Every now and then something happens in the theatre that increases risk. The risk might be small or large. The risk might land somewhere on the spectrum of unlikely to probable. The question is this: what would be the tipping point for you to decide to cancel a show?
I'm pretty sure we'd all agree about a tornado bearing down on our outdoor concert, or finding something small like a loose screw on a caster before the curtain goes up.
I want to keep this open-ended but I will throw out a couple of situations. Suppose you find a rigging issue like the one on a recent thread about a dead hung truss? It's a life safety issue, but does it warrant condemning the facility? What if some of the stage drapes get wet and the flameproofing is compromised? Does the show go on?
I'm pretty sure we'd all agree about a tornado bearing down on our outdoor concert, or finding something small like a loose screw on a caster before the curtain goes up.
I want to keep this open-ended but I will throw out a couple of situations. Suppose you find a rigging issue like the one on a recent thread about a dead hung truss? It's a life safety issue, but does it warrant condemning the facility? What if some of the stage drapes get wet and the flameproofing is compromised? Does the show go on?