August 25, 2021
Article by Kitty Drexel
Info for patrons attending in-door events:
- Proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 required
- Proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken in the prior 72-hours
- Proof of a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken in the prior 6-hours
- All patrons must wear a mask over the nose and mouth.
PROVIDENCE, RI — A cohort of nine Rhode Island performance venues and organizations will require audiences, staff, artists, and volunteers to be vaccinated and to wear masks in new COVID-19 protocols, an August 25 press release said. These protocols are in effect until further notice.
The nine companies formed a partnership so they may safely return to performing indoors said the press release. Protocols are based on current scientific evidence and best practices around the country.
A list of the venues and theatre companies are below.
Vaccines are not yet available for children. Visit a theatre’s website to learn more about an organization’s rules and regulations.
Details may be revisited or revised based on CDC guidance and the evolving circumstances of the pandemic, the press release said. Audience members are advised to visit the websites of individual venues for additional restrictions or details.
These are the Rhode Island organizations in the cohort:
Festival Ballet Providence
Gamm Theatre
Island Moving Company
Providence Performing Arts Center
Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School
Trinity Repertory Company
United Theatre
Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium
Wilbury Theatre Group
