The illustration by Chilean artist Freddy Agurto Parra on La Peña Cultural Center’s website envisions a time when the Berkeley facility’s programs are accessible worldwide — digitally. (Courtesy La Peña Cultural Center)

Nearly everyone in the Bay Area, except maybe dyed-in-the-wool doubters who believe that COVID-19 is no threat, is in survival mode.

So, too, are theater companies, including large ones like the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.), Berkeley Rep, BroadwaySF and TheatreWorks. But it’s really the smaller outfits with disappeared revenues that are in the most trouble, forced to beg more than usual for financial support. 

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