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| Can someone in the know explain Covid cancellations? | |
| Posted by: Likeitlots 05:48 pm EST 01/19/22 | |
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| During December, shows were cancelling left and right when a cast member tested positive. That is no longer happening and the explanation cannot be that NO ONE is testing positive anymore, so it would seem that protocols have changed. Can anyone working in a show explain? (I put it that way because I am hoping to avoid speculation and generate fact-based response). | |
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| re: Can someone in the know explain Covid cancellations? | |
| Posted by: ryhog 10:35 pm EST 01/19/22 | |
| In reply to: Can someone in the know explain Covid cancellations? - Likeitlots 05:48 pm EST 01/19/22 | |
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| no change in protocols. In addition to the variety of reasons already articulated, when Omicron first arrived, a lot of productions were caught flat footed in terms of coverage. Now there are understudies and swings who are actually prepared to go on, and a network of backups has also been created where needed. Additionally, people are being MUCH more cautious out of work and a very large part of the population (and even a much greater proportion of Broadway people) has already been infected. There is no way the data will ever catch up with what happened, but I believe a majority of people in the city have had omicron. I was taken by surprise when I tested positive, I was only tested situationally, and throughout my quarantine I never had a symptom of any kind. Many many people pass into, through, and out of omicron in blissful ignorance (whilst they infect a bunch of others). As others have said, the fact that virtually everyone is vaccinated makes this into a new phenomenon. | |
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| re: Can someone in the know explain Covid cancellations? | |
| Posted by: Delvino 09:32 am EST 01/20/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Can someone in the know explain Covid cancellations? - ryhog 10:35 pm EST 01/19/22 | |
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| Excellent points, all. I repeated a show for the first time back this season, Girl/North Country, and though the first time I saw 2 major players replaced, including Winningham, out for about 9 shows, this time the full company was in. Anecdotal evidence only, but I suspect this show, expertly covered -- they've had zero cancellations -- is exemplary of how they've managed when positive tests run through a company*. Sadly of course, the run ends Sunday. *similar experience Saturday at Mockingbird, with both Kinnear and Braugher out; both roles stunningly performed (Christopher Innvar, Yaegel T. Welch) |
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| re: Can someone in the know explain Covid cancellations? | |
| Posted by: kidmanboy 06:15 pm EST 01/19/22 | |
| In reply to: Can someone in the know explain Covid cancellations? - Likeitlots 05:48 pm EST 01/19/22 | |
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| Many broadway companies and actors have been noting that they are performing with their full company over the past week or so. It would appear that the number of positive cases in the community (both Broadway and NYC at large) has drastically reduced. | |
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| re: Can someone in the know explain Covid cancellations? | |
| Posted by: Ncassidine 05:57 pm EST 01/19/22 | |
| In reply to: Can someone in the know explain Covid cancellations? - Likeitlots 05:48 pm EST 01/19/22 | |
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| I'm not working in a show. But my guess is a) every show hired more people (you still regularly hear about absences/covers) b) people are being more careful, wearing better masks in their daily lives, not eating indoors, etc. c) Omicron made its way through these casts, probably including people who were asymptomatic and never tested positive because their viral load was so low. |
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| re: Can someone in the know explain Covid cancellations? | |
| Posted by: ms721 09:53 pm EST 01/19/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Can someone in the know explain Covid cancellations? - Ncassidine 05:57 pm EST 01/19/22 | |
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| December was terrible for testing turn around time, so it may be that shows had no idea actually if people were positive, so I think that added to cancellations out of caution. (i.e. we don't know if you're negative, so you can't go on... and we don't have coverage to get here in time) |
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| re: Can someone in the know explain Covid cancellations? | |
| Posted by: mikem 10:01 pm EST 01/19/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Can someone in the know explain Covid cancellations? - ms721 09:53 pm EST 01/19/22 | |
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| I think that the issues already mentioned are the most important, but I think part of it also is that you probably won't get Covid twice in a few weeks' time (although apparently it's possible). The nature of theater, with actors in close promixity without masks, meant that Omicron swept through many casts. At Come From Away, for example, 8 of the 12 actors for one performance were understudies. Presumably the 8 actors who were out are unlikely to get Covid again soon. | |
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