After 40 years of providing costumes for theatrical performances all across the metro area, the show could be over for a Dundee costume business.
COVID-19 has stopped almost all live performances in the area, putting the future of Ibsen Costume Gallery in jeopardy.
The shop is currently open on a limited basis. Dwayne Ibsen estimates the virus has cost his business from 80-90 shows this year.
“Well its almost totally stopped the business we’ve lost all the spring shows, all the summer shows, and probably the fall shows,” Ibsen tells 6 News. “We’re just hoping we can get through until January and then things will pick up again.”
Ibsen says if things don’t change quickly his decades old business won't last. “We would probably close and sell everything at that point but we’re not thinking about that right now, we’re concentrating on keeping everything going,” Ibsen says.
Ibsen was able to keep the staff working through June with federal help. Right now they have a Go Fund Me page with a goal of $50,000. That would keep the shop going until January and allow them to bring back their employees.
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