In each stage of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have witnessed initiatives that, through digital technologies, have attempted to ensure the presence of theatre and to nurture the relationship with audiences. Our research asks which entry barriers to the artistic field have been strengthened or weakened by implementing theatre initiatives for online audiences and how these initiatives have affected the regional performing arts scene. The study consists of three parts. In the first part, analysis of Italian calls for digital performance projects was carried out to investigate the institutional construction of beneficiaries and imagined audiences. In the second part, we analysed the case of the digital-theatre season MPA - Marche Palcoscenico Aperto. The MPA project provided funding for artists from the Marche region in Italy to realize online performances between February and May 2021. Eleven focus groups were conducted with 41 of the 60 participating companies. In the third phase, four in-depth interviews were conducted with the project's organisers. Findings show how the increased dependence of theatre artists on the artistic system imposed by Covid has simultaneously produced an increase in the collective awareness of the artistic class, but also a stronger distinction between professionalism and amateurism.

在 Covid-19 大流行的每个阶段，我们都见证了一些举措，这些举措试图通过数字技术确保剧院的存在并培养与观众的关系。我们的研究询问通过为在线观众实施剧院计划，加强或削弱了艺术领域的哪些进入壁垒，以及这些计划如何影响区域表演艺术场景。研究由三个部分组成。第一部分对意大利数字表演项目的号召进行了分析，以调查受益者和想象观众的制度建设。在第二部分中，我们分析了数字剧院季节MPA - Marche Palcoscenico Aperto的案例. MPA 项目为意大利马尔凯地区的艺术家提供资金，以在 2021 年 2 月至 2021 年 5 月期间实现在线表演。与 60 家参与公司中的 41 家进行了 11 次焦点小组讨论。在第三阶段，与项目组织者进行了四次深入访谈。调查结果表明，戏剧艺术家对 Covid 强加的艺术体系的依赖性增加如何同时提高了艺术阶层的集体意识，同时也加强了专业性和业余性之间的区别。