US theatre reveals plans for managing social distancing

Full details of how one US theatre in Pittsfield Massachusetts is planning to manage social distancing in its auditorium have been published online. To give audiences "the safest and most enjoyable experience possible", Barrington Stage Company will be introducing measures including removing every other row of seats and leaving two vacant seats between each party, which will reduce its capacity to a third of the available 520 seats. It will be disinfecting seats, armrests, countertops and other surfaces after each performance, and cancelling intervals to minimise queues for the toilets. Online purchases will be restricted to groups of 2 or 3 consecutive seats and attenders will have to bring their own masks to wear throughout.