peacefulone61
Active Member
Good Afternoon, I just had had a safety inspection walk through for one of our Summer shows. An Egress issue was pointed out and I asked the AHJ for clarification but after the third attempt to understand where the issue is I gave up asking because they were getting upset. This is in Rhode Island if that helps.
It is a black box space flexible seating so there is no published seating plan with the fire dept. We have a seat count and keep with in that. Currently, we are in a Proscenium style seating setup. We are using blacks to act as wings. There are two egress points on opposite ends of the theater. The main entrance which opens to the lobby through double doors. and the second exit goes through a curtain down a flight of stairs to the outside.
So onto the issue. There is an exit sign with an arrow pointing through the curtain, the area behind the curtain is acting as a wing space for one actor. There are running lights for the show.
I was told this was not acceptable because there is a barrier to the exit. That was what I got out of the third press.
Has anyone run into this before. Maybe I got something mixed up in translation. I do not know if I need to just move the curtain so there is a straight path to the door visible or if I need actually build a hard wall with a door in. How do you handle situations like this at other black boxes?
It is a black box space flexible seating so there is no published seating plan with the fire dept. We have a seat count and keep with in that. Currently, we are in a Proscenium style seating setup. We are using blacks to act as wings. There are two egress points on opposite ends of the theater. The main entrance which opens to the lobby through double doors. and the second exit goes through a curtain down a flight of stairs to the outside.
So onto the issue. There is an exit sign with an arrow pointing through the curtain, the area behind the curtain is acting as a wing space for one actor. There are running lights for the show.
I was told this was not acceptable because there is a barrier to the exit. That was what I got out of the third press.
Has anyone run into this before. Maybe I got something mixed up in translation. I do not know if I need to just move the curtain so there is a straight path to the door visible or if I need actually build a hard wall with a door in. How do you handle situations like this at other black boxes?