As the country struggles to figure out the logistics of rolling out the vaccine, and hospitals run out of ICU space, the union and its workers are ready to get back in the game – and so are the venues.
MSG Entertainment, a leader in venues that include New York’s Madison Square Garden, Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and Beacon Theatre; and The Chicago Theatre said via a spokesperson, “We stand ready to partner with the City and State should they request our help.” Audrey Fix Schaefer, communications director with National Independent Venue Association echoed those sentiments saying, “As vaccine programs roll out, I’m sure many venues would want to participate, and we want to help. As a post-vaccine industry, our industry can’t reopen without a successful vaccine rollout. But of course, the ready supply of vaccines and government facilitation will be required.
Last April, stagehands across the country helped to turn those idle venues and arenas into field hospitals across the country. Those hospitals treated patients suffering from COVID-19 with oxygen and whatever else was needed such as lighting and electricity to the hospital beds. IATSE members in Philadelphia set up the Liacouras Center and innovatively used rock and roll rigging techniques to deliver that oxygen and those utilities.
The response to the tweet has been positive with union members chiming in offering their support. “We REALLY want to help,” wrote one Twitter user, while another suggested using movie studio lots.
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