Looking Forward at COVID Protocols
by USITT Technical Production Commission
Submitted by Steven House
College Theatre Division Representative
We have made it through our second year of teaching theatre under COVID. We had masks, zoom theatre, and socially-distanced blocking, and I am starting to be convinced that there will be students who graduate whose faces I will never have seen outside of zoom. Currently, I am in Santa Fe working for my first of three companies this summer. I will have a great view of different companies and their protocols. But numbers are unfortunately going back up with my local middle school not having enough teachers to finish the year due to positive cases. Now that the school year has ended, this is a great time to reevaluate our Covid protocols. Here is the link to USITT’s website with COVID resources and guides from the professionals: Equity, NEA, OSHA, IATSE, and the CDC. Once we have had a chance to breathe after this arduous school year, let's also look ahead to how we can keep our students and ourselves safe.