Production Portal

Welcome to the Production Portal, the source for technical drawings, inventories, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and other production-related information for Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Theatre!

Index of Commonly Used Document

Below please find a list of shortcuts to commonly used SOT documents.

3rd Floor Typical Seating Layouts

Booth Riser Count

Booth Typical Seating Layouts

BU Tax Exempt

CFA Emergency Resources – Fire, Medical Emergencies, workplace violence, hazardous spill, extreme weather, utilities failure, bomb threat, safety topics

Company Representative Election

Company Representatives

Contact Sheet Template

Daily Call Template

Fire Safety, Egress & Riser Policy for Booth Theatre

Fire Safety, Egress & Riser Policy for Studio ONE

Fire Safety, Egress & Riser Policy for Studios on Three/Laboratory Productions

First Rehearsal Script

Instructional Touch and Theatrical Intimacy

Laboratory Production Guidelines

Laboratory Productions Front of House & Performance Policies

LCOT Assignments – General Expectations of Language & Craft of Theatre, Rehearsal & Performance, Production, and Graduate Directing

Management Offices Info

Mental Health & Wellness Resources

Performance Report Template

Pre-show Announcement Guidelines

Printing Info – Script Printing Policy, Ricoh Printing, Personal Printing, Show Printing, Oce plotter

Production Policies – Crew calls

Production Process Guidelines

Purchasing Policies

Rehearsal Policies – Rehearsal times, and breaks

Rehearsal Report Template

Requests for Absences

School of Theatre Policy for Nudity in Rehearsal & Performance

Season Dashboard – Show titles, scripts, assignments

SM Toolkit for shows without an SM/PM – Daily Calls, reports, calendar, meetings, room reservations

SOT Community Agreements

SOT Land Acknowledgement

SOT Template Calendar

SOT Welcome Packet

Stage Combat and Prop Weapons – Links to request form, and transportation and security plan

Studio One Typical Seating Layouts

Tech Table Policy

Theatre Student Manual

Theatre/Opera Institute Program Book Process

University Closure and Production Work

Vehicle Rental Procedure

School of Theatre Shops

The School of Theatre shops at Boston University allow our students to work in real-world high-tech laboratory spaces, allowing them to envision their future work in design, production, and management after graduating.

Scene Shop

BU School of Theatre design, production, and management students have access to a 3,880-square-foot Scene Shop where they demonstrate an ability to enrich creative storytelling by building worlds for the stage.

Costume Shop

BU's Costume Shop offers a space for costume design and production students to take courses and dive into their talents. Students also utilize a separate craft and dye space, plus a costume stock room filled with 10,000+ costume pieces.

Lighting Shop

BU's state-of-the-art Lighting Shop provides lighting design students with the opportunity to work collaboratively, from planning to experimenting with ways that lighting can drive the narrative, transforming a stage into a different world.

Prop Shop

BU School of Theatre design, production, and management students have a well-equipped Prop Shop with both a construction space as well as a soft goods sewing room. These spaces are where students learn the dynamic craft of theatrical properties, an essential component in bringing stories to life on the stage.

Paint Shop

BU's Paint Shop, adjacent to the School of Theatre’s Scene Shop, is a 3,300 square-foot space where students apply surface treatments to scenic materials. The 24-foot high moveable air-walls make it easy to transport sets throughout the shops and into BU’s Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre.

Sound Shop

BU's Sound Shop serves to support classes and productions with all the equipment needed to realize their designs. It houses the entire inventory of the Sound Department and has space for teaching production classes, testing and repair benches, and a production prep area.

Projections/Media

The Projections Department is located within the Lighting Shop in Booth Theatre, serving to support classes and productions with projectors, Qlab, Watchout, and Izadora computers. Projections is a growing design aspect to many shows here on campus and in the broader world.

Stage & Production Management

Production and stage management facilitate rehearsal, performance, and production environments that encourage creative exploration and storytelling. Stage and production management resources can be found here.

Facilities Information

All you need to know about the theatre facilities at Boston University College of Fine Arts and Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre. Get access to layouts of BU's theatre spaces, building hours, end-of-day shutdown procedures, door access, and more!

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Production Resources

Safety

Safety is paramount in theatre productions to protect cast, crew, and audience members. BU School of Theatre follows thorough safety protocols for our students to properly handle tools, chemicals, and heavy equipment in our shops.

Production Process/Procedures

Learn about the many processes and procedures involved in a BU School of Theatre production, from pre-show announcement guidelines and front-of-house duties to how to break down the set once the show run is over.

Purchasing

Get information on how show budgets operate; the difference between utilizing a purchase card, petty cash, or personal card for BU School of Theatre show purchases; and more!

Printing

Read up on the current guidelines for script distribution and printing requests at BU School of Theatre.

Performance Space Info

Automation manuals, drawings, seating layouts, and more for BU School of Theatre spaces, plus information on Boston Playwrights' Theatre and Wheelock Family Theatre's spaces, can be found here.

Non-School of Theatre Members: Here's How to Book SOT Spaces

Interested in renting a BU School of Theatre space for your upcoming event? Let's start the conversation! Boston University-affiliated programs can host their next event at the Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre Yan Luo Lobby and/or Plaza. Companies and organizations outside of the University can rent Booth Theatre and CFA Production Center, subject to availability.