The Strand has been able to keep about 90% of its employees, losing only those who had moved or live away from Delaware, said Peyton, the Strand’s only full-time employee.
That has occurred, in part, thanks to a type of movie showing that didn’t exist before the pandemic, she said.
It’s the Strand’s Bring Your Own Movie program, which lets groups of family members and friends bring their own DVDs to be played on a Strand screen and sound system, with the concession stand open.