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The Dressing Room To Scene Shop

The document discusses the layout and facilities needed for dressing rooms, costume shops, and scene shops for a theater production. It recommends that dressing rooms be placed near the wings, out of audience view, and include private areas, makeup tables, mirrors, and shower/bathroom facilities. The costume shop should be close to dressing rooms and equipped for construction, storage, and drying costumes. The scene shop needs to be weatherproofed, large enough to build scenery, well-ventilated, and have large doors to transport scenery pieces to the stage area.

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The Dressing Room To Scene Shop

The document discusses the layout and facilities needed for dressing rooms, costume shops, and scene shops for a theater production. It recommends that dressing rooms be placed near the wings, out of audience view, and include private areas, makeup tables, mirrors, and shower/bathroom facilities. The costume shop should be close to dressing rooms and equipped for construction, storage, and drying costumes. The scene shop needs to be weatherproofed, large enough to build scenery, well-ventilated, and have large doors to transport scenery pieces to the stage area.

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THE DRESSING ROOMS

THE PLACEMENT AND SIZE OF THE DRESSING ROOMS WILL DEPEND TO A GREAT EXTENT
ON LOCAL TOPOGRAPHY AND ON THE NUMBER OF ACTORS IN THE SHOW.
THE DRESSING ROOMS SHOULD BE PUT AS NEAR THE WINGS AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT
INTERFERING IN ANY WAY WITH THE BACKSTAGE MOVEMENT OF SCENERY AND ACTORS. AT
THE SAME TIME, THE DRESSING ROOMS SHOULD BE COMPLETELY OUT OF VIEW OF THE
AUDIENCE.
THE DRESSING ROOMS MAY BE LAID OUT AS A GROUP OF SMALL UNITS TO TAKE CARE
OF SMALL GROUPS OF ACTORS, OR AS LARGER ROOMS CAPABLE OF TAKING CARE OF BIG
GROUPS OF MEN OR WOMEN.
THE BEST ARRANGEMENT HAS SMALLER DRESSING ROOMS FOR SELECTED GROUPS OF
MALE AND FEMALE ACTORS; ONE FOR THE LEADING MEN, ONE FOR FEMALE LEADERS, AND
OTHER ROOMS FOR GROUPS OF SECONDARY PLAYERS.
THEY SHOULD HAVE THEIR OWN SHOWER FACILITIES
A SHELF-TYPE MAKEUP TABLE OF 18 IN. WIDTH AND 30 IN. HEIGHT SHOULD BE BUILT
AROUND THE WALLS OF THE DRESSING ROOMS WITH A 2 FT 6 IN. OR 3-FT SPACE FOR EACH
ACTOR. IN FRONT OF EACH ACTOR WILL BE A MAKEUP MIRROR WITH A 75-WELT LIGHT ON
EACH SIDE BENCHES OR CHAIRS 18 IN. HIGH, SUFFICIENT FOR ALL OF THE MAKEUP POSITIONS,
SHOULD BE PROVIDED.
AMPLE SPACE AND EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE FURNISHED EACH MEMBER OF THE CAST
FOR DRESSING AND FOR THE HANGING OF COSTUMES. SOME PERMANENT COSTUME RACKS
ARE RECOMMENDED.
IT IS DESIRABLE TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE FULL-LENGTH MIRROR IN EACH DRESSING
ROOM.
SHOWERS, LAVATORIES END TOILET FACILITIES MUST BE SUPPLIED FOR EACH LARGE
DRESSING ROOM OR DRESSING ROOM AREA. THERE SHOULD BE AT LEAST:

 ONE TOILET FOR EACH SIX PERSONS


 ONE SHOWER TO EACH SIX PERSONS
 ONE WASH BASIN FOR EACH FOUR PERSONS
 SEVERAL URINALS FOR MEN
 MORE TOILETS FOR WOMEN
HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER MUST BE FURNISHED. THE DRESSING ROOMS MUST BE
PROPERLY VENTILATED. LOUVERS AND LARGE CIRCULATING FANS ARE SUGGESTED WINDOWS,
IF USED, SHOULD BE PLACED AWAY FROM THE STAGE AND THE AUDIENCE AREA TO MINIMIZE
LIGHT LEAKS.
LIGHT BAFFLES FOR DOORS CAN BE USED TO AVOID THESE LEAKS. THE DOORS SHOULD BE
PLACED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO BE OF CONVENIENCE TO THE ACTORS WANTING TO REACH THE
BACKSTAGE AREAS, WHILE KEEPING TO A MINIMUM THE DANGER OF LIGHT SPILLS.

SHOPS AND OFFICES


THE COSTUME SHOP
THE SHOP SHOULD BE CONVENIENTLY CLOSE TO THE DRESSING ROOM AREA. THE SIZE OF
IT AND THE EQUIPMENT OF IT WILL DEPEND ON WHETHER IT IS TO BE USED SIMPLY FOR THE
MAINTENANCE OR ALSO FOR THE PREPARATION OF COSTUMES. IF IT IS TO SERVE AS THE MAIN
CONSTRUCTION CENTER IT SHOULD CONTAIN SPACE FOR A LARGE CUTTING TABLE (ABOUT 3
BY 6 FT) AND AT LEAST FOUR SEWING MACHINES, SEWING TABLES, AND CHAIRS. IT SHOULD
ALSO HAVE SPACE FOR THE STORING OF MATERIALS AND ACCESSORIES. THE SHOP SHOULD BE
AT LEAST 30 BY 30 FT.
THE COSTUME SHOP SHOULD BE WEATHERPROOFED AND WELL VENTILATED TO PREVENT
MILDEWING OF THE COSTUMES IN DAMP WEATHER. IF THE SHOP IS TO BE USED AS THE
WINTER COSTUME STORAGE ROOM, IT WILL REQUIRE A MORE CAREFULLY CONSTRUCTED
BUILDING THAN ONE USED ONLY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS.
VERY IMPORTANT IS AN INDOOR DRYING ROOM FOR THE RAPID DRYING OF LAUNDERED
COSTUMES ON RAINY DAYS, AND THE DRYING OF SUITS AND DRESSES CAUGHT IN SUMMER
SHOWERS DURING A PERFORMANCE.
THE COSTUME ROOM SHOULD BE WELL LIGHTED BY FLUORESCENT LAMPS.

THE SCENE SHOP


THE SCENE SHOP SHOULD BE LOCATED IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA, AND IT SHOULD NOT BE IN
VIEW OF THE AUDIENCE. UNLESS IT IS TO BE USED ALSO FOR THE NIGHTLY STORAGE OF
SCENERY IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE STAGE
AREAS. HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE BUILT FOR THE CONVENIENT REMOVAL OF BUILT AND
PAINTED SCENERY AND PROPERTIES FROM THE SHOP TO THE STAGE.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE BUILDING BE WEATHERPROOFED, AND THAT IT BE LARGE
ENOUGH AND OF PROPER HEIGHT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND PAINTING OF ALL SHAPES OF
SCENERY. IT IS WELL TO CONSIDER THE WIDTH AND THE HEIGHT OF THE DOORS, SINCE THE
COMPLETED SCENERY UNIT MAY BE RATHER HIGH AND WIDE AND WILL THEREFORE REQUIRE
AN OPENING LARGE ENOUGH TO PERMIT ITS BEING CARRIED OUT EASILY.
SIZE OF SCENE SHOP
- IT SHOULD BE AT LEAST 30 FT LONG BY 30 FT WIDE BY 20 FT HIGH.
- IT MUST BE LONG AND WIDE ENOUGH FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BIG TWO-OR
THREE-FOLD FLAT.
- IT MUST BE HIGH ENOUGH TO ALLOW A 18-FT FLAT TO BE MOVED: ROUND EASILY IN
AN ERECT POSITION.
- THERE SHOULD BE LARGE DOORS AT THE END OF THE BUILDING MOST CONVENIENT TO
THE STAGE.
- THE DOORS SHOULD BE AT LEAST 12 FT WIDE BY 9 FT HIGH.
- THE SHOP SHOULD BE WELL VENTILATED TO SPEED THE DRYING OF THE FRESHLY
POINTED SCENERY AND MAKE THE TECHNICAL CREW COMFORTABLE WHILE WORKING
IN HOT WEATHER.

 THE SHOP SHOULD BE WELL LIGHTED, PREFERABLY BY FLUORESCENT LAMPS. A


SHOWER WOULD BE DESIRABLE.
 DESIRABLE IS AN OUTDOOR SPACE FOR THE BUILDING AND PAINTING OF SCENERY AND
PROPERTIES DURING PERIODS OF GOOD WEATHER.
 THERE SHOULD BE A WEATHERTIGHT STORAGE ROOM FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE
SCENERY AND PROPERTIES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS.

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