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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT">Tim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Force Majeure is a legal term, and, as with most legal terms, the interpretation of the term can be varied. That being said, unless it’s an usual event like an earthquake, or maybe a hurricane in Chicago, I suspect Force Majeure won’t
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<p class="MsoNormal">Glad to hear they shut the show down. The weather sounds brutal.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Stagecraft <stagecraft-bounces@theatrical.net> on behalf of "stagecraft@theatrical.net" <stagecraft@theatrical.net><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>"stagecraft@theatrical.net" <stagecraft@theatrical.net><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"stagecraft@theatrical.net" <stagecraft@theatrical.net><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Tim Catlett <tmcatlett@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[SML] Severe weather cancellation of performance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Hey all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">It's been a long time since I've had the need, but I feel like I need to ask a question here of all of my various venue/event friends...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The question is this:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Is a "Force Majeure" event only valid if the performance is literally impossible to be undertaken? In other words, if the artist is ready to perform, and a minimal staff is available, would
a cancellation be valid due to severe weather conditions?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I am being told that "Force Majeure" would likely not legally hold because the artist was "ready to perform", even though the venue made the decision to cancel for reasons which include the
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">1. Severe blizzard conditions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">2. Multiple municipalities official notifications to avoid travel at all costs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">3. Multiple AHJs indicating "life-threatening" conditions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">4. Multiple anecdotal indications from house staff, artist staff, and potentially present patrons that travel and function is actively unsafe (ice covered roads, dangerous winds, dangerous
temps, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">5. NWS and NOAA designations of severe to dangerous weather conditions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">(The venue did cancel out of an abundance of caution, for the above reasons, but additionally due to the liability question raised due to the average age of ticket buyers being 60+.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Am I mistaken in my assertion that, from an event safety perspective, the life safety of all participants is a valid consideration in determining whether a "Force Majeure" condition exists,
especially based on the above factors?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">TIA for all thoughts and assistance!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Tim Catlett</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt">(414) 975-4424</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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