Last year The Great Passion Play opened its season with performances on Easter Weekend, the first time in its 51 year history the play began so early. It was a successful opening and encouraged us to open the 2020 season on Easter Weekend, two weeks earlier than last year. Our website even shows that we will be opening on Easter Weekend for the next 5 years. But, we didn't expect what has transpired over the last month, or so, with the flu pandemic.
The initial announcement, weeks ago, was that no decisions would be made about our opening until April 1. We accepted that but kept preparing in case we would open on April 10. Yesterday, when President Trump looked at a possible "return to normal" by Easter weekend, the CEO of TGPP announced we would be open, as scheduled, on April 10. I don't think too many of us here were "on board", but today we kept at the tasks to be done. But then, late this morning came the word that the State of Arkansas requested we NOT open on April 10. I think this decision is wise. The work still continues, in the event of improving conditions and we are still not at the April 1 "decision day". Too many uncertainties, and not a wise thing to "etch anything in stone". Since there are a lot of factors to consider, a lot of "bosses" and God is still on His throne and in control of all that is going on.......and we haven't reached "the eleventh hour" yet; Stay the course, ride the ups and downs, everyone, be prepared and be flexible .......HIS WILL BE DONE.
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