SPORTS , ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The third annual California Classic featured four teams competing in games held at the Golden 1 Center in downtown Sacramento . PHOTO BY STEVE MARTARANO
During quarantine , he explains , one longtime subscriber , a wheelchairbound woman , tuned in to watch nearly every streamed performance . “ She ’ s a big fan , and when she attends ( in-person ) performances , we clear out space for her in the theater ,” he says . “ She would be at every show if she could , so what if she could add $ 10 ( to her subscription ) for a streaming option that she could watch whenever she wants ?”
The theater will also employ various COVID-19 protocols mandated by the Actors ’ Equity Association . This will include continued masking and requiring guests to show proof of vaccination . “ We think it ’ s the safest way to go forward ,” Montoya says .
Over at the California Stage in Sacramento , Ray Tatar is making plans to reopen the nonprofit theater company for inside performances but will continue with the outside shows .
“ When COVID first happened , we closed but then decided to ( reopen outside ),” says Tatar , the company ’ s producing artistic director . The company ’ s R25 Arts Complex in Midtown is home to several organizations , including the Sacramento Poetry Center , Resurrection Theatre , Black Point Theatre and the Actors Workshop of Sacramento . Tatar had already been studying how he could add an outdoor space to the complex ’ s courtyard , and so the Social Distance
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