Production and Tech Info
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Show Times / Call Times
- For the health and safety of our staff, volunteers and performers please do not come to the theatre if you are feeling sick or have been exposed to someone who is ill. We encourage you to wear a mask backstage if you are unsure.
- Most performances will run about two hours, including an intermission. Friday 7:30 pm shows may run closer to an hour and forty-five minutes, and Sunday noon shows should run closer to 90 minutes, both in order to reset and prep for a second show.
- It is critical that you keep your performance within your allotted time, especially for the first show of a two show date.
- Call Times are the time at which artists should be on stage / in the house ready to go, not the arrival time at the Broadway Performance Hall
Day, Date, Show Time |
Call Time – Location For Aerial Acts’ |
Call Time – Location For All Acts’ and Performers’ |
Week One |
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Thursday, March 20 – 7:30 pm |
4:00 pm – stage / house |
4:30 pm – stage / house |
Friday, March 21 – 7:30 pm |
5:00 pm – stage / house |
5:30 pm – stage / house |
Friday March 21 – 10:45 pm |
9:45 pm – stage / house |
9:45 pm – stage / house |
Saturday, March 22 – 3:00 pm |
12:30 pm – stage / house |
1:00 pm – stage / house |
Saturday, March 22 – 7:30 pm |
5:30 pm – stage / house |
5:30 pm – stage / house |
Sunday, March 23 – noon |
9:30 am – stage / house |
10:00 am – stage / house |
Sunday, March 23 – 3:00 pm |
2:00 pm – stage / house |
2:00 pm – stage / house |
Week Two |
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Thursday, March 27 – 7:30 pm |
4:00 pm – stage / house |
4:30 pm – stage / house |
Friday, March 28 – 7:30 pm |
5:00 pm – stage / house |
5:30 pm – stage / house |
Friday March 28 – 10:45 pm |
9:45 pm – stage / house |
9:45 pm – stage / house |
Saturday, March 29 – 3:00 pm |
12:30 pm – stage / house |
1:00 pm – stage / house |
Saturday, March 29 – 7:30 pm |
5:30 pm – stage / house |
5:30 pm – stage / house |
Sunday, March 30 – noon |
9:30 am – stage / house |
10:00 am – stage / house |
Sunday, March 30 – 3:00 pm |
2:00 pm – stage / house |
2:00 pm – stage / house |
Week Three |
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Thursday, April 3 – 7:30 pm |
4:00 pm – stage / house |
4:30 pm – stage / house |
Friday, April 4 – 7:30 pm |
5:00 pm – stage / house |
5:30 pm – stage / house |
Friday April 4 – 10:45 pm |
9:45 pm – stage / house |
9:45 pm – stage / house |
Saturday, April 5 – 3:00 pm |
12:30 pm – stage / house |
1:00 pm – stage / house |
Saturday, April 5 – 7:30 pm |
5:30 pm – stage / house |
5:30 pm – stage / house |
Sunday, April 6 – noon |
9:30 am – stage / house |
10:00 am – stage / house |
Sunday, April 6 – 3:00 pm |
2:00 pm – stage / house |
2:00 pm – stage / house |
Week Four |
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Wednesday, April 9 – 7:30 pm |
4:00 pm – stage / house |
4:30 pm – stage / house |
Thursday, April 10 – 7:30 pm |
5:00 pm – stage / house |
5:30 pm – stage / house |
Friday, April 11 – 7:30 pm |
5:00 pm – stage / house |
5:30 pm – stage / house |
Friday April 11 – 10:45 pm |
9:45 pm – stage / house |
9:45 pm – stage / house |
Saturday, April 12 – 3:00 pm |
12:30 pm – stage / house |
1:00 pm – stage / house |
Saturday, April 12 – 7:30 pm |
5:30 pm – stage / house |
5:30 pm – stage / house |
Sunday, April 13 – noon |
9:30 am – stage / house |
10:00 am – stage / house |
Sunday, April 13 – 3:00 pm |
1:45 pm – stage / house |
1:45 pm – stage / house |
Artist Check-In
- All Artists must check-in with David Williams, the production manager, before every show in which they will perform.
- DW will be available in the stage / house area during the Pre-Show Tech Prep / Review.
- If you are performing in both shows of a two show date, you must check in for both shows.
- This will ensure an accurate accounting for paying shares. If you don’t check in for a show, you will not receive a share for that show, even if you do perform.
Show Order
- The Show Order for each performance is determined by the Artistic Director.
- The Show Order will be posted in the Green Room and the Stage Manager will also have Show Order information.
Pre-Show Tech Prep / Review
- You will receive an e-mail with a link to the Performer Production Tech Needs and Information Questionnaire. Please respond to all the questions and cues so that we can best prepare to meet your staging, lighting, sound, and rigging needs.
- Our Moisture Festival Tech Team will be available on stage / in the house prior to every show (see schedule of times above) to run through or review your production tech needs: staging, spiking, lighting, sound, and rigging. This is the only time allotted for prepping or reviewing the production tech for your act.
- We will have generated a tech sheet for your act based on your responses to the Performer Production Needs and Information Questionnaire that is e-mailed to you. The information you provide will be our starting point to work through the Pre-Show Tech Prep with you.
- We will work with you on Tech Prep for your first performance. For other performances we need you to check in with the Stage Manager during the Pre-Show Tech Prep / Review time for a Tech Review in case you have notes for our Tech Team, or our Tech Team may have questions for you.
- The Stage Manager will guide the Artists and the Tech Team through the Pre-Show Tech Prep / Review. Acts will work through their Tech Prep / Review in the order of performance for that show.
House Bands
For each week the Moisture Festival has a different house band for that weeks’ shows and to support that week’s acts. Each band provides music prior to showtime, between acts, after intermission, and at the end of the show. With advance notice, the house bands enjoy providing live music to accompany the acts.
The bands for the 2025 Moisture festival are still being confirmed. This page will be updated as that information becomes available.
If you want to use the house band for your act, please contact the band leader for the week in which you are performing. If you are performing in more than one week’s shows you will be performing with more than one house band.
Sound Files
- If you are using recorded music, send your file to: sound@moisturefestival.org
- The only supported formats for audio files are mp3, mp4, wav, and aac.
- We are not able to play m4a files, play sound files from your mobile phone, or stream sound files.
- Please send your sound files at least one week in advance of your scheduled performance.
- Include your act name in the subject line.
- Send the full file.
- Consider working with our live Show Band. They are an important element of our shows and are always happy to learn your music.
Your Stage Intro
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Please e-mail information about your act that our show host can include in your stage introduction before you perform.
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Include colorful career highlights, past performances of note, future bookings of note, and / or other fun deets about you and your act.
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Send your introduction information to emcee@moisturefestival.org
Rehearsal Space
- There will not be a full tech rehearsal.
- It will not be possible to rehearse on the stage at the Broadway Performance Hall.
- SANCA (The School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts) has generously offered their facilities to all Moisture Festival Artists. You are invited to train / rehearse free of charge in preparation for performances at the Festival. They have two facilities available, Emerald City Trapeze Arts and SANCA Georgetown.
- For artists who have never been to SANCA before, please contact Rachel Nehmer directly at racheln@sancaseattle.org . She will help figure out which is the more appropriate venue for you as well as get you set up with the proper paperwork and orientation.
- For artists who have trained at SANCA in the past year, please contact the SANCA office directly at office@sancaseattle.org for SANCA Georgetown or ectaoffice@sancaseattle.org to schedule training / rehearsal time. Let them know that you are a Moisture Festival artist at the time of booking.
Aerial Information
You will receive an e-mail with a link to the Performer Production Tech Needs and Information Questionnaire. Please respond to all the questions and cues so that we can best prepare to meet your staging, lighting, sound, and rigging needs.
Insurance
- In order to perform at the Moisture Festival aerial acts are required to carry Performers’ Liability Insurance, under which you are able to secure a rider naming Moisture Festival as an additionally insured party.
- Your insurance paperwork, including the rider specifically naming the Moisture Festival, must be sent to the Production Manager, David Williams, (david@moisturefestival.org) one week prior to your first performance.
- We cannot allow you to perform at the festival without having received this paperwork.
- All aerial artists, pullers, and other participants in the performance must be named in the Performers’ Liability Insurance.
- Please use the following information for the rider you will be obtaining from your insurance company, listing Moisture Festival as an additionally insured party for the dates of March 20 through April 13, 2025.
Moisture Festival at Broadway Performance Hall
1625 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98122
contact: David Williams
david@moisturefestival.org
- Many performers have used Specialty Insurance Agency to secure the required rider. This is not an active endorsement of their services, but rather a good place to start in your search for an appropriate agency.
Equipment
- Artists’ equipment – including but not limited to apparatus, span sets, carabiners, ropes, pulleys, and hoisting mechanisms – must be from reputable manufacturers and suppliers.
- Bring your equipment – apparatus, carabiners, span sets and swivels if needed.
- Label all equipment and bags with your name.
- If you need additional span sets to adjust the height of equipment (especially hoops & trapezes), please bring them with you or let our Lead Rigger, Michael Royalty (michaelroyalty@moisturefestival.org) know what you will need.
Hoisting / Pullers
- Artists’ equipment for hoisting an aerialist or apparatus must be reviewed and approved by both the Moisture Festival’s Lead Rigger, Michael Royalty, and Safety Coordinator, Maque daVis prior to use in a Moisture Festival performance.
- Aerial acts must supply their own puller. Performers and their designated pullers will be the only persons allowed to operate the hoisting mechanisms and equipment.
- We cannot and will not allow Moisture Festival personnel to work as a puller for an aerial act.
- A puller for an aerial act does not need to have separate aerial insurance, but should be named in the acts’ Performers’ Liability Insurance.
Safety Mat
- For liability reasons, all aerial acts, or acts that require rigging, are required to use a safety mat.
- We have the following mats available for your use.
- .5 inch thick gray puzzle mat – we have an area of about 10 feet x 10 feet
- 2 inch thick black panel mat – 9 feet 9 inches x 4 feet – we have 2 of these
- 8 inch thick black crash mat – 6 feet x 6 feet – we have 1 of these
- You are also welcome to bring your own mat if you prefer.
Broadway Performance Hall Stage Specs
- We will provide professionally rigged points to clip into.
- The distance from the I-beam we use for rigging to the stage floor is 28’ 5”.
- We will provide an aerial point with a 1:1 pulley system.
- The distance from the bottom of the pulley on the 1:1 system to the stage floor is 27’5”.
- For more information about the Broadway Performance Hall stage specs use this link. Once you go to this page click on “Stage and Drapery Specifications”.
https://theatres.seattlecentral.edu/broadway-performance-hall/venue-details