Mandatory Dates
TECH, DRESS, BOTH SHOWS ARE MANDATORY FOR ALL DANCERS. ALL DANCERS MUST BE PRESENT FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THE DRESS REHEARSAL AND THE TWO SHOWS.
Tech Rehearsal -- Wednesday, June 7
Dress Rehearsals -- Thursday, June 8
Show #1 -- Friday, June 9
Show #2 -- Saturday, June 10
Tech, Dress Rehearsal, Show Venue:
Boston University Tsai Performance Center
685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
After Party Venue:
Sonia, 10 Brookline St, Cambridge, MA 02139
BBS11 Show Week Schedule
Schedule: Please plan your schedule for the show week to arrive on time when you are expected to be at the theater. It takes all of us being punctual for this show to be successful. Three of these dates are early on a weeknight. With this early notice, please plan accordingly with your personal and work schedules in advance to honor arriving at these locations at these times.
Wednesday 6/7 - TECH REHEARSAL
Tech Rehearsal is when choreographers block their pieces on stage. We also block the Finale.
1. Dancers are not expected to bring costumes for tech rehearsal unless asked by the choreographer.
2. Please arrive at the theater 15 minutes prior to your first tech time (check schedule above). You may leave the theater in between your tech times as long as you return to the theater 15 minutes before your next tech time.
3. Please note that Tech Order is not the same as Show Order.
TECH ORDER:
5:00 PM Doors Open
6:00 PM The Undoing (15 minutes)
6:15 PM Bombay Vikings Medley (15 minutes)
6:30 PM Sajdaa (15 minutes)
6:45 PM Do you love me? (15 minutes)
7:00 PM Chiknis (15 minutes)
7:15 PM Lagan Laagi Re (15 minutes)
7:30 PM Shikayat (15 minutes)
7:45 PM Chamkeela Chehra (15 minutes)
8:00 PM Chaka Chak (15 minutes)
8:15 PM BTTD (20 minutes needed)
8:35 PM Badtameez Dil (20 minutes needed)
8:55 PM Sound of India (20 minutes needed)
9:15 PM Company meeting
All dancers are expected to be present for the company meeting. After the Company meeting, you may leave the theater.
9:30 PM Finale blocking
Staging and blocking of all dancers will be done during Finale practice. You may leave after your last tech rehearsal if you don't wish to participate in Finale.
10:30 PM End of Day
Thursday 6/8 - DRESS REHEARSAL
We have two scheduled dress rehearsals. Dress rehearsals are performed in full costume and full makeup. Dancers are expected to do their own makeup.
1. Dancers may either get ready at the theater or come to the theater fully ready. Please plan this based on your schedule and when the theater opens.
2. Official show photographs are shot during the dress rehearsal. Dancers who are late/are not ready in their costume will not be allowed to dance in the dress rehearsal.
5:00pm: Doors Open
6:00pm: Roll call
Dancers are expected to be in the auditorium 15 minutes before roll call begins.
6:30pm: FIRST DRESS REHEARSAL
Dancers are allowed to watch the first dress rehearsal.
8:30pm: Company meeting
8:45pm: SECOND DRESS REHEARSAL
The second dress rehearsal is run as we would run the show. All dancers must remain backstage for the second dress rehearsal.
10:30pm: End of Day
10:30-11: Choreographers meet with lighting/sound tech in case there are issues.
Friday 6/9 - FIRST SHOW DAY
For show day, all call times are mandatory.
5:00pm: Doors Open
6:50pm: Roll call
7:15pm: House opens
7:45pm: Dancers warm up backstage
8:00-10:00pm: SHOW #1
During the show, dancers are not allowed to be in the audience and MUST remain backstage.
11:00pm: End of Day
Saturday 6/10 - SECOND SHOW DAY
For show day, all call times are mandatory.
2:00pm: Doors Open
3:15pm: Roll call & Company presentation
4:00pm: FULL RUN-THROUGH (aka “fun-through”)
The Full Run-through on Saturday is when we perform the entire show without costumes in front of our BB family and get warmed up for the closing show! Warning: There's some fun happening here :)
6:15pm: House opens
7-9pm: SHOW #2
During the show, dancers are not allowed to be in the audience and MUST remain backstage.
11pm: Leave Theater
__10 PM__: After Party Starts
__2 AM__: After Party and the Season Ends
Travel
For each day, please allocate enough time to park/take the T/take Ubers to arrive on time.
Parking
Parking is available in Agganis Arena Lot C or on the street. More details: https://www.bu.edu/fitrec/directions-parking/
Metered Street parking is also available on Commonwealth Avenue and streets around the area. Please check signage for the most accurate information.
Questions?
From now until the show, if you have a question about the show week, please reach out to your choreographers. If your choreographers are unable to answer the question, choreographers can reach out to Sohini/Swati for answers. Your choreographers and the two of us are committed to get info out to you as soon as we can!
Sohini’s Contact Information: 1.804.687.3814 & sohinisircar@gmail.com
TECH, DRESS, BOTH SHOWS ARE MANDATORY FOR ALL DANCERS. ALL DANCERS MUST BE PRESENT FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THE DRESS REHEARSAL AND THE TWO SHOWS.
Tech Rehearsal -- Wednesday, June 7
Dress Rehearsals -- Thursday, June 8
Show #1 -- Friday, June 9
Show #2 -- Saturday, June 10
Tech, Dress Rehearsal, Show Venue:
Boston University Tsai Performance Center
685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
After Party Venue:
Sonia, 10 Brookline St, Cambridge, MA 02139
BBS11 Show Week Schedule
Schedule: Please plan your schedule for the show week to arrive on time when you are expected to be at the theater. It takes all of us being punctual for this show to be successful. Three of these dates are early on a weeknight. With this early notice, please plan accordingly with your personal and work schedules in advance to honor arriving at these locations at these times.
Wednesday 6/7 - TECH REHEARSAL
Tech Rehearsal is when choreographers block their pieces on stage. We also block the Finale.
1. Dancers are not expected to bring costumes for tech rehearsal unless asked by the choreographer.
2. Please arrive at the theater 15 minutes prior to your first tech time (check schedule above). You may leave the theater in between your tech times as long as you return to the theater 15 minutes before your next tech time.
3. Please note that Tech Order is not the same as Show Order.
TECH ORDER:
5:00 PM Doors Open
6:00 PM The Undoing (15 minutes)
6:15 PM Bombay Vikings Medley (15 minutes)
6:30 PM Sajdaa (15 minutes)
6:45 PM Do you love me? (15 minutes)
7:00 PM Chiknis (15 minutes)
7:15 PM Lagan Laagi Re (15 minutes)
7:30 PM Shikayat (15 minutes)
7:45 PM Chamkeela Chehra (15 minutes)
8:00 PM Chaka Chak (15 minutes)
8:15 PM BTTD (20 minutes needed)
8:35 PM Badtameez Dil (20 minutes needed)
8:55 PM Sound of India (20 minutes needed)
9:15 PM Company meeting
All dancers are expected to be present for the company meeting. After the Company meeting, you may leave the theater.
9:30 PM Finale blocking
Staging and blocking of all dancers will be done during Finale practice. You may leave after your last tech rehearsal if you don't wish to participate in Finale.
10:30 PM End of Day
Thursday 6/8 - DRESS REHEARSAL
We have two scheduled dress rehearsals. Dress rehearsals are performed in full costume and full makeup. Dancers are expected to do their own makeup.
1. Dancers may either get ready at the theater or come to the theater fully ready. Please plan this based on your schedule and when the theater opens.
2. Official show photographs are shot during the dress rehearsal. Dancers who are late/are not ready in their costume will not be allowed to dance in the dress rehearsal.
5:00pm: Doors Open
6:00pm: Roll call
Dancers are expected to be in the auditorium 15 minutes before roll call begins.
6:30pm: FIRST DRESS REHEARSAL
Dancers are allowed to watch the first dress rehearsal.
8:30pm: Company meeting
8:45pm: SECOND DRESS REHEARSAL
The second dress rehearsal is run as we would run the show. All dancers must remain backstage for the second dress rehearsal.
10:30pm: End of Day
10:30-11: Choreographers meet with lighting/sound tech in case there are issues.
Friday 6/9 - FIRST SHOW DAY
For show day, all call times are mandatory.
5:00pm: Doors Open
6:50pm: Roll call
7:15pm: House opens
7:45pm: Dancers warm up backstage
8:00-10:00pm: SHOW #1
During the show, dancers are not allowed to be in the audience and MUST remain backstage.
11:00pm: End of Day
Saturday 6/10 - SECOND SHOW DAY
For show day, all call times are mandatory.
2:00pm: Doors Open
3:15pm: Roll call & Company presentation
4:00pm: FULL RUN-THROUGH (aka “fun-through”)
The Full Run-through on Saturday is when we perform the entire show without costumes in front of our BB family and get warmed up for the closing show! Warning: There's some fun happening here :)
6:15pm: House opens
7-9pm: SHOW #2
During the show, dancers are not allowed to be in the audience and MUST remain backstage.
11pm: Leave Theater
__10 PM__: After Party Starts
__2 AM__: After Party and the Season Ends
Travel
For each day, please allocate enough time to park/take the T/take Ubers to arrive on time.
Parking
Parking is available in Agganis Arena Lot C or on the street. More details: https://www.bu.edu/fitrec/directions-parking/
Metered Street parking is also available on Commonwealth Avenue and streets around the area. Please check signage for the most accurate information.
Questions?
From now until the show, if you have a question about the show week, please reach out to your choreographers. If your choreographers are unable to answer the question, choreographers can reach out to Sohini/Swati for answers. Your choreographers and the two of us are committed to get info out to you as soon as we can!
Sohini’s Contact Information: 1.804.687.3814 & sohinisircar@gmail.com