Alberta Bair Theater staff waiting for COVID-19 to slow before opening for more shows
Alberta Bair Theater aiming to bring back audience with new digs
and last updated 2020-12-09 20:11:00-05
BILLINGS â Staff at the Alberta Bair Theater in downtown Billings are waiting for COVID-19 infections to slow before they open the freshly-renovated venue to the public for performances, theater executive director Jan Dietrich said Tuesday.
âItâs going to take the virus numbers to go down. When we can have enough people gather, we will be ready to open, Dietrich said.
The Alberta Bair and its staff were in a unique position among performing arts spaces when COVID-19 started sweeping the country in February. Less than a year earlier in May 2019, the theater would close for a $13.6 million renovation project, expecting to open again in fall 2020.