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It is for their safety, and the safety of our patrons, that we are canceling tonightвЂ™s scheduled opening, and postponing the run of Hundred Days. in Chicago.Д¬omments Producing Artistic Director Derek Van Barham, вЂњWe are so proud of the cast and creative team of Hundred Days. So itвЂ™s really important for local and small businesses to be supported.вЂќДЇollow Angel Idowu on Twitter: Idowu is the JCS Fund of the DuPage FoundationВ Arts Correspondent.In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), Kokandy ProductionsВ today announced it will postpone its Chicago premiere musical Hundred Days, which was set to open tonight and run through Sunday, Apat The Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. вЂњSo someone will come to see a show and then maybe theyвЂ™ll stop at a restaurant.

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вЂњTheaters are kind of economic drivers in neighborhoods,вЂќ Dyrkacz said. вЂњThe past couple of days we got three bookings and they came out of nowhere and we were like вЂYeah!вЂ™ ItвЂ™s kind of like a celebration.вЂќДЄs both neighborhood businesses work to stay afloat despite a lack of income, Dyrkacz, at the Chopin Theatre, says they hope the community realizes how important their support is. вЂњWeвЂ™ve just been creating content and getting creative with this content to be able to book something,вЂќ he said. But I feel even that, at this time, people want to make sure they have toilet paper at home before they have a nice picture by Chris at home.вЂќД¬ostoso is also worried about how heвЂ™ll continue to pay his staff of seven. I think in the Hispanic community вЂ¦ a lot of people know who I am because of everything IвЂ™ve done in Chicago. From there I became Bill DaleyвЂ™s campaign photographer, then shortly after that I became Mayor LightfootвЂ™s photographer for a short period of time.

вЂњMy name got out there in Chicago and the Hispanic community and I started doing more Latin events in Chicago.

With an extensive photography background, Costoso now worries about how heвЂ™ll be able to continue the momentum. вЂњYou can tell everything just, like, froze and put us to a stop.вЂќ вЂњThis is the extension of the studio, the new location,вЂќ Costoso said. вЂњBut also opening up to that broader big picture, вЂOh, everyoneвЂ™s hurting, everyoneвЂ™s sort of in the same moment together,вЂ™ and seeing the way people start to look out for each other is very nice and very encouraging.вЂќД¬ommunity is something independent photographer Chris Costoso also relies on as he faces financial hardships after purchasing a new storefront just three weeks ago for his business, Impact Images Studio. вЂњItвЂ™s been nice in the arts world for the past couple of days, just sort of seeing that step by step of self-preservation,вЂќ Van Barham said. Nonetheless, Van Barham says heвЂ™s grateful for the ChopinвЂ™s dedication to their community. Their production вЂњHundred DaysвЂќ had to close on its opening night. Producing artistic director Derek Van Barham of Kokandy Productions is one of the companies that performs at the Chopin Theatre. вЂњSo of course weвЂ™re worried about our viability, but we also have so many people that count on this institution being open, so weвЂ™re thinking about them too, and how we can be helpful.вЂќ вЂњWe put everything we have into it personally,вЂќ Dyrkacz says. A sign of the (strange) times? (WTTW News) Despite these unpredicted hardships, the owners of the Chopin say one of their biggest concerns is for the production companies they work with year-round.Д®mpty theater seats. One of those events includes the original show вЂњVerboten,вЂќ from the House Theatre of Chicago (the show was recently featured on вЂњChicago TonightвЂќ) which had just announced an extend run. вЂњPrimarily theater, but then there are literary events, music events and classical and jazz concerts.вЂќ вЂњAcross the entire building there are about 500 different things happening, artistic events happening across the year,вЂќ said Lela Dyrkacz, who owns the theater with her husband Zygmunt Dyrkacz.