In this paper, we introduce an optimization problem posed by the Music Building Eindhoven (MBE) to deal with the economical consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for theatre halls. We propose a model for maximizing the number of guests in a theatre hall that respects social distancing rules, and is based on trapezoid packings. Computational results show that up to 40% of the normal capacity can be used for a single show setting, and up to 70% in case artists opt for two consecutive performances per evening.
@article{arxiv.2010.01981,
title = {Filling a theatre in times of corona},
author = {Danny Blom and Rudi Pendavingh and Frits C. R. Spieksma},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.01981},
year = {2020}
}
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24 pages, 6 figures, submitted to INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics