As we prepare to return to live performance, we will help keep you updated with requirements from arts organizations on vaccination status and masking. Be sure to find full information on each organization’s website before attending a performance.
The 5th Avenue Theatre
Starting on January 12, 2022, the first performance date of the 2021/22 Season, The 5th Avenue Theatre will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for all audience members or proof of a negative COVID-19 test for exempted persons. Masks will also be required for audiences inside the theater, except while eating or drinking in designated locations.
Children under 12 and people with a medical condition or closely held religious belief that prevents vaccination must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 48 hours of the performance start time, or a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken within 6 hours of the performance start time. The 5th Avenue Theatre welcomes guests ages 4 and up. See full protocols.
ACT Theatre
ACT Theatre will rigorously follow all health and safety guidelines as identified by the CDC, regional government entities and our union partners regarding COVID-19 protocols including vaccination status, masks and cleaning procedures to ensure the safety of our audience, artists, production crew and staff.
All of the shows have flexible ticket exchange and refund policies. If you or any of your party feel unwell, feels uncomfortable attending a performance for any reason or needs to self-isolate, you can request to exchange your tickets free of charge for another performance, receive a gift-certificate voucher equal to the face value of your ticket, donate the value of your ticket back to ACT or initiate a refund up to 4 hours before your scheduled performance. See full protocols.
Book-It Repertory Theatre
For entry to any and all performances at The Center Theatre at Seattle Center, patrons, artists, and staff will need to wear a mask and provide proof of vaccination (in a clear and legible format) or negative COVID-19 test (PCR within 48 hours or antigen within 24 hours. Please, do not attend your scheduled performance if anyone living in your household, or to whom you have regular exposure, is awaiting a COVID test within your 48- or 24-hour test period.) There will be no separate sections for vaccinated/unvaccinated patrons. See full protocols.
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Upon entering McCaw Hall, all PNB patrons will be required to provide proof of vaccination OR a negative COVID-19 test, a valid ticket to the performance and photo ID.
Masks will be required inside McCaw Hall lobby spaces and in the auditorium for the foreseeable future. Additional safety measures include upgrading all of McCaw Hall’s HVAC filters to top-of-the-line MERV 13 filters and running 100% fresh air circulation for all events. All events will at a minimum follow State and CDC guidelines for large indoor events. In-person capacity may be limited and social distancing may be required. See full protocols.
Seattle Opera
When attending a Seattle Opera event, patrons will need to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination (or proof of a negative COVID-19 test for exempted persons) for all public events at McCaw Hall and the Opera Center. As previously announced, masks are required except for when eating or drinking in designated areas.
Children under 12 and people with a medical condition or closely held religious belief that prevents vaccination must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 48 hours of the performance start time. A negative COVID-19 antigen test taken within 12 hours of the performance start time is also acceptable. Opera Center programs designed for youth will not require vaccination.
Vaccination and masking requirements will likely remain in place for the upcoming season. Seattle Opera will review these policies on an ongoing basis. Relaxing certain measures may be possible when recommended by health officials or when COVID case counts allow. All Seattle Opera staff have been vaccinated. See full protocols.
Seattle Rep
Seattle Rep will require masks and vaccinations or a negative COVID-19 test for all attendees to its performances in order to ensure a safe and successful return of the Seattle arts scene.
Children younger than 12 years and individuals with a medical condition or closely held religious belief preventing vaccination can instead provide proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours of the performance start time, or a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken within 24 hours of the performance start time. Self-reported negative test results that are not from a test provider, a laboratory, or a health care provider cannot be accepted. Masks will be required for all attendees at all times in the venue, except while actively eating or drinking.
Seattle Rep is planning to sell all performances at regular seating capacity, but if health and safety guidelines change there is the possibility of capacity restrictions becoming necessary. If so, it is possible that ticketholders will be reseated. See full protocols.
Seattle Symphony
Benaroya Hall will require proof of full vaccinations for all performances. Children younger than 12 years and individuals with a medical condition or closely held religious belief preventing vaccination can instead provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test. Masks will also be required at all times for all attendees regardless of vaccination status.
Benaroya Hall staff will check for proof of vaccination and negative COVID-19 tests at the doors as a condition of entry. Those without documentation will not be admitted to the performance. See full protocols.
Seattle Theatre Group and Broadway at The Paramount
STG requires proof of vaccination for entry to all performances at the Paramount, Moore and Neptune Theatres. Only children under 12, and people with a medical condition or sincerely held religious belief that prevents vaccination, may attend without proof of vaccination. Individuals who meet those criteria must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 48 hours of the performance start time. Additionally, masking is required inside the venue. Patrons and employees will be required to wear masks, except while actively eating or drinking. See full protocols.
Village Theatre
Village Theatre will require masks and vaccinations or a negative COVID-19 test for all attendees to its performances in order to ensure a safe and successful return of the greater Seattle area arts scene. Village Theatre anticipates vaccination and masking provisions to remain in place for the foreseeable future and expects to review these policies on an ongoing basis, evolving them as need be.
Children younger than 12 years, individuals with a medical condition, or individuals with a closely held religious belief preventing vaccination can instead provide proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours of the performance start time or a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken within 24 hours of the performance start time. Self-reported negative test results that are not from a test provider, a laboratory, or a health care provider cannot be accepted. See full protocols.