<div dir="ltr">It seems like a true Risk Assessment is required for moisture in carpets, drapes, seat cushions, seat backs, and every other porous element in the theater; also look for condensation on lenses and lamps.<div>/s/ Richard</div><div>_________</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 9:35 PM, Ben Thoron SML via Stagecraft <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">An upcoming project is said to "require" rain all night onstage. I<br>
put it in quotes because, there's obviously no real harm in just<br>
pretending its raining. But, the current thinking is that rain is an<br>
essential part of the story telling.<br>
<br>
So- what I think happens when in rains inside a theatre for 2-3 hours<br>
a night, for seven weeks is that we we run the risk of becoming a 650<br>
seat terrarium...<br>
<br>
Has any body had experience on a project where it rained, really<br>
rained for the whole show?<br>
Could you hear the actors, did the audience have to get up and pee,<br>
did concessions run out of hot cocoa? Was there mold EVERYWHERE?<br>
<br>
I've done shows with some rain, 5 minutes or so, dumped 100s of<br>
gallons of water across the stage, made a pond (with a boat), and had<br>
a swimming pool on stage. Clearly, I'm not afraid of water, per<br>
se...just getting wet and not being able to dry out.<br>
<br>
I'd appreciate the wisdom of the list.<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
Ben<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">/s/ Richard<br>_________</div>
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