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Important Information

When you rent our Studio Theaters for a performance, there are a few things we
would
like you to be aware of, & some rules we would like you to follow.

All information included in the Theater Rental sections is for reference only.
All information and equipment availability is subject to change without notice,
and should be verified by visiting the space.

Click on the links below.

Please read through all of them. Thanks.


The Floors

Mirrors & Windows

Pianos

Hanging Equipment

Sprinklers

Studios Clear For Classes

Restore

Liability/Insurance

Checklist of Questions




The Floors

The integrity of the Marley dance floors cannot be compromised by anything you do.  You cannot do
anything that will permanently mark, crease, tear or puncture the Marley floors.  You will be charged
for the cost of repair or replacement if it is determined that any damage to the floors was caused by
your production. 

Large or especially heavy set pieces, legs of platforms, etc. should be sufficiently padded so as to not
leave any marks on the floor.  A piece of cardboard under it will usually do.     Liquids should be avoided.
Tape may be used for spike marks,  but all tape residue must be cleaned off the floors before you leave
the venue for the last time.  Dance rosin is permissible,  but must be cleaned up each evening. 

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 Mirrors & Windows

All of the studios have mirrors on the walls.   Please be careful around the mirrors, particularly with
lighting cable & equipment.  It only takes one lighting cable swinging into a mirror to break it.  You will be
charged for the cost of replacement if it is determined that your production is the cause of a broken mirror. 
All marks & tape residue from your production must be cleaned off the mirrors before  you leave the venue
for the last time.

Please do not do anything to harm the dance barres around the studios. Do not attach anything to them
that will break them.  As with the mirrors & floors,  you will be charged for repair or replacement costs if
it is determined that any damage to the barres was caused by your production.  This applies to the windows
& curtains and moving walls around the studios as well.  All marks & tape residue must be removed before
you leave the venue for the last time.

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Pianos

Pianos, both upright & baby grand, are available for use in your production. NDG tunes its pianos regularly,
but if you require a piano to be tuned specifically for your use, over & above the regular tuning schedule,
it will be at your cost.  NDG will be happy to recommend a tuner.  You may of course use your own.

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Hanging Equipment

Lighting or other equipment hung on the pipe grid must not hang lower than the lowest structure of the
ceiling,  which is the moving wall tracks.  All lighting & temporary cabling that is required for your
production cannot hang low or interfere with classes during the daytime.  It would help if it was also
visually neat.  No cabling or equipment can impede the placement of the moving walls during the daytime
use of the studios.  Clear anything that impedes the walls at the end of each evening.

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Sprinklers

The sprinkler heads in the ceiling are in very close proximity to the lighting equipment. Please be
careful around the sprinkler heads.  Setting off a sprinkler head by contact or heat is possibly the worst
thing you could do.  This will cause massive damage, which you would be responsible for.  Not to mention
that you would have to explain it to the fire department when they showed up.   

NDG does not have control over the smoke detectors deployed throughout the facility.  These are
controlled by the building’s management.  Therefore,  you cannot use any smoke or mist/fog effects
in your production.  There is also no smoking anywhere in the facility.

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Studios Clear For Classes

All items on the floor of the studios must be moved so as not to impede the daytime use of the studios.
Arrangements can be made to store items during your stay.  If extraordinary effort is required on the
part of NDG’s staff to prepare a studio for daytime use as a result of anything your production has done,
you will be charged for the labor costs of doing so.

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Restore

The audio system must be restored each day before you leave to a state that can be used for classes
the next morning.

The lighting & audio systems must be restored to the state you found them in when you first arrived at NDG,
before you leave the venue for the last time.  A drawing of the lighting “rep” plot will be provided to you
with your rental package. Printable copies of the light plots & related documents are in a folder called
"PDF Light Plots etc" on this CD.

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Liability/Insurance

Call or email Jae McManus, NDG General Manager at 212 904-1990
jmcmanus@ndg.org with questions about this.

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Checklist of Questions You Should Have Answers For

Will everything you are bringing with you fit through the only door from the street (standard single 36" door)

Will all the stuff be easy to roll down a corridor to the elevator (50' with a turn)

Will everything you are bringing with you fit in the elevator (6' X 6' X 7' H, 8' will fit diagonally)

If you need to load many things into the space, will there be enough time. If you need extra time, have you
made arrangements. Have you arranged for storage space if you are going to need it.

Do you have enough people to help you move in & out with your show, and to help you move things around
during your stay.

When you decide what you are going to include in you production, bear in mind that the Studio Theater needs
to be cleared each night for classes the next morning. Everything that you put on the floor of the theater should
be easily moved & stored out of the way. This includes sets, props, musical gear, lighting & audio gear, and the
seating. When you arrive for tech rehearsals & performances, all this will need to be set up. Consider how much
time this is going to take & allow for it. If you have any extra large or bulky items, make prior arrangemnts to
store them out of the way.

Have you scheduled all the time in the space that you will need. This includes moving equipment in
& then out again, rehearsal time, setup & breakdown time, besides the actual performance times. If you
need extra time during normal daytime operating hours, this can be arranged in advance.

Please let NDG know how many performers you are expecting to have, so that sufficient dressing room space
can be arranged. All areas used as dressing rooms must be restored to be used for classes the next morning.

Do you have enough people to help with box office & seating, as well as all the tech people you will need.
We suggest that you bring at least two people to help with box office & seating.

If you do not bring a lighting designer with you, you may engage NDG's lighting technician as your designer. NDG's
tech can also operate the lighting and/or audio consoles during your show, if you do not bring operators with you.
You can arrange for this when you discuss your engagement with the booking manager.

NDG will not specifically provide other personnel for your production, but we can provide contact information for
people who can do these things.

NDG will have a night manager on site during your stay. Direct all questions about the facility to this person.

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