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The Wimberley Players has been providing live theater to Central Texans for 40 years. But 2020 disrupted its entire production season. 

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the Wimberley Players to adapt, moving to streaming its productions. But like many in the arts, it suffered too. 

“We are a live theater company so our whole business basically thrives on putting a lot of people in one room, which is not pandemic friendly,” Wimberley Players Executive Manager Simone Corprew said. “It's been a huge, huge hit for us. Obviously, theater is kind of an industry that has really suffered. And, unfortunately, the arts are exactly what we need right now at a time when so many people are suffering.”