{"id":614,"date":"2020-10-11T22:25:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T02:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/?p=614"},"modified":"2021-01-13T15:11:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T20:11:25","slug":"rallying-through-a-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/rallying-through-a-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Rallying Through A Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"614\" class=\"elementor elementor-614\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9ecdcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9ecdcc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92a6485\" data-id=\"92a6485\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d77ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42d77ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We\u2019ve all read the headlines.  We know the stories and we understand the health and economic issues that have come with the COVID-19 pandemic. There are, however, some uplifting stories - and we have had many right here at the Alhambra. This story is about coming together and supporting one another in times of crisis.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efe7152\" data-id=\"efe7152\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc9a96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fc9a96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Becky-Small-Image-Blog.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-618\" alt=\"Becky in full face mask\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Becky-Small-Image-Blog.jpg 350w, https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Becky-Small-Image-Blog-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e49793c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e49793c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e021c91\" data-id=\"e021c91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d467f42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d467f42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c31d82\" data-id=\"7c31d82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe4615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fe4615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\">We often say that our Alhambra guests and staff are like family to us. Since we all came together 10 years ago to \u201csave\u201d the theater, the feeling of family has never been more evident or proven until now. Most people don\u2019t realize we actually employ more than 90 people.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> Our guests know<\/span> our box office staff and see our servers and servers assistants. They certainly see our actors, but behind the scenes (quite literally!), we have set designers, costume makers, cooks and chefs, bakers, dishwashers, housekeepers, launderers and finance people. It\u2019s our own economic ecosystem; one which depends on their paycheck from the theater to pay their bills and feed their families. Some of these folks have been with us for more than 40 years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c2ad72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c2ad72\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e673a07\" data-id=\"e673a07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a4b99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1a4b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SalmonTakeout-Small-Image-Blog.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-620\" alt=\"Parmesan crusted salmon plated with asparagus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SalmonTakeout-Small-Image-Blog.jpg 451w, https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SalmonTakeout-Small-Image-Blog-281x300.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a7c9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6a7c9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It was a big undertaking to provide curbside takeaway. It was another undertaking to open only for dinner. However, the biggest hurdle has been re-opening with limited capacity.  Over the last few months, we've had to re-seat more than 50,000 people across five shows and seven months of our season - which has kept our box office pretty darned busy. And when we added matinee performances to accommodate the seats we sold, our actors had to agree work the extra shows. Not one person across the entire company thought twice.  <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-719c645\" data-id=\"719c645\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d866f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4d866f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BBQTakeout-Small-Image-Blog.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-619\" alt=\"Sliced beef brisket drizzled with barbecue sauce\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BBQTakeout-Small-Image-Blog.jpg 451w, https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BBQTakeout-Small-Image-Blog-281x300.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc7a06b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc7a06b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We've kept the Alhambra open through the pandemic not to turn a profit, but to keep our family of staffers healthy \u2013 physically and fiscally. And that wouldn\u2019t have happened without the amazing support of our guests \u2013 the other part of our family. Yes, we had to adapt as a business, but our guests had to adapt as well, and we respect and appreciate the effort they made, too. Without them, we would not have survived. <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce8eb8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce8eb8d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b46326d\" data-id=\"b46326d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1113c8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1113c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TakeoutCarLine-Large-Image-Blog.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-621\" alt=\"Cars lined up for takeout at theater\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TakeoutCarLine-Large-Image-Blog.jpg 922w, https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TakeoutCarLine-Large-Image-Blog-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TakeoutCarLine-Large-Image-Blog-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5092a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5092a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There were lots of curbside dining options, and our guests chose us.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; <\/span>There were lots of options with restaurants offering curbside and outdoor dining options. Then, and even when restaurants could reopen and seat at 50% capacity, and our guests still chose us.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; <\/span>Whether they have come weekly or just occasionally, it has been our guests who have made it possible for us to stay the course (even when the course seemed to change by the minute).<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>Every decision we made to stay open was made deliberately and was fully thought through, including installing new processes and enhanced safety.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; <\/span>None of these actions were taken lightly, and we like to think it was the trust in those processes that helped our staff feel comfortable to come to work and our guests continue to visit us.<\/p>\n<p>Through all of this, if we came away with anything it\u2019s that family is vitally important to everyone. This theater \u2013 this family &#8211; is glued together through the trust of each other to do what\u2019s right, what\u2019s safe and sometimes what\u2019s difficult. We are grateful our guests have trusted us as we trust them &#8211; they have had to play by the new rules, too!&nbsp; We have no idea what the future looks like, but we know we\u2019re still looking forward to it \u2013 just as we look forward to sharing each and every day with our Alhambra family. <br><\/p><p>More memories will be made. We can promise you that!<br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all read the headlines. We know the stories and we understand the health and economic issues that have come with the COVID-19 pandemic. There are, however, some uplifting stories &#8211; and we have had many right here at the Alhambra. 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