Cabot Theater To Require Vaccination Proof Or Negative Test

BEVERLY, MA — Beverly's historic Cabot Theater is joining a growing list of entertainment venues in Massachusetts requiring proof of a coronavirus vaccination or a recent negative test.

Starting Sept. 17, theater patrons for movies and concerts will be required to either show a vaccination card or proof of a negative coronavirus test within the past 72 hours. Guests will also have to show a government-issued identification card to ensure they are the person listed on the vaccine or test card.

The theater said photocopies or a picture of the vaccine card or test on a phone will be accepted as long as all information is visible.

Masks are required in the theater for those who are not vaccinated and masks are recommended for vaccinated patrons when they are not eating and drinking.

The theater is also instituting a vaccination requirement as a term of employment for all staff members, ushers, security personnel, stagehands, artists and vendors.

The Cabot's policy mirrors a growing trend in the live entertainment industry largely shuttered for more than a yearbecause of the pandemic.

Live Nation, whose venues include the Xfinity Center, Leader Bank Center in Boston's Seaport District, the House of Blues the Orpheum Theatre and Paradise Rock Club , said two weeks ago that all performers and concertgoers at its fully owned venues will also have to show proof of vaccination or produce a negative coronavirus test.

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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)

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