“If it is all about the statistic of limiting eight people per 1,000 square feet, than in a 9,000-square-foot building like the Regent, we should be able to have 72 people, distributed over two levels, and have them easily distanced apart from one another,” Stein said. He said that it doesn’t make sense for him for theaters to be limited to only 25 people as a general rule. Stein noted that none of the 20 people on Governor Charlie Baker’s Reopening Advisory Board are from the world of arts, entertainment or live event production. Theaters have been open with a limit of 25 people, but that is only for films.” “It has been difficult following the state as they go through the phased plan, we had hope that as part of Phase III we would be able to open in some capacity, but we have not been able to. “On March 13 we had a sold out show that night, but a few hours before it was supposed to start we had to cancel, and we haven’t hosted any crowds since,” Stein said.
The pandemic has done a number on many businesses, but perhaps none of have been hit harder than theaters specializing in live events, and there is currently no definite timetable for them to resume business. The Regent has not hosted any events with live audiences since March 13, putting a real strain on the Medford Street institution that has hosted live performances since 1916. “You can’t keep scrapping and clawing forever,” Leland Stein, co-owner of the Regent Theatre, said. Without crowds, Arlington’s Regent Theatre battles through pandemic
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