Run Crew

Light Board Operator

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for helping set lighting cues and assisting the Lighting Designer during Hand and Focus, and for implementing the Light Design during the run of the show.  The Light board Op is responsible for maintaining any paperwork including Light Cue List for the show.
  • Attend at least one of the final Run through rehearsals.
  • Attend Paper Tech if asked.
  • Attend Cue to Cue Tech rehearsal
  • Attend all technical and dress rehearsals, and, of course, all performances.
  • Assist the ME in performing dimmer checks prior to each tech and dress rehearsal, and each performance as asked.
  • Reports to the Production Manager & Stage Manager. Assignments will be made for each production. The SM will open all doors necessary to perform these duties. 

Sound Board Operator

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for helping set sound cues and assisting the Sound Designer when asked, and for implementing the Sound Design during the run of the show.  The Sound board Op is responsible for maintaining any paperwork including Sound Cue List for the show.
  • Attend at least one of the final Run through rehearsals.
  • Attend Paper Tech if asked.
  • Attend Cue to Cue Tech rehearsal
  • Attend all technical and dress rehearsals, and, of course, all performances.
  • Checking all sound cues prior to each tech and dress rehearsal, and each performance as asked.
  • Reports to the Production Manager & Stage Manager. Assignments will be made for each production. The SM will open all doors necessary to perform these duties. 

Stage Run Crew

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for changing any scenery during performance including, but not limited to, set pieces, set dressing, furniture, etc. and for any flying and some costume changes.
  • Crew members are expected to attend at least one of the final runthrough rehearsals.
  • Attends Cue to Cue Tech rehearsal.
  • Attend any shift rehearsals that may be scheduled.
  • Attend all tech and dress rehearsals, and, of course, all performances.
  • Run Crew members are required to wear black clothing (see Dress Code section).
  • During scene shifts, crew members should move with alacrity, but not rush. Scene changes are typically choreographed by the ASM or SM and should be accomplished with polish, professionalism and purpose. No crew members should ever be visible to audience members in hallways, lobby or theatre proper except in the case of a true emergency, or if required by a unique production duty.
  • Reports to the Production Manager & ASM who will delegate individual duties.  Assignments will be made for each production. The SM will open all doors necessary to perform these duties. 

Costume Run Crew

As the Wardrobe Technician of a show, you are responsible for making sure that the Actors have everything they need (costume-wise) during a performance. You are responsible for the Actors costumes. This means that any laundering, repairing or costume changes during the show need to be facilitated by you. During the show you are responsible for making your Actors look the best they can. This means that they do not have wrinkles in their clothing (or that they do if that is the designer’s character choice), that they do not have lint or strings attached to them, that their clothing is on straight, and that they have all their accessories. Remember that this is your job! Do not sit around not paying attention to the show or chatting on your cell phone. You should know everything going on with costumes at every moment!

Responsibilities

At Crew Call – Before Actor Call:

  • Check all costumes, be sure that you know where all costume pieces are, whether it be in their dressing room, in their ditty bag, or preset for a change on-stage. The Designer will provide a costume plot for this purpose. This is the time to discover all problems and/or missing items while there is still time to solve them, find them, or correct the problem.

At Actor Call and During Show:

  • Help with actor’s hair and makeup if needed.
  • Make certain that all actors are dressed in your appropriate costume and that you look right every time they go on stage.
  • Help the actors dress for quick changes.
  • Hang the actor’s costumes if they do not have time because of a quick change.
  • Be available to help the actors with any costume emergency. 

Laundry

You are responsible for making sure that ALL laundry gets washed, pressed and returned to the dressing rooms PRIOR to the Actor’s call. You should have the shop’s help with this, but arrangements must be made with Nancy or Amanda, and I would recommend checking on it throughout the day. (Things get crazy in the shop and if we have moved on to another show laundry and notes may be forgotten.)

Rules

General Rules

  • Do NOT bleach silk.
  • Do NOT machine wash bras, girdles, things with wires if hand washables.
  • Do NOT machine wash nylons without being in lingerie bags.
  • DO check with designer on which things can be laundered and how.
  • DO wash dyed things separately.
  • DO wash bras and nylons in lingerie bags.
  • SORT by colors - whites, darks, dyed whites and Tshirts - hot water; darks and dyed-cold water. IRON as needed - this usually means collars and sleeves of shirts. If you haven’t used the SUSSMAN Iron before, ask for help!

Labels

Check every item, every time you wash it (before it’s mixed with everything else) to make sure:

  • It has a label with a relevant name in it (i.e., the show you are doing, not some show three years ago).
  • The label hasn’t fallen out or the ink washed off. Ask your Actors to do this also.

Ventilated Pieces

Gently brush lace with a toothbrush soaked in acetone or spirit gum remover. Be careful not to pull hair to back side of piece. 

Jewelry/Accessories

Jewelry is contained in a Ziploc bag with the actor’s name on it in their ditty bag. Each night the jewelry and accessories need to be accounted for and returned to a safe place, i.e., the Ziploc bag.

Strike

  • Wash and condition wigs as you would normal healthy hair.  
  • If wig is fronted and spirit gum was used, use a soft toothbrush and acetone to clean lace.  
  • If the wigs have a lot of styling products, use a bit of Spic and Span and condition as normal. Hang to dry. Turn inside out, relabel and put back in appropriate box.
  • Jewelry needs to be put back into the jewelry cabinet in the appropriate places, NOT thrown in a big pile inside.

Problem Sheet

Problem sheets should be posted outside dressing rooms for you and your Actors to write down any costume problems. If there are problems on the sheets, these are your notes for the next day. The run crew is responsible for these problems being fixed. If you need help, the shop staff will assist you with any of these if asked.