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BACKSTAGE PROCEDURES
 ONLY CAST, CREW, ORCHESTRA and OTHER DESIGNATED VOLUNTEERS
can be backstage before, during and after a performance during
rehearsals and performances at the theatre.
 ALL volunteers must sign in at the designated location backstage
IMMEDIATELY when they arrive at the theatre.
 At any time when a new volunteer is needed backstage and clearances
have not been previously checked, your driver’s license will be scanned
for background checks and clearances.
 MAINSTAGE SHOWS: Cell Phones are to be silenced backstage and in the
Dressing Rooms. Cast and crew should refrain from taking photos or videos
in areas where and at times when actors are changing. Please be mindful
and respectful of those around you.
 YOUTHEATRE SHOWS: Cell phones are to be turned OFF and not used at
all backstage. Photos and videos are prohibited. It is the director’s
discretion to hold onto cell phones until the performance is over.
 ALL Costume changes are to be made in the privacy of the dressing rooms
(and even more privacy in the bathrooms of the dressing rooms). Cast and
crew are to be in the wings ONLY for entrances, exits, scene changes, and
fast costume changes (in designated areas).
 At times, tours are scheduled before a performance. The Stage Manager
will share this with all cast, crew, and orchestra so you are prepared for
visitors.
Dressing Room Deputies:
A dressing room deputy will be assigned by the director and stage manager for
each dressing room, male and female. The deputy will act as the contact point if
an emergency situation arises and will ensure:
 communication between the cast, stage manager and director is clear and
constant.
 cast members and crew use their appropriate dressing room only. Males
stay out of the female dressing room and females stay out of the male
dressing room. PLEASE NOTE: Playhouse staff members may be required to
be in the Dressing Rooms with the opposite sex.
 non-cast and non-crew members are not in the dressing rooms unless
specifically assigned by the director or stage manager.
 dressing room doors remain closed when more than two people are in the
dressing room.
 discretion by suggesting actors wear a robe or large shirt and sweatpants as
you sit around in the dressing room.
 appropriate language and respectful conversation are used for all ages.
 cast members use personal hygiene products.
 everyone is doing their individual part to keep the dressing room and
bathrooms neat and clean.
 cast members treat their costumes with care, for example hanging
garments up appropriately.
 costume issues are recognized and appropriately fixed to maintain the
quality of the show’s look. For example, asking a cast member to press their
wrinkled shirt or finding someone to sew on a missing button, as well as
directing a person to the stage manager to have a costume repaired by the
costume staff.
 ALL costume repairs to be completed by the Playhouse staff MUST be hung
up and tagged with your name. Please hang the costume needing repair on
the pipe backstage near the dumpster exit door. Failure to do this may
result in your costume not being fixed and the high-quality look of the show
diminished.