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h) Hanging Space (Wardrobe)~At least
four (4) feet of hanging space should
be provided for each performer. A
separate hanging space for street
clothes is required.
i) Lights~Perimeter incandescent lighting around dressing table mirrors is
essential. General lighting in dressing
rooms should be in addition to this.
j)

Mirrors~Ample

sized mirrors should
be located at each place on the wall
over the dressing tables. Minimum
height for mirror is three (3) feet
from table surface and width should
be also three (3) feet. A full length
mirror in each dressing room is required. If an elevator is used, it should
also be equipped with a full length
mirror.

k) Shelving--Shelves
under
dressing
tables are essential for the storage of
foot wear. Shelves for head wear
should be located above mirrors. At
least 3';' feet of such space should be
provided for each performer. Shelves
should be at least ten (10) inches
wide.
I) Showers~At least one (1) shower for
every five (5) performers should be
provided (for chorus only).
m)Ventilation~AII

dressing rooms must
be air conditioned and individual controls shall be provided in each room.
The same applies to heating.

Windows~lf dressing

rooms have windows, adequate safeguards should be
provided to prevent unlawful entry.

0) Green Rooms (separate) for cast and

crew, with ventilation, show piped in.
adequate seating, closed T.V. preferred, fountains and pay phones, and
sufficient outlets for vending machines.
Rooms to be fifteen (15) by thirty
(30).
p) Green Room and locker room for crew
should include at least thirty (30)
lockers. Show piped in, as in Actors'
green room, air conditioned, with adjacent toilets (2) and shower facilities
for 4.

q) Departmental Rooms~Office space
and lavatories for at least four (4)
Department heads (4 offices): Master
Carpenter, Master and Production
Stage Manager.
r) Storage
Space--Adequate
storage
space for Electrical Department and
Property Department.

Musicians~There should be a combination green room, change room
with locker space for thirty (30) plus
a private room for conductor. Conductor's room should have lavatory and
shower. Green room should have adjacent lavatories and showers. This
room would provide a space the size
of the orchestra pit for rehearsals.

t) Wardrobe--There should be a twenty
(20) by thirty (30) foot room with
large wash tub type sinks or washing
machines and dryers. The Wardrobe
Theatrical Guild should be consulted
for size and equipment.
u) There should be a Wig Room near the
Chorus dressing rooms.
SMALL THEATRES
All standards and specifications stated above
in this paragraph (3) shall apply to the small
theatre except for seating and lobby space
where, upon the applicant's request, and with
the concurrence of the City Planning Commission special design considerations in
keeping with the unique demands of the
theatre may suggest alternative seating and
lobby space arrangements.
In the case of the small theatre the Commission may permit variations of the "Actors' Equity Optimum Standards" where
their application is clearly inappropriate to
the small theatres.

4. No certificate of occupancy for the premises beyond an FAR of 15 shall be issued until the City Planning Commission
shall have reviewed and approved the
plans for the aforedescribed legitimate
theatres, it being agreed that such approval shall not be withheld if the plans
are in conformity with the standards and
specifications set forth herein. If the office tower portions of the premises are
completed prior to the completion of the

legitimate theatres, the certificate of occupancy shall be limited to a maximum
floor area ratio of 18. The remaining
uncertificated floor area of the premises
shall be accorded a certificate of occupancy at such time as the legitimate
theatres have been completed and have
gained their certificates of occupancy.
5. The developer agrees to periodic progress
reviews with the City Planning Commission on the design of the legitimate theatres. The Commission in its discretion
may draw upon advice from the theatre
advisory boards to supplement that of
its staff. In the course of its review, with
the applicant's concurrence, the Commission may make minor changes, modifications, amendments or additions to
the standards and specifications set forth
in paragraph (3) above, to an extent not
inconsistent with the purposes of this
special permit and of those sections of
the Zoning Resolution authorizing such
special permits within the Special Theatre District. Such changes may be occasioned by unforeseen circumstances
such as the failure of the City to enact
the new Building Code.

6. No change from legitimate theatre usage
shall be permitted, except by modification
of this special permit with the approval
of the City Planning Commission and the
Board of Estimate after public hearings
in each case. As used in this special
permit, "legitimate theatre usage" shall
mean the public performance in person
of a stage attraction by professional stage
artists in the live performing arts including plays and musicals, but not including
the exhibition of motion pictures, or radio
or television studio performances.

7. The developer agrees to build and maintain at his own cost a subsurface concourse beneath West 50th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue, as
shown on the plans filed with this application, at such time as the City Planning
Commission makes such request in writing of the developer. This obligation
shall be assumed by developer's successors and assigns, if any.
8. Except where the provisions of this permit impose amenity requirements additional to the requirements of the Building Code, said Code shall apply to the
structure.

~ THEATER DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

MAY, 1970

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