Are you doing electric or gas? If the latter, the exhaust pipes are more expensive, but it is worthwhile. Since I didn't do it, I can't speak from experience. But realistically for us, with long periods of time we're not in the house, and frequent variance of the people in the house, i.e, water demand, it should have been a no brainer. We got talked out of it because the plumber was uncomfortable with it, so get a plumber who's used to them.
But the idea of only consuming resources when you're using the hot water, and not for it just to sit there, plus as much hot water as you need on demand...that's a winning combination for me. When ours gives up the ghost, we're switching for sure. We did the piping for it already.
In your experience when doing 10 out of 12 tech rehearsals with costumes, does the time it takes the actors to get into costume count as part of that ten? So if the rehearsal is noon-midnight with a two hour break- are the actors called before noon so you can go with tech at noon, or all they called at noon to go at 12:30?
The hours listed are the hours the actors are called. So called at noon, on stage at 12:30 or so. Getting out of costume is not necessarily factored in though, so on stage right up until midnight. Same goes for the dinner break; on stage until the break, but 1/2 hour for costumes after the dinner break.
If it's an equity show, all fittings, haircuts, etc. have to fit within the 10 of 12 hours. Actors cannot be called for more time than that.
The hours listed are the hours the actors are called. So called at noon, on stage at 12:30 or so. Getting out of costume is not necessarily factored in though, so on stage right up until midnight. Same goes for the dinner break; on stage until the break, but 1/2 hour for costumes after the dinner break.
Thank you! That is what I thought. I mean we aren't equity and in fact are college and so I guess we can do whatever we want. However, we have set up all these "rules" so we are like equity, and I wish we would stop calling the actors early!
Of course, even with doing that, this particular show was teched on a Friday till midnight, 10 out of 12's on SAturday and Sunday. We hasn't even gotten out of Act One. Monday was supposed to be a dress/tech, but we teched the rest of Act I. Then Tuesday we teched Act II, and Wednesday we had our only dress rehearsal, which was unfortunate, because there are a number of quick changes and a lot of inexperienced students. I don't even understand how it happens.
We are going to a kite festival this weekend, and having the neighbors over for dinner.
Our house has now been on the market 6 months, shown tons of times, and no offers. Argh. I don't *want* to sell my house; I don't *want* to live in Cincinnati (sorry, Teppy); but if I have to do these things could someone please buy our damn house?
Are you doing electric or gas? If the latter, the exhaust pipes are more expensive, but it is worthwhile.
Good to know. Pretty sure we have gas. thanks!
Also? Lightning and thunder! Isaac is not going to be happy about that.
Sophia, I added an edit that is also relevant to you. Do you have a stage management adviser who is or has been equity?
I've done at least one show where we didn't even hit dialogue before the first dinner break. The show I just did had 3 8/10s and 2 10/12s before we got to a run. But we also have 10 previews and the potential for 5 more 5hr rehearsals before opening.
I don't *want* to live in Cincinnati (sorry, Teppy)
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No, you have nothing to be sorry about. You were settled, the kids were settled, and you got uprooted, and everything is UNsettled, and this is a hard goddamn city to move to. This is a city where people bond according to what Catholic *grade school* they went to. It makes it really hard to move here. Hell, it makes it hard to be from here sometimes.
don't *want* to sell my house; I don't *want* to live in Cincinnati (sorry, Teppy); but if I have to do these things could someone please buy our damn house?
I'm sorry, flea, that sucks.
