Covid Safe(r) Seating

After hearing from many community members, and in an effort to more closely align with our values around equity and access, we are creating more accessible seating for our 24/25 Season. This is specifically to create risk reduction and access for vulnerable community members through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

This season, we’re thrilled to not only meet those needs but also to set a new standard for safety. We’re partnering with the Pacific Northwest’s own Clean Air Events to introduce premium Far-UVC clean air technology which safely inactivates 99.9% of airborne pathogens and will be used at our opening night performances. We are proud to provide this cutting-edge technology that represents a significant advancement in air purification, safety, and used here in application as a world’s first. Our goal is to receive grant funding for permanent installation.

In addition, audiences can expect:

• Thursday night performances will offer COVID Safe(r) Seating, with the back 1/3 of the 300-seat theater blocked off as a mask-required section.

• The accessible section can accommodate ~20 audience members, allowing more space between seats.

• The theater offers 2 HVAC systems with MERV 13 filters, and Brisk Box portable filters will be placed throughout the designated section.

• We have an in-house Aranet reader and will share data as the season progresses.

• There is a separate, mobility device-accessible entrance for those who prefer to avoid our raucous lobby while accessing their seats.

• There will be a mobility device-accessible bathroom available that is not used by the general public.

Note: Artists with shows that have non-traditional seating have agreed to make their dress rehearsals Covid Safe(r) and therefore available for attendance at a discounted rate.

Read more about our COVID-19 policies here.