[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]That time will help venues adapt, said Blackmore, who is also the executive and artistic director of the MainLine Theatre and the Montreal Fringe Festival. “Venues have to hire staff,” she said. “Selling tickets takes time, putting marketing campaigns together.”Blackmore said she was also pleased to hear that school field trips to theatres outside red zones will be allowed starting March 15. “It is nice to see that there already is a plan to bring students back into theatres.”Luc Fortin, president of the Quebec Musicians’ Guild, said he thinks the government’s plan is “interesting” but he said he has concerns about the 8 p.m.