Bucks County Playhouse Updates Its COVID-19 Plans For Live Shows

NEW HOPE, PA — As Pennsylvania continues to loosen its COVID-19 restrictions, Bucks County Playhouse recently revised its safety plans for reopening the theater as it continues to welcome back guests.

Alexander Fraser, the theater's producing director, announced the Playhouse’s updated policies Wednesday as the theater gears up for a series of concerts inside the historic New Hope venue.

"The new CDC guidance and the lifting of the Pennsylvania restrictions is certainly encouraging — signaling a return to regular operations in our not-too-distant future,” Fraser said. “We’re taking a measured approach as we return to a full schedule on our stage. Throughout the pandemic, Bucks County Playhouse has continually evaluated its COVID-19 protocols and policies to provide the safest possible environment for our patrons, performers and staff."

According to Fraser, to give staff and audiences more time to get vaccinated, the theater will continue to require that audiences and staff wear face coverings in the Playhouse for all performances until June 13.

In addition to requiring masks, the Playhouse will continue to operate at a greatly reduced capacity— selling a maximum of only 20 percent of its seats to allow for social distancing inside the theater.

“We are in the process of reevaluating all our COVID-19 policies on a daily basis and will have new protocols for our patrons, staff and performers on June 14,” Fraser said. “We look forward to reopening the Playhouse to full capacity later in the summer when our audiences and performers feel more comfortable.”

Bucks County Playhouse was one of the first cultural organizations in the region to reopen during the pandemic. Closed for most of 2020, the Playhouse was able to open briefly last fall and again earlier in 2021 for socially distanced special events, concerts and comedy.

To view a list of upcoming shows at Bucks County Playhouse, click here.