--- title: News & Views - a blog from Dataton | covid-19 description: covid-19 | News&Views is a blog created by Dataton. It's about multi-display software and surrounding technologies, media servers, content creation - basically anything within the AV industry that serves to enrich the audience experience! --- [![News & Views](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Templates/news_and_views_logo.jpg?width=165&name=news_and_views_logo.jpg "News & Views")](https://blog.dataton.com/blog?hsLang=en-us) Search # [Ten lessons from 2020 about theatre and stage management](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/ten-changes-for-life-backstage-in-a-covid-world-0?hsLang=en-us) By [Matthew Stern](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/author/matthew-stern) 29. January 2021 [![](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/hubfs/10%20lessons%20from%202020-1.jpg)](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/ten-changes-for-life-backstage-in-a-covid-world-0?hsLang=en-us) During 2020, we experienced historical challenges that cannot be understated. A global pandemic, intense political division, a rising social justice movement, and the closing of theaters across the country, have made 2020 the most taxing and difficult year I have ever known. As I look back over the grueling months of shutdown, this cock-eyed optimist sees some positive takeaways. So here’s the top 10 lessons from 2020 about stage management and theatre.  [Read more](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/ten-changes-for-life-backstage-in-a-covid-world-0?hsLang=en-us) 0 Kommentarer [Klikk her for å lese/skrive kommentarer](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/ten-changes-for-life-backstage-in-a-covid-world-0?hsLang=en-us#comments-listing) Temaer: [theater](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/topic/theater), [avpro](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/topic/avpro), [professional](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/topic/professional), [stage manager](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/topic/stage-manager), [covid-19](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/topic/covid-19) # [Ten changes for life backstage in a COVID world](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/ten-changes-for-life-backstage-in-a-covid-world?hsLang=en-us) By [Matthew Stern](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/author/matthew-stern) 18. December 2020 [![](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/hubfs/Header%20theater%20covid.jpg)](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/ten-changes-for-life-backstage-in-a-covid-world?hsLang=en-us) When we start looking at “re-opening” our economy, there is a lot to unpack and figure out. When you look specifically at show business, it gets even more complicated. We work in an environment that requires close contact, touching, even kissing. We share tight quarters, eat, drink, and sometimes live together (anyone ever do a bus and truck tour?). There are many front of house issues that need to be addressed, but as a stage manager, I’ve been ruminating on what adjustments we may need to make behind the curtain in order to re-open in a responsible and functional way which is no easy task! The ten items below are food for thought. It's not a top ten list, but rather, ten ideas for how we can return to work in the theatre in the COVID era. I’m not a healthcare professional, but as a stage manager, these ten ideas are top of mind to care for our company and get the best show possible onstage every night. 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