Approved by the Niagara County Department of Health, here are our guidelines for re-opening:
Requiring masks to be worn by all staff and patrons (and strictly enforcing same during concerts and performances, under penalty of expulsion);
Temperature checks for all incoming persons, staff included;
Patrons required to line up outside and being admitted single file to eliminate crowding;
No merchandise, concessions or alcohol sales to eliminate congregation and temporary mask removal;
No intermission for performances;
Pattern for walking into the theatre and down aisles (one-way) to reduce crowding and direct patron flow;
Enforcing social distancing in areas where public may tend to congregate (e.g. lobby);
“Disney seating” for all events beginning with the first row (e.g. single, pairs or family, skipping a seat for each group and every other row to be occupied);
Exiting the theatre in a controlled manner, back row first, in a single-file line;
All patrons to remain seated throughout the performance, except for using the restroom. No congregating near the stage;
Hand-sanitizing stations to be placed in lobby areas and restrooms;
Restrooms to be monitored for single usage. Scheduled cleaning and sanitizing to be posted;
All “rules” to be announced on stage before each performance;
Security on-hand to enforce all rules, including mask wearing;
Theatre to be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized following each performance;
Strict adherence to all State guidelines as directed by NYS Department of Health;
Standing invitation for NYS Department of Health inspectors to be present before and during performance to ensure compliance with all directives;
No greater than fifty (50%) capacity in the building for each event.
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