Rehearsal costumes must be returned the day following the first dress rehearsal in the theatre. May not last more than a five hour span. Both Saturday and Sunday must include an uninterrupted one hour dinner break. There are two ten-hour days allowed for each tech week. In the week prior to tech week, the stage manager should arrange for all the crews to see a runthru of the show.
Tech week begins with the load-in of the lights.
At that time, the light crew begins to hang, cable, and focus the lights. A typical light load-in involves 8 hours of hang time and 8 hours of focus time. The Showcase and Chicago Playworks productions begin tech week 12 or 13 days prior to the first preview. The actors move in 7 days before first preview. The technical elements of the show are incorporated on a progressive basis.