COVID-19 Response
For details on how Haven plans to safety host in-person instruction and rehearsals, please view the document below to read our new liability releases and protocol contract.
COVID Policies and Protocols - Spring 2022
COVID Policies and Protocols - Spring 2022
What Does Haven Look Like This Spring?
With an extra emphasis on education and teamwork, Spring is a special season here at Haven. This Spring, Haven will continue to prioritize two things: the safety of our students and staff, and our in-person instruction. This means that Haven will look pretty traditional, with a few extra safety precautions to keep our community safe and healthy.
At this time, our South Bay Wizard of Oz rehearsals will be in-person, indoors and outdoors. Our Pico Union students will also be enjoying their Spring Show instruction in-person. Masking will be required of all cast members regardless of vaccination status when in an indoor space and during drop off, pick up, and station transitions, in accordance with Los Angeles County's current guidelines regarding youth and indoor activities. We are also strictly requiring all staff and students to wear a well-fitting, non-cloth mask with multiple layers of non-woven material and a nose wire per LA County’s recommendations for Schools and Youth Programs (Surgical Mask, KN95 Mask, or N95 Mask).
While we are still able to offer larger casts and more space this season, we will continue to utilize stable cohorts as much and as long as possible during our rehearsal process to limit potential exposures.
Haven Academy also requires full vaccination for its staff and instructors. This means that ALL adults interacting with our students - Haven instructors, staff, and tech contractors - will be fully vaccinated and boosted.
Should a student, staff member, or instructor fall ill, Haven will (at minimum) be following LA County’s guidelines for quarantine timelines after an exposure or positive test. However, we may take additional precautions to protect our in-person programming. All students staff and instructors are required to contact our offices BEFORE returning to rehearsal if they or someone in their household is ill, exposed, or tests positive.
We fully anticipate our South Bay Mainstage and Pico Union productions to perform live and in-person. For our performers, we're are continuing to offer the options below:
Option One – Perform in an approved mask
Option Two – Submit proof of vaccination to perform without a mask
Option Three – Submit a negative PCR COVID test taken within 72 hours of the performance to perform without a mask*
*Note: when indoors, cast members are still required to wear an approved mask backstage but would be permitted to remove their mask when onstage.
As always, we are prepared to make adjustments to our policies as our Spring show dates draw closer, should the need arise.
We understand the difficult choices parents are making this season as they balance their child’s safety and emotional wellbeing. We are here to partner with our community in providing an in-person Haven experience in the safest way possible. We are thrilled to offer a place for our students to learn, grow, and be together with their theatre family!
With an extra emphasis on education and teamwork, Spring is a special season here at Haven. This Spring, Haven will continue to prioritize two things: the safety of our students and staff, and our in-person instruction. This means that Haven will look pretty traditional, with a few extra safety precautions to keep our community safe and healthy.
At this time, our South Bay Wizard of Oz rehearsals will be in-person, indoors and outdoors. Our Pico Union students will also be enjoying their Spring Show instruction in-person. Masking will be required of all cast members regardless of vaccination status when in an indoor space and during drop off, pick up, and station transitions, in accordance with Los Angeles County's current guidelines regarding youth and indoor activities. We are also strictly requiring all staff and students to wear a well-fitting, non-cloth mask with multiple layers of non-woven material and a nose wire per LA County’s recommendations for Schools and Youth Programs (Surgical Mask, KN95 Mask, or N95 Mask).
While we are still able to offer larger casts and more space this season, we will continue to utilize stable cohorts as much and as long as possible during our rehearsal process to limit potential exposures.
Haven Academy also requires full vaccination for its staff and instructors. This means that ALL adults interacting with our students - Haven instructors, staff, and tech contractors - will be fully vaccinated and boosted.
Should a student, staff member, or instructor fall ill, Haven will (at minimum) be following LA County’s guidelines for quarantine timelines after an exposure or positive test. However, we may take additional precautions to protect our in-person programming. All students staff and instructors are required to contact our offices BEFORE returning to rehearsal if they or someone in their household is ill, exposed, or tests positive.
We fully anticipate our South Bay Mainstage and Pico Union productions to perform live and in-person. For our performers, we're are continuing to offer the options below:
Option One – Perform in an approved mask
Option Two – Submit proof of vaccination to perform without a mask
Option Three – Submit a negative PCR COVID test taken within 72 hours of the performance to perform without a mask*
*Note: when indoors, cast members are still required to wear an approved mask backstage but would be permitted to remove their mask when onstage.
As always, we are prepared to make adjustments to our policies as our Spring show dates draw closer, should the need arise.
We understand the difficult choices parents are making this season as they balance their child’s safety and emotional wellbeing. We are here to partner with our community in providing an in-person Haven experience in the safest way possible. We are thrilled to offer a place for our students to learn, grow, and be together with their theatre family!