SFCowboy said: "uncageg said: "I don't remember seeing it when I ordered tickets but, just on GP, I went to the Stars In The House website and it says that the Town Hall event on Sept. 12 will also require proof of vaccination."
The Art House and Town Hall just introduced their vaccinated-only policy last Monday. If you have tickets, you may have gotten an email about it. I saw the last show at the Art House before this policy took effect. I’m vaccinated andwas the only person in there with a mask, and I was stillmildly terrified, even though I’m guessing nearly everyonein there was vaccinated.
Interestingly the tea dance at the Boatslip and parts of the Crown and Anchor are also requiring proof of vaccination. But there are still plenty of places you can go that are packed to the gills with a mixed crowd indoors and no masks. The cases reported in PTown among vaccinated people areworrisome, but it’s still a pretty low number, and I believe at least all the known cases were considered mild. (Not entirely sure about that … hard to get accurate information.j
A few weeks ago, with cases plummeting across the US, I wasn’t so sure requiring proof of vaccination was necessary. I’m feelingdifferent now. I’dbeenthinking about a trip to see shows in New York this winter, but now I think I would do that only if there were enough vaccinated-only shows to see. So I am happy that Pass Over moved in this direction. I’m worried about shows I’m seeing in San Francisco in the next few months. As far as I know, none are requiring proof of vaccination.
I don’t know if this is a dumbidea, but if a show ison the fence about requiring vaccinations, I wonder about at leastdesignating certain days as vaccinated-only. Maybethat would be too complicated logistically, but I know that I would take advantage of it."
I think it will depend on the area. As for San Francisco, both the Feinstein’s at the Nikko nightclub and the San Francisco Playhouse (as of July 17) are requiring vaccinations. The SF Playhouse requires masks too along with an empty seat on either side of your group. It is possible mask policies may change in other San Francisco Bay Area theaters because health officers in each county are now recommending masks (that happened July 16). Unlike LA, they are not requiring masks. Alamada County Superior Court (Oakland and Berkeley) will start requiring masks in its courthouses again as of July 19.
This will be more difficult to do in other areas of the country that are more resistant to masks or vaccination proof requirements. And Broadway, hoping for tourists from around the country, does have a more difficult situation. But as the Yankees keep proving, vaccines are no guarantee there won’t be positive tests.
I just wonder how this is really going to work. Cancelled shows (as is happening today in London with Cinderella), aren’t going to encourage tourism but neither are more serious Covid outbreaks. And God forbid a cast or audience member ends up in the hospital or worse.
But even if things aren’t that dire, how can the average person plan a trip to New York City that involves seeing Broadway shows even if they are willing to do so? It’s hard enough for me to plan to see local shows.
and patience gives Broadway time to learn from them. I remain optimistic but as I said in another thread, we can't expect business as usual.
