California releases guidelines to reopen theaters for stage productions
Colleen Kollar Smith, Managing Director for the Moonlight Amphitheater said those in the performing arts industry are feeling some hope and relief. Author: Amanda Shotsky (Reporter) Updated: 10:27 PM PDT April 1, 2021
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. For the first time in over a year, theaters will be able to lift the curtain and perform live shows once again.
The state has laid out its guidelines for reopening safely amid the pandemic.
For an industry that s been hit hard by the shutdown, it s time for the show to go on. It s been rough and our hearts go out to our artists who haven t been able to work, said Colleen Kollar Smith, Managing Director for the Moonlight Amphitheater in Vista.
California releases guidelines to reopen theaters for stage productions
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After waiting more than a year for guidance from the state of California on when and how they can reopen, live theaters finally received a detailed plan on Friday that goes into effect today.
The guidelines offered instructions on how theaters can immediately begin producing outdoor shows for a live audience. But the devil is in the details of the 18-page document. Only certain outdoor venues qualify for live performance under the guidelines. And under the maximum 20 percent capacity allowed under San Diego County’s current red-tier restriction, most professional theaters can’t afford to produce a show. Meanwhile, new COVID safety requirements released by Actor’s Equity, the labor union for theater actors, and the state’s AB 5 law for gig workers, may make it prohibitively expensive to hire performers.
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Back in 2003, San Diego theater star Josh Breckenridge graduated from Fallbrook High School and headed east for college and then New York City, where he lived and worked steadily for more than a decade until the lights went out on Broadway last March.
Since May, Breckenridge has been back in Fallbrook, living in a motor home in his mom’s driveway, and working on a new project that has been a lifetime dream. In June, he’ll release his first album under his music persona “J. Breckenridge.” He wrote and sang all of the songs on the 12-track album that are a mix of pop, R&B, jazz and doo-wop style. The video for his second single, “Y.O.U.” about the benefits of therapy for maintaining good mental health is being released today.
ENCINITAS
The Encinitas City Council met Wednesday in closed session to discuss litigation. In open session, the council interviewed applicants for several city commissions. These applicants were approved: Commission for the Arts, Irene Abraham, Kathleen Lees, Randall Sims; Environmental Commission, Christian Adams, Inge Bisconer, Katie Cramer, June Honsberger, William Morrison; Parks and Recreation Commission, Brad Hanson, Ross Ridder, Steven Winters; Planning Commission, Stephen Dalton, Kevin Doyle; Senior Citizen Commission, Mona Angel, Christie Kramer-LeVander, Maureen Lucewicz, Laura Rau; Traffic & Public Safety Commission, Matthew Loecker, Robert Prendergast. The council approved a request to create an Encinitas Equity Committee.
ESCONDIDO
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The Escondido City Council met Wednesday to give final approval to the Palomar Heights project, and also to changing the council meeting times to 4 p.m. for closed sessions and 5 p.m. for regular sessions. The council heard
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