Stage actors across the region were left hanging in August when the lockdown implemented across NSW included an order for all theatres to close and performances to cease.

This announcement came just one day before the third show in SoACT's production of The Hollow at the Basement Theatre.

Antonella Salvestro, who is playing Henrietta in the production, said the sudden postponement was a shame but also something the group is learning to adapt to.

"There is months of prep and rehearsals leading up to the show and to have two under your belt and a whole run to go just for it to be cut off is definitely disappointing," she said.

"Now that we're in lockdown the cast is all using social media to keep in touch, we're FaceTiming, keeping up with our lines and plodding around the house doing our silly accents."

In response to the lockdown SoACT has postponed the final six performances of The Hollow to October.

Ms Salvestro said this has put the onus on performers to keep their performances up to standards, by staying on top of their lines and remembering their movements.

"Doing rehearsals alone is obviously not ideal but you just sort of try to imagine the set and what movements you need to do except you're in your living room so it's a bit odd to be honest," she laughed.

"But you definitely miss all the camaraderie and jokes that occur when you're rehearsing together in a big group."

The theatre group has experience in adapting to new rules after implementing half-capacity seating in shows last year.

Ms Salvestro said she is confident the performing arts scene in Wagga will come out of the pandemic fuelled with a new-found resilience and ability to overcome challenges.

"It's obviously very tough but you just find a way around it and the love of theatre will keep us all going," she said.

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Vice-president of SoACT Fay Walters echoed this sentiment and said she was confident the Wagga community would be supporting the arts as soon as performances could return.

"People want to be entertained and when you've been in lockdown for such a long time live theatre can be such a relief," Mrs Walters said.

"It will be a chance for people to get out of their house and invested into something which will make them either laugh or cry but also to take their minds off the challenges of lockdown."

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