Dillingham Center Policies

Both theatres are reserved exclusively for technical theatre from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and from 10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. except when scheduled for a class or performance. 

A limited selection of scripts, textbooks and theatre books are available to students in the Center for Theatre and Dance's Hirschhorn library, located in the main office in Dillingham. These scripts are maintained and checked out by student assistants during regular office hours (8:30am – 5:00pm). The materials can be checked out for the entire semester, but are due back on the Tuesday of finals week. Students will be charged for overdue materials and for the cost of replacement. 

The Center Script Library is made possible by the generosity of alumni Larry Hirschhorn. 

The coordinator of theatre operations, room 223, schedules the use of theatre department spaces. Please fill out the online form to begin the scheduling process. Mainstage productions, second stage productions and senior directing projects have priority over other events. All faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to sign out spaces ahead of time to ensure that the space is available for their sole use.

The Clark and Hoerner Theatres will not have events in performance simultaneously. 

If they are not being used for scheduled rehearsals, theatre spaces are open to students from the end of scheduled classes until 1:00 a.m. Monday through Friday and from 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. No shoes other than dance shoes should be worn in the studios. Students must provide their own source of music in the dance studios.

Typically during exam week, theatrical productions are not permitted to perform. Some exceptions can be made if approved by the Production Manager. 

Any person or persons using any Center space is completely responsible for leaving the space in an orderly, clean condition. Failure to follow this procedure may result in the withdrawal of permission to use the facilities.

Priority: The following groups of people have priority (in the following order) in the center facilities:

1. Center for Theatre & Dance produced productions  
2. Center for Theatre & Dance productions - Workshops or Dillingham Spotlight
3. Center for Theatre & Dance faculty and staff
4. Center for Theatre & Dance students classwork/review work
5. Other Center for Theatre & Dance student productions
6. Other Non-Center student groups and Center majors’ personal projects:  

Spaces: Dillingham facilities available for use are:

• Hoerner Theatre
• Clark Theatre
• Design Room
• Classroom 006
• Classroom 008
• Studio 1 (dance studio)
• Studio 2 (black box) / McCarroll Theatre
• Studio 3 (dance studio)
• Studio 4 (large acting studio)
• Studio 5 (acting studio)

Please note: No food or drink is allowed in the theatres and studios except water. 

Students participating in a club project, such as "Rock Hard Dance Company" or "IC Circus", as well as student "underground" projects, are not permitted to use Dillingham classrooms, studios, lobbies, or theatres without specific written permission. Please see the "Permission for Use of Space" form. The form must be completed and submitted to the coordinator of theatre operations at least one month prior to performance dates. 

Dillingham Center is open from 6:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m.  All work MUST end, and the building vacated, at 1:00 a.m.  No students are permitted in the building at any other time unless they have received written permission from the coordinator of theatre operations. 

All individuals using the facilities are responsible for maintaining the building. You are required to use wastebaskets to dispose of refuse. Recycling bins for copier paper (white and colored) are available in the main office, next to the copier and at several other locations in the building. The person in charge of any function, whether faculty or student, will take the responsibility for assuring that established procedures are followed. Failure to follow these procedures may result in the withdrawal of permission to use the facilities.

Upon completion of any function (class, rehearsal, etc.) the supervisor (faculty or student) is to make certain that the space is returned to its normal, usable condition. Desks and chairs are to be returned to their normal placement. ALL rehearsal furniture and properties are to be returned to their proper storage areas. If additional furniture is required, the supervisor should contact the technical director, scene shop supervisor or a technical assistant.

All spaces used for storage of props, tools, sound or lighting equipment, costumes, etc., are not to be left unattended unless they are locked. SECURITY is a priority in this building!

Forms

Please fill out our request form first and then contact Mia Jumbo, Production Manager & Technical Supervisor to set up an appointment with a Props Shop Assistant. 

IC Props Request Form

Loan Agreement

Next you will sign a loan agreement which lists all of the things you borrowed. It will also list how much you will own if you damage or lose any props. You will also be expected to schedule a return date during this step. 

IC Props Loan Agreement

Return Process

When you are done using the props you will return them on the date scheduled during the loan agreement step. The props person who receives the items will fill out a return form which will outline any thing which is damaged or missing. 

IC Props Return Form