Smiffy Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Thought this might be of interest to some. I'm erring on the side of a Lamp rather than Audio Equipment (See Fire Marshall's comments). http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-fire-empties-star-plaza-theatre-in-merrillville-20110210,0,2035102.story Cheers Smiffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wol Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Good to hear that nobody was injured. "Stage Right" - Are you sure? Doesn't look very stage right to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanhill Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 "Stage Right" - Are you sure? Doesn't look very stage right to me!Dutch stage right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerry davies Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Ooh look! The place is on fire. Now where did I put my phone, I really must take some Aaaaaaargh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Quite worrying that the venue didn't seem to trigger the alarms and start an evacuation. I can understand an audience waiting for instructions but surely the theatre had a policy and trained staff to carry it out.... (OT aside, when I was a trustee for a Youth Drama charity, we used to negotiate discounted access to a council-owned venue by providing a fake audience for staff training exercises. Lot's of our members were briefed to do various stupid things when the evacuation sounded. For example, with my arthritic knees I loved to play the stroppy old git who waited by the lift refusing to use the stairs. Another time I simply went to the toilet and stayed there, causing a "fail" for the person who was supposed to check the loos. It's worrying how well I do stupid and stroppy!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamtastic3 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Remember normal people see stage left as right and stage right as left.Did I say normal people.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilflet Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Ooh look! The place is on fire. Now where did I put my phone, I really must take some Aaaaaaargh. whilst seemingly stood in everyone elses way. so much for no photography or filming within the auditorium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shez Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 then a stagehand come out with a fire extinguisher in an unsuccessful effort to douse the flamesPerhaps not an appropriately trained stagehand - using a CO2 extinguisher for an overhead fire will never work very well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleah Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Remember normal people see stage left as right and stage right as left.Did I say normal people.....? I like how the reporter emphasised "Stage Right" as if to sound like he knew the terminology, whereas in fact if he would have said to the right of the stage...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willdoweuk Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 House right. tut tut. Were the tabs not flame retardant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Siddons Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 If they announced on national TV the tabs caught fire then the DEA would have got involved! :** laughs out loud **: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojno Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 It might be just me being blind, but do they not have safety curtains in Americaland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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