Beginning work in June, Barnstormers Theatre has slowly integrated themselves into the world of live-streamed performances, kicking it off with the western melodrama The Pony Expresso, directed by Madeline Decourcey. This play followed the romantic connection between Buck Brawn (Tim Coatney), a temporary deputy of Waterpit, Nevada, and Star Bright (Trinity Spickard), a young barista who works at her aunt’s small coffee shop, which bears the same name as the production. This show was set up in a similar style as a sitcom, with three different camera angles, and a zoom in feature for when the characters would speak directly to the audience.

Starting its run in early September, Charlotte’s Web, directed by Ruby Painter and Tim Coatney, was both live- streamed online as well as performed to a small, live audience. This play is a classic, and charmingly follows the tale of the pig, Wilbur (Brian Wagner), who’s life is in danger and ends up in the hands of the timid, matron-like spider, Charlotte (Nirvana Straley). With a magical charm to it, this production was able to draw people into its heart-warming tale and ease their minds from the broken world around them.

Already running after its opening on October 23rd, and spilling over into early November, Pygmalion, directed by Amelia Caldwell, has caught the interest of many and has been given justice with the countless promotional photos and videos, showcasing the cast and crew working vigorously on this play that influenced the musical My Fair Lady. This story follows Eliza Doolittle (Annie Sabel), a cockney flower girl, who is transformed into a proper lady within six months by a man who can pinpoint people’s origins based solely off their dialect-- Professor Henry Higgins (Steven Sabel). Like Charlotte’s Web, this production is also put on as a hybrid between live-stream and a small, live audience.