Leaving the Kennedy Center is a possible scenario after a collapse in box office revenue and shattered donor confidence in the wake of Trump's takeover, said Zambello. It is our desire to perform in our home at the Kennedy Center, she said. But if we cannot raise enough money, or sell enough tickets in there, we have to consider other options. The two things that support a company financially, because of the takeover, have been severely compromised, she said.
A grainy circle flashes on the top-right corner of the screen at the Eagle Theater. The single-screen repertory cinema, run by the nonprofit organization Vidiots, was showing a 35-millimeter print of Paul Thomas Anderson's psychological drama "The Master." The faint warning is easily missed by most viewers, but it appears every 10 minutes, alerting the projectionist to change the reel.