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You are the technical direction team in charge of the scenery crew at New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Summer Season. The set shown on the attached drawing (Plates 1-6), is to be built to take place in the summer of 2019.

The scenery will be built, installed and painted by the NYSAF production staff. The concept for the show is very realistic, so great care should be taken to make sure the set looks as real as possible. Walls shouldn’t shake; there should be no visible seams in walls. The scenery will be built in the Vassar College Scene Shop, then transported to the Powerhouse Theatre, about a 900 feet away across the campus.

The Details

As a team, you must make a plan for the construction and installation of the scenery for the show. You do not need to plan the painting procedures, but you should account for the cost of paint in your materials estimate. Prepare any documents you think you would need for the implementation of this plan.

When you are planning the documentation, think of who you will be showing it to. You will need to produce a complete budget estimate (materials and labor) on April 11^th for approval to purchase materials and hire build crew. You will also need to prepare a build calendar, load-in plan, and construction drawings for the show.

See the Milestones section below for important show deadlines.

See the Labor section below for labor costs.

Checklist for your reference:

Bring the following things to be shared with the class on Thursday, April 11th

Your team’s definition of the problem
Sketches of your approach to solving the problem
A complete budget estimate for materials and labor (to be turned in as well)

Bring the following things to be shared with the class on Tuesday, April 16th

Your team’s definition of the problem
Revised sketches of your approach to solving the problem
A complete budget estimate for materials and labor – with any necessary revisions (to be turned in as well)

Bring the following to be turned in on May 16th

All initial sketches and notes
Complete paperwork package (drawings, budgets, calendar… whatever you think you need to communicate your ideas)
Any samples or physical tests your team conducted
A list of what you learned

Milestones

Event	Date
Begin Build	June 10^th
Load-in (must work out schedule with LX/Sound/Props)	June 19^th-22nd
Lighting Focus and Quiet Time	Sunday, June 23rd all day
Tech day 1	Monday, June 24^th noon-midnight
Tech day 2	Tuesday June 25^th noon-midnight
Final Dress	Wednesday, June 26^th 8pm curtain
Opening Night	Thursday, June 27th 8pm curtain

Labor

Title	Cost per hour	Notes
Master Carpenter	$40	1.5x pay after 40 hours in one one week, or after 12 hours in one day. Pay does not return to normal time until one full day is taken off. MC must be called while any carpentry work is happening on site.
Staff Carpenter	$25	1.5x pay after 40 hours in one one week, or after 12 hours in one day. Pay does not return to normal time until one full day is taken off.
Carpentry Intern	$0	No more than three allowed. Must have one full day off each week. One of these will be on run-crew of the show and is not available during tech week.
Overhire carpenter (casual labor)	$200/day	2 day minimum call. 4 day maximum call.

NB: Shop space is tight, and usually no more than 6 people can be working at one time while building.

Grading Criteria

We will use the standard grading rubric for this problem. Your ultimate goal is to achieve a show as close to the designer’s intention as possible. Preparing good construction documents and choosing correct materials will be very important to meeting this goal.