The North Texas Performing Arts Covid-19 Task Force of 30 medical doctors, legal counsel, board members and others meets weekly to update our safety protocols so that we can provide the safest possible environment for our students and patrons.
Those protocols have allowed us to reopen and enjoy over 35,000 visitors, 120 productions and almost 1,000 performances in our spaces without incident.
In light of new guidelines announced this week by the CDC, the following adjustments have been made to NTPA’s Quarantine and Notification Protocol, and will be effective immediately for all NTPA facilities.
Quarantine and Notification Protocol Updates
- All staff, volunteers, patrons, participants and their families should follow updated CDC guidance for isolation and quarantine (https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s1227-isolation-quarantine-guidance.html)
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If a student or parent participant shows symptoms:
- They should immediately notify the Director of their class or show and send an email to BESAFE@ntpa.org outlining the circumstances.
- They should remain away from an NTPA site until they have either tested negative or the symptoms have cleared. Participants must be fever free before returning to in-person NTPA activities.
- NTPA will make no notifications in this circumstance.
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If a student or parent participant receives a positive COVID-19 test result:
- They should immediately notify the Director of their class or show and send an email to BESAFE@ntpa.org outlining the circumstances.
- They must refrain from participating in in-person NTPA activities or coming onsite to NTPA for 5 days. Participants must be fever free before returning to in-person NTPA activities.
- If returning on-site within 10 days of testing positive, participants must wear a mask at all times, including when performing on stage.
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If a student or parent participant has experienced a “Close Contact” as defined by the CDC with someone that has received a positive COVID-19 test result:
- They should immediately notify the Director of their class or show and send an email to BESAFE@ntpa.org outlining the circumstances.
- They must refrain from participating in in-person NTPA activities or coming onsite to NTPA for 5 days unless they have received appropriate vaccination as defined by the CDC (have received a booster shot, have received a second Pfizer or Moderna vaccine within 6 months, or have received a J&J vaccine within 2 months).
- If returning on-site within 10 days of close contact, participants must wear a mask at all times, including when performing on stage.
- Participants should get tested 5 days after close contact.
