PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOUR ON THE SET AND DURING REHEARSALS

Please don't openly talk about the audition you just had, the call-back you were just on, or your next production within earshot of the director or producer while you're coming onto set or into the theatre getting ready to rehearse and / or perform the current production, or during a break. We don't want to hear that.

Our time and our energies are being spent on THIS production -- the one we're currently working on. It's all we think about. It's where our money is going at the moment. It's all time-consuming for us. From the inception through the entire duration of the project, it's our passion. To then hear actors casually talk about their recent auditions, call-backs, or future productions with other actors within earshot of us feels like a slap in the face ... that you can't WAIT to finish up OUR project so you can get on with the rest of your life.
We want OUR production to be just as important to YOU as it is to US.

Directors don't talk about their audition sessions and upcoming productions within earshot of other actors; similarly, the actor shouldn't do it in front of the director or producer. Doing otherwise makes us feel that you hold very little importance to our production, and we'll think twice before hiring or casting you again.

Also -- you've heard the expression, "Time is money." SOMEONE is paying for the studio, the rehearsal hall or facilities, or the theatre. RARELY are studios, theatres, and their respective rehearsal rooms or halls OWNED; they're generally rented. And the rent isn't cheap. In fact, it's very costly. Rentals are generally charged for BY THE HOUR which means: every MINUTE counts for us. The clock starts ticking at the top of the hour and continues ticking until the rehearsal or production is wrapped for the day / evening and EVERYONE has gone.

Being late for a rehearsal, a shoot, or your call is an unpardonable sin. NO director or producer wants to hear, "Traffic was a nightmare," or "The train broke down," etc. While we understand, if truth be known, we don't care. We CARE that we're paying a lot of money for rent and you're not there. NO ONE will ever fault you for being early. Late afternoons / early evenings on Fridays are particularly bear-ish around here ... especially coming out of Virginia (particularly Alexandria) into D.C. Allow for it. Start out early enough in advance so you're where you need to be AHEAD of time.