VICENZA, Italy – When the COVID-19 lockdown started earlier this year, it caused many facilities at the United States Army Garrison Italy to close down: schools, offices, fitness centers and many other establishments closed or had to minimize operations as precautionary measures. Among the facilities that had to temporarily close was Soldiers’ Theatre.“We were at our first technical rehearsal on March 1st of the Broadway musical comedy ‘The Addams Family' when we found out that we needed to postpone the show for 'a little while,’” said Jerry Brees, entertainment director for the Soldiers’ Theatre at USAG Italy.PRE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN – NOVEMBER 2019Brees started working on the show in November of last year; auditions were held the first week of January and then – after casting for the show – participants went immediately into rehearsal.“When we found out that we were all going on lockdown,” said Brees, “everyone thought it was a temporary or short-term…
