COVID 19 Festival Policies
THEATRE IS BACK. THEATRE IS HERE.
MT Space is thrilled to be bringing you live performance, in-person, after a challenging year and a half. To make IMPACT possible, we have re-imagined this year’s festival from top to bottom – moving our venues outdoors, reducing capacity and streaming performances online.
What we’re doing to keep you safe.
- All in-person venues will be outdoors, including an inflatable movie screen and a specially constructed theatre tent in Victoria Park!
- Almost all in-person performances will be live-streamed online for viewing in private
- IMPACT staff and artists will undergo regular COVID-19 rapid testing during the festival
- All venues have reduced capacity below Stage 3 restrictions to help with distancing
- Created a comprehensive COVID Safety Plan and hired a dedicated COVID Coordinator
- Sanitizing all chairs, equipment and surfaces after each performance
- Screening all artists, staff, crew, volunteers and patrons daily before entering festival venues
Fast Facts:
- Over 150 COVID-19 rapid tests will be administered throughout IMPACT 21!
- All mainstage venues will have a maximum capacity of 50 audience members
- There will be a total of 40 live events over 2 weeks
- Performances will be broadcast from Chile, Tunisia, Australia, India, Lebanon and across Waterloo Region!
WHAT WE ASK OF YOU
BEFORE YOU ARRIVE
As we work on a return to theatre that is as safe as possible, we ask you to help us out – so that we can reopen without turning back!
If you or anyone in your household is experiencing the following, we ask that you DO NOT attend any IN-PERSON IMPACT 21 events:
- Any COVID-19 symptoms, such as:
- fever and/or chills, coughing, shortness of breath, decrease or loss of taste or smell, muscle aches/joint pain, extreme fatigue
- Have been told to quarantine or isolate (stay at home) by a doctor, health care provider, public health unit or by federal quarantine requirement (due to travel) within the last 14 days
- Have been identified as a ’close contact’ of someone who currently has COVID-19, including via the COVID alert app
- Have tested positive for COVID-19 (any form of test) or are currently waiting on COVID-19 test results
- Live with someone who is currently experiencing any new COVID-19 symptoms and/or waiting for test results after experiencing symptoms
There will be COVID-19 screening and contact tracing at all of our in-person venues to confirm that our audiences are not experiencing any of the above.
If you cannot attend an in-person IMPACT performance that you have tickets for due to any of the situations outlined above, please contact our box office at:
tickets@mtspace.ca or 519 585-7763 to change your tickets to a live-streamed performance you can watch at home.
WHEN YOU ARE HERE
If you will be joining us in person at IMPACT 21, we ask that you:
- Wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth at all times (including during performances)
- Participate in COVID-screening and contact tracing
- Follow directions from our ushers to enter and exit shows
- Have the COVID Alert app activated on your smartphone
- Follow public health guidelines at all times
While IMPACT 21 will be a little different this year, we look forward to welcoming you back to the theatre and putting the stories that matter centerstage. Thank you for being with us on this journey!