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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">This is a GREAT list of things to think about when buying and revamping a building !<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jeff<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft-bounces@theatrical.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dan Sheehan via Stagecraft<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 30, 2016 8:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Stagecraft Mailing List<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Dan Sheehan<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [SML] Building a stage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I wasn't even aware of theatres (other than movie houses) <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">when our space was converted from a warehouse into a theatre,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">back in the 1950's. But as resident TD/Facilities Manager <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">of a community theatre now, I sometimes wish I had been.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">When folks say "it must be wonderful to have your own space"<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I usually respond "Be careful what you wish for".<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Remember that when you own the building, you own *everything*.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Every door lock and hinge, every light, every faucet, every toilet,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">every component in the HVAC systems, every shingle on the roof,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">every trash container, every blade of grass, tree, and shrub. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You don't refer problems to the landlord; <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">you solve them yourself with your time and your money.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Get input from people *actually involved and experienced* <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">with the mechanics of mounting and running a production, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">managing and serving an audience, etc. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Become acquainted with and friendly with your local AHJ's... <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">in our town, the pertinent folks are Building Inspection<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Department Head and Fire Department Fire Safety & Prevention specialist.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Do this now, at the dreaming stage, so they can become supportive<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> and help you avoid missteps.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Remember Code requirements are minimum standards for safety.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Meeting Code does not assure best performance and utility.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Will you be building sets in the space ?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">That means allocating space for workshop, material and tool storage,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">and set stock storage. And budgeting for tools.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Acquiring costume stock ? Allocate adequate space.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Props in stock ? Allocate adequate space.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Painting sets / scenery ?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Paint and paint tools storage area, paint washup area with<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">appropriate drainage facility.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Installing a lighting system ?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Technology is evolving rapidly.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">LED theatrical fixtures are quite pricey as replacements<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">for individual LEKO's etc, but the price of the fixtures<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">on a new installation will be largely offset by savings in<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">installation of dimmers and power capacity, with ongoing<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">savings during years of use by reduced energy consumption,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">reduced heat load on the air conditioning system, and reduced lamp<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">replacement cost and labor.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Rigging system ?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you don't have the roof height (we don't),<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">at least make sure what space there is over the stage is free of obstructions <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(we have a huge HVAC duct in the middle of what would otherwise be usable space)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">. And, rigging system or no, ie all dead hung stuff,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ensure the structure can support the loads; roof structure by itself<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">might not have much useable load capacity beyond what is required<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">for the *roof*. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> If not installing a rigging system, install a support structure<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">to make it easy to dead-hang various stuff as needed<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">on a per-show basis. DAMHIK, IJK, OK?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(I have one lighting designer who, when he says "I need a light *there*,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">often either there's a piece of immutable structural steel in the way,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">or there's no visible means of support anywhere close)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Soft goods ? Get in a package (IFR, of course)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">of legs, borders, etc in modular sizes; get more than you think you need,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">you *will* appreciate having it. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Box office and misc administrative management ?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Allocate space for function, space for storage,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">budget for equipment & upkeep.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I'm getting as tired of writing this as you probably are of reading it,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best advice.. echoing others...<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">is to enlist the services of a professional Theatre Consultant<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">who does this for a living, not once in a lifetime.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Not an architect, not an equipment vendor, not someone like me.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Returning now to my Flag! Stout from Marsh Island Brewing, Orono, ME.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Celebrating the end of a week in Bar Harbor with family.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-- <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">...Dan Sheehan aka GrampyDan (x2)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fixer of things that break<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">TD Walpole Footlighters (MA)<o:p></o:p></p>
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