STAGE DIRECTIONS WHERE WE WORK Spectrum Center 333 E Trade St, Charlotte, NC 28202 Enter thru the loading dock on N. Caldwell St PNC Music Pavilion 707 Pavilion Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28262 Use the VIP entrance and park in the gravel lot to the left of VIP Parking. The walkway to the left of the venue will lead you to the loading dock. Uptown Amphitheater 1000 North Carolina Music Factory Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28206 Enter thru the Fillmore loading dock. Ovens Auditorium 2900 E Independence Blvd, International Alliance of Charlotte, NC 28205 Crew Room: (704) 335-3156 Theatrical Stage Enter thru the stage door next to the loading dock on Paul Buck Blvd. Employees Bojangles Coliseum LOCAL 322 2700 E Independence Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28205 Knight Theater STAGEHAND BASICS 430 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202 Crew Room: (704) 247-2431 Enter thru the stage door on Church St. Belk Theater/Booth Playhouse 130 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202 Crew Room: (704) 379-1302 Enter thru stage door on College St. Business Agent: Bo Howard For information regarding venue (704) 641-2351 [email protected] specific parking & payroll, visit: Dispatcher (704) 512-9979 http://www.ia322.com/where-we-work/ www.ia322.callsteward.com KEY POINTS BE SAFE JOB DESCRIPTIONS 1. Show up on time and ready to work 1. Production work spaces are fast and chaotic Job Steward: The union representative responsible • This includes having necessary tools • So always be aware of your surroundings for the welfare and job performance of their fellow employees on a given call. Can handle your questions (crescent wrench, gloves, utility knife) and 2. Be especially mindful of your step when & safety concerns. proper clothing (work boots, hard hat, working at the edge of a stage or platform. Electrician: Responsible for assembly, hanging, and work clothes). 3. Wear your hard hat until riggers are done arranging lighting equipment for a production such as 2. Follow instructions. Having a good attitude working. truss and fixtures. and being prepared will help make your 4. If you hear HEADS or HEADS UP, an Pusher: Those who receive equipment from the truck and deliver it to the deck (and vice versa during team’s day go as smooth as possible. object is free falling somewhere above you. loadout). Pushers do not set up/tear down • You might have to do things more than • Cover your head and crouch down. equipment. once. 5. Yell STOP if any preventable accident is Video: Responsible for all video equipment such as 3. It’s your job to handle the equipment with about to occur. projectors and LED walls. proper care. 6. Get out of the way of anything that is Rigger: Responsible for moving and hanging all production equipment by means of rope, booms, lifts 4. Work together as a team. falling out of your control. and hoists. 5. Stay with your department until you are 7. Push boxes with care. It can be dangerous. Audio: Responsible for all non-engineering aspects instructed otherwise. • When pushing DOWNHILL, position of sound such as speakers, cable and equipment. 6. Know your limitations yourself in front of the box Carpenter: Responsible for handling all scenery and • Do not assume you know what to do • When pushing UPHILL, position decking. next. yourself behind the box. Truck Loader: Responsible for loading and unloading trucks. 7. Lift with your legs, not your back • When STEERING a large cart or box, STAGE DEFINITIONS 8. Do not touch the ropes hanging from the face forward. Deck: the stage floor grid. • Be aware of your finger and hand 9. Be mindful of how you conduct yourself Grid: a floor of structural steel channel, beams or placement especially going over ramps grating which extends over the upper portion of the • NO SMOKING except in designated and through tight spaces. house. areas • Do not enter the truck with your box. Dasher: the half wall running around the floor at the • DO NOT use your phone while working Wait for a truck loader to retrieve the box Spectrum Center and Bojangles Coliseum on the floor. In the event of an emergency from you. Front of house: anything on the audience side of a venue. Commonly referred to as: “the house” phone call, excuse yourself and take the IATSE 322 call elsewhere. Proscenium wall: the wall that separates the stage 5624 Executive Center Dr. from the house. • The use of drugs or alcohol on a call, or Suite 120 Batten: a long metal pipe suspended above the stage showing up under the influence, will result Charlotte, NC 28212 or audience from which lighting fixtures, scenery, in an immediate dismissal. drapes and curtains may be hung (704) 641-2351 www.ia322.com .