McCarter Theatre Center has announced its audience policies and procedures for performances. These policies will be in place through Dec. 31 and are subject to change at any time.
Effective immediately, audience members over the age of 12 will be required to show proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before entering McCarter. Exceptions will be made for children under 12 and people with a medical or religious exemption to vaccination.
These guests must show proof of a negative PCR test taken within 36 hours of the performance time or a negative antigen test taken within 6 hours of the performance time. All guests regardless of age or vaccination status will be required to wear masks while inside the theater building.
“Our priority will continue to be ensuring the safety of our workforce, our patrons, and the entire McCarter community against Covid,” said Managing Director Michael S. Rosenberg. “Even as more of us are vaccinated, we realize that Covid and its variants continue to threaten health and, in some cases, the lives of people in the United States and around the world. This audience requirement for masks and vaccines (or negative tests) will be in addition to our staff requirement for masks and vaccines. These policies are all part of our commitment to a return to in person performances that are safe, simple, and social.”
McCarter Theater Center will reopen its doors this fall with a slate of events across music, theater, dance, spoken word, and family programming. The Opening Weekend kicks off at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, in McCarter’s Mathews Theater with Béla Fleck - in his first bluegrass tour in 24 years, My Bluegrass Heart. Then on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 26, McCarter invites the community to “GARBA 360,” a free outdoor event celebrating the traditional Gujarati Social Folk Dance experience.
With dance lessons, performance, and live music, this off-site extravaganza takes place at the Princeton Shopping Center where families and friends are invited to gather for a fun afternoon to mix, move, and mingle.
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