Student Responsibilities
Safety Evaluations
- All undergraduate productions and special events must undergo pre-production fire and life safety evaluations by the Yale Fire Marshal to ensure compliance with the Connecticut Fire Safety Code. Pre-production reviews are typically scheduled multiple times over the four weeks preceding the opening of each production. Inspections are scheduled with the office of the Yale Fire Marshal for the Wednesday afternoon prior to openings. The Producer and/or Director and the House Manager must attend these inspections.
- Students planning productions at the Off-Broadway and Whitney Theaters, certain residential college productions, and those produced by the Yale Dramatic Association must coordinate all aspects of their production with the OUP.
- The OEHS assists with safety evaluations where other safety issues might arise or require additional technical review.
- Producers must conduct a pre-production Fire Drill with all members of the cast and support staff, and document the event, including all participants, on the theater’s main bulletin board for review by university and city officials.
- The OUP, Fire Marshal, OEHS, and City of New Haven Fire Marshal reserve the right to alter these regulations without advanced notice or to conduct unannounced inspections at any time to ensure the safety of all persons involved.
