{"id":16605,"date":"2020-05-30T10:12:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T14:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?p=16605"},"modified":"2020-05-30T10:13:22","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T14:13:22","slug":"harvard-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2020\/05\/30\/harvard-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard Study: Ways Theaters Can Adapt To Reduce Spread Of Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"

How can theaters adapt to reduce the spread of coronavirus? That\u2019s the daunting question that the \u201cfirst edition\u201d of the \u201cRoadmap for Recovery and Resilience for Theater\u201d <\/a>from Harvard\u2019s American Repertory Theater and the university’s Healthy Buildings Program begins to address.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this time, there are more questions than answers, but we believe that articulating the questions will lead to preparedness,\u201d ART Artistic Director Diane Paulus writes in an introductory message. \u201cThis \u2018First Edition\u2019 of the roadmap, dated May 27, offers an initial set of considerations. We have deliberately not focused on tactical protocols for rehearsal and performance, as we anticipate the landscape changing over the coming months. We will continue to add content in the form of future editions as we develop and test protocols in the months ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report mainly leaves for later attempting to figure out \u201cstrategies for minimizing risk during rehearsal” and \u201cstrategies for minimizing risk during production processes.” The report says, \u201cWe are imagining new models and a phased approach to reopening\u201d\u2014including \u201coutdoor experiences, hybrid modes of performance, drive-in events, and digital delivery\u201d\u2014 with the \u201cultimate goal\u201d being a \u201cfull return to theater.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis interdisciplinary collaboration seeks to imagine a path toward recovery and resilience for theater following science-based public health principles,\u201d the report says. Their preliminary recommendations include:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Wear masks.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Encourage hand-washing. And provide hand sanitizer at building and theater entrances and in backstage areas where sinks aren\u2019t readily available.<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u201cIncreasing the amount of outdoor air moving through the space\u201d to \u201cdilute the indoor concentration of airborne virus.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 Improve the filtration of recirculated air.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reduce transmission of the virus in restrooms by requiring people to wear masks and limiting the number of people who can use the bathroom at one time while also preventing overcrowding in common areas. Options proposed include increasing the length of intermissions and increasing bathroom capacity. Also clean bathrooms \u201cmultiple times per day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reduce the transmission of coronavirus by touch by adopting automatic touchless faucets, soap dispensers, towel dispensers, and toilet flushers, automatic doors or doors with foot handles, and no-contact payment platforms.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reduce droplet and airborne transmission by adding physical barriers\u2014like clear plexiglass walls–at box office windows, reception desks, concession stands, between workspaces within shared offices and shops.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reduce airborne virus transmission via ultraviolet lamps installed near the ceiling (away from people) that destroy the virus.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Coronavirus screening or testing before people enter workplaces or event spaces.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Adopt physical distancing for the \u201cde-densification of shared spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 Group theater workers into \u201csmall, non-overlapping teams\u201d and eliminate any in-person contact between the separate teams so that if a member of one team becomes ill and the team has to self-quarantine other teams can continue work. \u201cIt is clear that further thought will have to be devoted to the best methods of implementing these recommendations in the deeply collaborative, high-contact environment of theater.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reduce transmission via contaminated objects by reducing sharing. For example, assign tools to specific individuals and assign seats to specific workers.<\/p>\n

Previously:<\/strong>
\nApril 27, 2020: How To Present Theater After Coronavirus? A.R.T. Partners With Harvard Science Study<\/a><\/p>\n

(Pictured at top:\u00a0J.D. Mollison in American Repertory Theater’s “Moby-Dick.” Maria Baranova photo.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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