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SATURDAYS, 10:00am-1:00pm
Set Building/Painting/Organizing/Planning/Training
Microphone training/planning
Hair/makeup training/planning
Concessions planning/organizing
Ticketing planning/organizing
Marketing updates and planning
Props planning/organizing
Backstage supervision planning/organizing
LOAD-IN
Approximately 6-10 hours, can work in shifts if needed
Set loading
Set transportation (vehicles needed, or moving truck needing to be rented and picked up)
Set unloading
Set organizing
Set assembly
All sound equipment loaded, transported, unloaded, unpacked, and organized
All costumes loaded, transported, unpacked, and organized
All ticket booth, concessions, lobby, and tech booth items loaded, transported, etc
All props loaded, transported, etc
All misc items loaded, transported, etc (video camera, computers, tshirts?)
TECH WEEK
Backstage supervision (2-3 parents per night)
Video recording
Photography
Tech help (light board, play music or sound effects, spotlight)
Stage manage (wear headset in the wings and pass on messages from the director)
Purchase concessions
Purchase/prepare Cast Grams
Prepare will-call tickets
PERFORMANCES
Box Office (2-3 people)
Concessions/Cast Grams (3-6 people)
Ushers (2-4 people)
Backstage Supervision (2-3 people)
Stage Manage
Video Recording
Photography
Tech Help (light board, play music or sound effects, spotlight)
STRIKE
Clean and put away all mics and sound equipment
Disassemble all set pieces
Move set pieces out to the vehicles/truck
Load set pieces into vehicles/truck
Sort and pack up all costumes, props, and green room items
Finish accounting work and move out all the box office stuff
Pack up and move out all Chrysalis items from the tech booth
Pack up or throw away all concessions items
Pack up and move out all lobby items
Remove and pack up all door coverings, signs, decorations, etc
Make sure all trash/food/etc is thrown away or moved out
Final sweep of all theatre areas for anything that was missed
Turn off all lights
Lock green room door
Thank staff and say goodbye
Exit the property (make sure to leave before our rental time ends!)
Transport all items to where they need to go
Unload and carefully put away all items (the better you do it now, the less work we have to do later)
Lock up storage sheds and church gate(s) when done
CAST PARTY!
POST-PRODUCTION
Dry clean all costumes (except lightly worn, non-smelly outer garments)
Do accounting work for box office, concessions, cast grams, etc
Get all cash/checks ready to deposit, complete with signed deposit slip
Deposit all said funds
Sort and return all borrowed/rented items
Pay final bills
Process requests for reimbursements
Write thank yous to cast, parents, staff, facilities manager, donors, sponsors, attendees, etc
Do whatever organizing and cleanup is necessary at the storage sheds
Pick up costumes from the dry cleaners
Label and store any Chrysalis costumes (photograph and itemize all new items, add to digital inventory)
Touch base with staff and parents for feedback on things that things that were good and things to do better next time
Start pre-production for the next show!