Overview

Productions must reserve sound stages and associated facilities in advance before using them for rehearsals, construction, filming, storage, prep, or other production activity.

Because stage space is limited and shared across multiple productions, organized reservation procedures are necessary to coordinate access fairly and maintain smooth facility operations. Clear scheduling helps reduce conflicts, improve planning, and ensure that productions can use stage resources effectively within the broader production calendar.

Priority

Stages are reserved primarily for use during College classes and workshops. When the stages are not in use for course work, then students may request them for use on productions.

Reservation priority of the sound stages is in the following order:

1. College classes, workshops, events
2. MFA Production (in priority order of M3, MC, M2, M1)
3. BFA Productions (in priority order of FC, F3, F2, F1)

Special projects approved by the Dean or Associate Dean may reserve the stages by permission only and may not interfere with the regular curriculum and operations of the College.

The stages may not be reserved for homework assignments. Other than auditions, students are not allowed to shoot in any other College-owned spaces other than the shooting stages.

Requesting Use of the Stage

1. Check with the Head of Production about the availability of the stage.
2. Meet with Stage Supervisor to get approval of your plan.
   • No set:
     • Meet with Stage Supervisor
     • Read pertinent policies and sign off on having done so
     • Receive schedule for check-out, load-in/set up, load- out/strike, and check-in
     • Attend check-out meeting with Stage Supervisor
       
   • Stock set:
     • Meet with Stage Supervisor
     • Read pertinent policies and sign off on having done so
     • Receive schedule for check-out, load-in/set up, load-out/strike, and check-in
     • Attend check-out meeting with Stage Supervisor
     • Check out corral to gain access to stock set pieces
     • Walk through set up of stock set pieces
       
   • Built set:
     • Meet with Stage Supervisor; read pertinent policies and sign off on having done so
     • Receive schedule for check-out, construction/building period
     • Load-in/set up, load-out/strike, and check-in
     • Attend check-out meeting with Stage Supervisor
     • Check out any existing scenery or set pieces
     • Walk through set up of any stock set pieces
       
3. Get Location Agreement and Location Shooting Plan Agreement signed by Head of Production.