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COVID PROTOCOLS

While the height of the COVID-19 pandemic was in 2020, Theater Mu will always strive to keep its artists, audience, and community as safe as possible, especially as other diseases remain present and the information around COVID-19 itself continues to be updated. Our policies were made in mind with the current regulations of other Twin Cities theaters and the guidelines set out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), and other parties such as Actors’ Equity Association. Please check back for the most up-to-date protocols as your mainstage production or other Mu event nears.

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Masked performances: Mu aims to designate a few performances during each production where the audience is required to be masked, preferably with KN95 or N95 masks. This helps those make our theater more accessible to those who are more vulnerable to COVID-19 or other respiratory illnesses. If an event does have to be canceled, due to COVID-19 or otherwise, Theater Mu will notify you via email and follow up with an option to reschedule your performance, receive a full refund, or donate your ticket.

As Minnesota’s public health situation evolves, we will continue to monitor the recommendations provided to us by the CDC, Minnesota Department of Health, and local leadership. 

Face masks are no longer required for participants and staff. We will have disposable face masks available onsite for anyone wishing to use them. In addition, we utilize the following practices at our venue: 

• Daily cleaning occurs in all shared spaces and bathrooms. In addition, door handles, light switches, and other high-touch surfaces will be sanitized frequently. 

• Indoor space will operate at a capacity that ensures students have space to freely move and create. 

• Personal prevention practices such as hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette will also be reinforced.

• We encourage staying up to date with COVID-19 vaccination for staff and students. People who are fully vaccinated are at low risk of symptomatic or severe infection.  

Families should conduct a health screening every morning before sending their student to class. Theater Mu staff will also monitor for symptoms throughout the day. COVID-19 symptoms may include fever, cough, difficulty breathing, loss of taste or smell, and other symptoms. 

If your child is exhibiting any COVID-19 symptoms, please do not send them to class. Any student or staff that exhibits symptoms will activate our COVID Response Plan, which will include separating from our student population until we are able to have a caregiver pick them up from camp.

COVID Response Plan

If students display symptoms of COVID-19, they should stay home and take a test the following morning. Theater Mu will be able to provide a test if families do not have one at home. Students who test positive for COVID-19 will not be able to return to class that week. Students should test negative for COVID-19 and must be fever-free for 24 hours without medication before returning to camp. If returning to class with mild symptoms other than fever, we ask students to wear a well-fitting mask for the remainder of the week. 

Currently, asymptomatic individuals do not need to quarantine if they are close contacts with someone who has tested positive for COVID. Nevertheless, families will be contacted about confirmed exposure to positive COVID-19 cases.

Please direct questions or concerns to Morgen Chang at morgen@theatermu.org.

Camp Cancellation and Refunds

If Theater Mu cancels a class for any reason, you will be issued 

• a full refund for classes that have not yet started. 

• a prorated refund for classes that have started. 

If a student needs to withdraw from a class, you will be issued a 50% refund of your program fee for cancellations more than two weeks before your class begins. No refunds will be issued less than two weeks before the start of your camp date, or for absences due to travel or sickness.

At our Saint Paul office and studio, we are grateful to offer small, in-person programming. We strive to keep our participants safe through the following features and practices:

• Daily cleaning occurs in all learning spaces, bathrooms, and shared spaces. In addition, door handles, light switches, and other high-touch surfaces will be sanitized frequently.

• Indoor space will operate at a capacity that ensures social distancing is easily achievable and students have space to freely move and create. If you have social distancing needs, please let staff know.

• Mask requirement is at the discretion of the teaching artists or if Theater Mu is in a production cycle.

• Other personal prevention practices such as hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette will also be reinforced.

We strongly encourage COVID-19 vaccination for eligible students, theater company members, and staff. People who are fully vaccinated are at low risk of symptomatic or severe infection, especially with the addition of a booster dose. A growing body of evidence suggests that people who are fully vaccinated are also less likely to have asymptomatic infection or transmit COVID-19 to others.

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