was a Christmas gift not just for ZACH, but for artists and the Austin community," Drew Nebrig said. "The art and theatre sector has been hit so hard during the pandemic, and this feels like another hit – but we are hopeful our cast and crew recover quickly, and that, right now is our main concern. We look forward to getting back to live theatre in 2022."
The theater says ticket holders will receive an email outlining their options. Anyone with additional questions can reach out to the ZACH Theatre Box Office at 512-476-0594 ext.1.
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