Equity Lifts COVID-19 Masking and Testing Mandates
Fully vaccinated companies may return to pre-COVID practices, more or less, but audience interaction is still a no-go.
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Survey Tracks Adjustments to Changes in COVID-Era Arts Learning
Data from the consulting firm ArtsBridge suggest that parents and students remain concerned but cautiously optimistic about the future of arts education.
Equity Announces New Guidelines, Webinar on Vaccines
The actor and stage manager union has issued new guidelines for fully vaccinated workplaces and will host a vaccine webinar on April 7.
Can You Get a Shuttered Venue Grant? The Latest Explainer
As the newest COVID relief bill nears the finish line in Congress, TCG’s Laurie Baskin offers updates on PPP loans and SVOG.
NY Reopening? New Guidelines Begin to Pave the Way
The governor’s plans allow the return of limited-capacity indoor performances starting in April, including one at a Broadway theatre.
New Study: Arts Orgs to Stagger Return Plans, Try Alternative Venues
Compared to TRG Arts’ last study, U.S. companies are pushing back plans by an average of almost 4 more months.
New Report: Audiences Want Vaccines and Masks Before They Return
Other AudienceView findings: Many theatregoers would pay higher prices to offset lower capacity, though most aren’t ready to go back till June at the earliest.
NEA’s ‘Art of Reopening’ Collects Arts Orgs’ Best Practices
From a survey of successful efforts, the endowment outlines recommendations for creating and sharing (mostly) live art during the pandemic.
Quarantine, Ventilate, Be Ready to Quit: In-Person Theatre in the Time of COVID
Recent stagings of ‘Fannie Lou Hamer, Speak On It!’ showed the possibility—and stringent protocols—of pandemic-era live theatre.
To Be or Not to Be: Theatres Brace for Another Season of Uncertainty
A survey of U.S. theatres finds them almost evenly divided on the prospects for closure or survival in 2021.
