Switching And Movement Of Curtains Maintaining Everyone’s Safety On Stage

 

If you are trying to maintain high standards of safety in your theatre group, you will have to educate every single member of your crew about what processes to follow whenever you are practicing up on stage. The entire cast and crew including technicians and stage handlers should be kept in the loop when trying to manage stage curtain and related apparatuses.

 

The backgrounds that you use up on stage, including several other objects and screens comprise a major part of the entire act/play that you are trying to put up. Several of these screens and shades including your muslin stage curtains need to be moved around and replaced with other backgrounds and backdrops several times during a particular play. There are several wheels, rods, ropes, and cables in motion which can pose a lot of risk to the technician team if the machinery is not maintained properly or safety procedures are not followed until the last detail.

Keeping Your Students And Newcomers Aware

Safety of every artist in your play is important to you. Safety procedures and regulations should be at the fingertips of every student and newcomer actor that you have included in your theatre group. A thorough evaluation of the entire stage and auditorium is also essential to ensure that every actor on stage is safe and away from any kind of hazard. The same should be conveyed to every single team member of your theatre group. All your actors and technicians should be aware of the areas that are completely off-limits and cables and wires that are never to be touched by anyone.

Quick Trivia

Remember, a regular stage curtain may way up to 800 to 1200 pounds. These are made in large sections and you may choose to either permanently install them in a steel housing or use them as a replaceable backdrop.

Understanding How Your Stage Curtains Work

There are specific sizes of rings that are sewn into the curtains which enable the cables to run through them. Then these cables are drawn either manually or with the help of a machine to open and close them as you switch between scenes and settings. The most popular fabrics used for creating such stage curtains are muslin cloth, cotton, polyester, and Mohair.

Going On A Low Budget?

Hire Local Technicians To Move Your Stage Curtains And Backdrops

You should be able to find automated stage curtains and muslin backgrounds / backdrops for all your theatre activities and plays very easily. But what do you do when you are on a money crunch? If you have been working on a tight budget, there is always the option of hiring technicians who are skilled and experienced in moving all your stage backdrops and screens smoothly and right on time. You will have to prepare a separate schedule for all your technicians are working on your backdrops and screens so that they can remove them, replace them, add them and switch them as and when required according to the demands of the scene being portrayed.