ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
2022-2023 COVID POLICY
EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2023
The Atlas Performing Arts Center is committed to ensuring the health and safety of our patrons, performers, and staff.
Please read the following policies and procedures to best protect everyone entering our theatre:
COVID POLICY EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2023
Effective May 1, 2023, we are strongly recommending that all audience members wear masks while inside the venue, but they are no longer required.
CLEANING PROTOCOLS
We are disinfecting door handles, counters, and all shared surfaces prior to, during, and thoroughly after every performance. Hand sanitizer stations are available throughout the building.
The following updates to the HVAC system have been made at the Atlas Performing Arts Center:
Updated A/C system with MERV13 filters and Ion Purifiers
Air circulates throughout the building 7 times per hour
TICKETS
For a touchless experience, we are issuing electronic (print-at-home and mobile) tickets.
Check this page regularly for the most up-to-date information. To learn more about the participating theatres and their policies, please visit TheatreWashington.org. Theatre Washington, the area’s alliance of theatre organizations, theatre-makers, and theatre supporters, will serve as a hub of information for participating venues and their vaccination requirement policies.
The Atlas Performing Arts Center is a non-profit performing arts venue in a historic theater. We’re the cultural anchor of the H Street, Northeast community in Washington, DC. The Atlas fosters and presents stellar art in film, dance, music, theater, vocal and choral work, spoken word, and beyond.
The Atlas has four performance spaces and we often host free events in our lobby. We produce Atlas Presents performances and also rent our spaces to other artist groups so they can create their own productions. We support and partner with DC arts makers – our Arts Partners – including Capital City Symphony, Mosaic Theater Company of DC, Visionaries of the Creative Arts (VOCA), Joy of Motion Dance Center, and Step Afrika!
The Atlas also leads in its arts education initiatives through our City at Peace youth development program and the Atlas Arts Lab. In the winter each year, we produce our popular INTERSECTIONS Festival that hosts close to 300 artists and performing groups who entertain and engage thousands of patrons in a multi-week long celebration of the arts.
Our mission is to bring people together through the arts to expand the reach and strengthen the bonds of our community. We provide shared space in a creative environment that inspires exceptional performances, events, and initiatives that enlighten, entertain, and reflect the best of the arts and our humanity.
As the catalyst for neighborhood growth and change, the Atlas continues to play a major role in the regional creative economy and is where the arts, culture, and connection happen on H Street.
Originally built in 1938, the Atlas was one of four movie theaters on H Street NE. For 30 years, the iconic movie house was a second home for film lovers throughout the H Street Corridor. The Atlas was reborn in 2006 as a community-based organization that boasts a 59,000 square-foot performing arts center with four performance spaces, dance studios, offices, back-of-house facilities and an expansive lobby with a bar.
The Atlas Performing Arts Center provides spaces for artists to create music, theatre and dance to entertain and engage audiences in exploring the ideas and issues of our time. We nurture an environment that welcomes artists representing our diverse community. We invest in partnerships and programs that reflect the best of the arts and our humanity.
ADMINISTRATION
Douglas E. Yeuell
Executive Director
dyeuell@atlasarts.org
DEVELOPMENT
Molly Goodman
Director of Institutional Giving
mgoodman@atlasarts.org
Hannah Church
Director of Major, Individual, and Corporate Giving
hchurch@atlasarts.org
FINANCE
Patricia Bueno Abdala
Director of Finance and Administration
pbuenoabdala@atlasarts.org
MARKETING
Rachel Pearl
Marketing Director
rpearl@atlasarts.org
PATRON SERVICES
Nestor Lomeli
Patron Services Manager
nlomeli@atlasarts.org
Aaron Johnson
Assistant Patron Services Manager
ajohnson@atlasarts.org
PROGRAMMING
Sandra Holloway
City at Peace Director
sholloway@atlasarts.org
Sharon King
Program Manager
sking@atlasarts.org
PRODUCTION
Aaron Waxman
Director of Production
awaxman@atlasarts.org
Ash Jeffers
Assistant Production Manager
Ajeffers@atlasarts.org
Emma Streett
Lighting Supervisor
estreett@atlasarts.org
AJ Johnson
Audio and Video Supervisor
adamjohnson@atlasarts.org
Emily Fruendt
Assistant Production Manager
efruendt@atlasarts.org
Julia Colpitts
Assistant Production Manager
jcolpitts@atlasarts.org
OPERATIONS
Jarrod Bennett
Director of Operations
jbennett@atlasarts.org
Abel Jimenez
Assistant Operations Manager/Bar Lead
ajimenez@atlasarts.org
OFFICERS
Philip Holmes, Chair
Deirdre Vollmer, Secretary
Eric Jaffe, Treasurer
Jane Lang, Founder and Chair Emeritus
DIRECTORS
Steve Barber
Orlando Brooks
Laura Coates
Erva Cockfield
Brian Edge
Michael Healy
Michael K. Lewis
Brandon Myers
Skye Perryman
Donna Rattley-Washington
Marek Skovajsa
Phyllis D. Thompson
Monique Watson
EX-OFFICIO
Jarrod Bennett, Executive Director
Our Atlas Presents series connects audiences to diverse and engaging contemporary music and dance. We present film in honor of our heritage including feature documentaries and silent films with live musical accompaniment. Atlas Arts for Young Audiences is another focus, where our family-based programs bring insightful and entertaining performances to our stages for youth and families alike. Our unique Signature Events are creative, curated, one-of-a-kind experiences that combine the performing arts and audience engagement into a party vibe.
We work with numerous artists and arts organizations to make our space affordable and accessible. Atlas Resident Arts Partners anchor our performance season and
expand our reach and impact in the community while sharing office space and
administrative resources.
The Atlas and our Resident Arts Partners collectively offer free and reduced-cost arts programming, services and training valued
at $1.2 million dollars per year. Atlas Resident Arts Partners:
Black Leaves Dance Company
Capital City Symphony
Joy of Motion Dance Center
Mosaic Theater Company of DC
Visionaries of the Creative Arts
Situated inside the Atlas Lobby, the Atlas Bar is your perfect pre + post performance place, offering snacks and a wide selection of beverages.
The Atlas is accessible to patrons with impaired mobility and offers wheelchair locations for each performance. Additionally, the Atlas has a limited number of assistive listening devices for its performances. Please contact the Box Office at 202.399.7993 ext. 501 when purchasing your tickets, for more special information, and to arrange special seating requirements.