Virginia Repertory Theatre requires vaccination proof

Virginia Repertory Theatre requires vaccination proof, aims for '100% vaccinated company'

AFTER A YEAR INTHE DARK BECAUSE OF THEPANDEMIC...THE VIRGINIA REPERAORYT THEATRERE- OPENED ITS DOORSLAST MONTH.BUT THAT WAS BFEORE CONCERNSABOUT THE DELTA VARIANT ANDCOVID-19 TRANSMISSION STARTED TORISE.IN TONIGHT'SEDITION OF THE REBOUND...THESTEPS THIS THEATER COMPANY ISTAKING SO THAT THE SHOW CAN GOON.STANDUP AFTER A LONGCORONAVIRUS HIATUS...THELIGHTS ARE BACK ON AGAIN HERE ATTHE NOVEMBER THEATER.AND WHEN THESE SEATS ARE FILELDWITH PEOPLE...SOME STRICTMEASURES WILL BE IN PLACE TOKEEPTHEM SAFE.NATS OF DESIREE SINGING BELTEDLIKE THE QUEEN OF JAZZ...DESIREE ROOTS EMCOMPASSES THESOUND AND STYLE OF ELLAFITZGERALD.MORE NATS OF DESIREE SINGINGROOTS STARS IN VIRGINIAREPERTORY THEATRE'S "ELLA ANDHER FELLA FRANK."24:3 DESIREE IT'S ALL THEFAVORITES, ALL THE CLASSICS FROMELLA FITZGERALD, THEFIRST LADY OF SONG, AND FRANKSINATRATHIS ISN'T JUST ANY SHOW.THE TWO- PERFORMERMUSICAL MARKS THE COMPANY'SFIRST PRODUCTION SINCECORONAVIRUS CLOSED THE THEATER'SCURTIANS INMARCH 2020.1:56 DESIREE IT WAS STIFLING.I MEAN, LITREALLY, I THINK ASARTISTS,ALL OF US ACROSS THE BOARD, WERESTUCK IN A RUT OF WHAT DO WE DONOW?

SO WHEN ROOTS LANDED THISROLE A YEAR AND A HALF LATER...2:30 DESIREE I LITERALL WYEPTWHEN I HUNG UP THE PHONE,BECAUSE OF THE EXCITEMENT.ITWAS LIKE, OH, MY GOSH, WE'REABOUT TO DO THIS5:14 PHIL WE THOUGHT THEREWAS THIS PENT-UP DEMAND MANAGINGDIRECTOR, PHILWHITEWAY, SAYS HE REOPENED THETHEATER IN THE BEGINNING OF JULYWHEN VIRGINIA WAS AVERAGING ALOW NUMBER OF DAILY COVID-19INFECTIONS.FAST FORWARD TOAUGUST...6:02 PHIL AND NOW THE NUMBERSAREGOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION INRESPONSE TO A RECENT SURGE INCASES AND THE CONCERNING DELTAVARIANT...VIRGINIA REP NOWENFORCES SOME NE WRULES...IN ADDITION TO WEARING MASKS...6:11 PHIL ANYBODY THAT COMES INTOSEE A SHOW HAS TO SHOW AND PROVETHAT THEY'VE BEEN VACCINATEDAND AUDIENCE MEMBERS AREN'T THEONLY ONES...7:13 PHIL ONCE WE CHOSE THEOPTION THAT, HEY, EVERY CASTMEMBER, EVERY CREW MEMBER,DIRECTORS, DESIGNERS WOULDALL BE VACCINATED THAT WE COULDSAY WE ARE 100% VACCINATEDCOMPANYMORE NATS OF THE SHOW WHILEROOTS MIGHT NOT BE ABLETO SEE THE SMILES BEHIND THEMASKSAS SHE PERFORMS...SHECAN FEEL THEM.AND SHE PROMISESTHAT EVERY NIGHT WILL BE JUST ASSPECIAL AS OPENING NIGHT.4:02 DESIREE IT'S LIKE WEWALKEDOUT AND WE FELT THAT ENERGYIMMEDIATELY.AND THAT'S WHAT WELIVE FOR.WORKING FOR YOU, TL, CBS 6 NEWS.