| Not so much a loophole as an impracticality. | |
| Last Edit: ShowGoer 12:51 pm EDT 09/01/21 | |
| Posted by: ShowGoer 12:49 pm EDT 09/01/21 | |
| In reply to: eating/drinking loophole for masking at the theater - ilw 12:19 pm EDT 09/01/21 | |
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| "Is there some way to eliminate this loophole for masking other than just banning food and drink at your seat?" The short answer is no; and theaters are unlikely to take that step of banning food and drink, especially since it does drive additional income for them (even if, one presumes, fewer people are buying refreshments than in the past). Some people have to take medications, some have medical conditions that require frequent hydration, and we're all constantly being told that everyone should be drinking between 8-to-10 glasses of water a day. But even apart from that, it would be very strange if suddenly Broadway was the one industry to attempt a strict blanket no-beverages-in-your-seat rule, when in restaurants and bars, and on planes and trains throughout the last year and a half, prior to vaccines being available, and even with no mandatory vaccine reguirements, people have always been allowed to discreetly sip in their seats. Obviously the man in front of you was abusing the guidance, with far too much latitude. But my experience is that house managers and ushers have been useless half of the time even when I've alerted them to people using their phones, texting, or photographing/filming the stage, so they're certainly not going to start climbing over seats and reprimanding people for drinking beverages purchased on the property. The unfortunate upshot is, if you're not comfortable with people removing their masks to drink (or eat), whether occasionally, off-and-on throughout the show, or as this person did, nursing a beverage for the full running time, then sadly it's probably best to not attend the theater right now. Because people are currently more or less on an honor system, and while some may abuse the "except while eating or drinking in your seat" rule as this man apparently did, they're technically (and unlike using cellphones that cause light disruption or that illegally film the stage) completely within their rights. |
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