He said the theater had virtual and outdoor performances this summer. It started inviting small, socially distanced audiences indoors in the second week of August, about 12 people in a 266-seat venue. It plans to expand to about 60 seats this fall.

“Next year, a lot of our subscribers are people who have already purchased tickets, they turn those into vouchers that they can use in future seasons, which is great, but that’s no income coming in next year,” he said at a meeting of organizations and performers in Concord with U.S. Jeanne Shaheen. “That’s the scary thing. We know we’re going to retain them. We know that when we get to the other side of this, they’ll come through the doors again, but it’s going to be a while before we can actually generate income from them.”

Shaheen discussed legislation such as a bill that would authorize the Small Business Association to provide grants for businesses, including independent and live performance venues to help offset lost revenues.

School is continuing as scheduled in a New Hampshire school district after one student tested positive for COVID-19, triggering a contact tracing effort and cleaning at the school.

WMUR-TV reports the Riddle Brook School student in Bedford who tested positive is suspected to have contracted the virus at a sports camp in another town. The student had been in the building on Friday. Half of the class was at the school, which is on a hybrid learning system.