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A: We recommend you pack one suitcase and one carry on. The key to packing is to pack in layers.
A: We recommend you pack only one suitcase and one carry on.
A: You need to arrive in Omaha the day prior to the start date of your contract.
A: You may bring your laptop. More and more hotels are providing internet access, and, of course, technology is improving all the time. However, NTC Productions® cannot be held responsible if your laptop or any other personal belongings are stolen or broken.
A: No, you may not bring your pet. We cannot allow your pets into guest housing in Omaha, or in confined areas such as the bus and hotel rooms.
A: We are able to get a few comps to most performances of A Christmas Carol. Once in town, on contract, the employees have a form to fill out for comps, which they give to their Road Manager. The Road Manager then dispurses the comps to the company members in a fair manner. We cannot guarantee comps at every performance, but we do our best.
A: Yes, we provide worker's comp for any injuries on the job. We do not cover illnesses or injuries that happen during off hours.
A: NTC Productions® Atten: (Your name), (Your tour) 6915 Cass Street Omaha, NE 68132
A: We do recommend you bring your car. Omaha is a non-public transportation friendly town, and the city is very spread out. You are welcome to park your car at the NTC Productions® parking lot while you are on the road, and employees of NTC Productions® home office will start it once in a while, and clean off the ice and snow. However, NTC Productions® cannot be responsible if the car is broken into, damaged, or stolen.
A: You are welcome to park your car at the NTC Productions® parking lot while you are on the road, and employees of the NTC Productions® home office will start it once in a while, and clean off the ice and snow. However, NTC Productions® cannot be held responsible if the car is broken into, damaged, or stolen.
A: Leaving town on your day off depends on which leg of the tour you are on, where you are, what time of year it is, and the circumstances. Generally speaking, we allow individuals to go within 100 miles of the Omaha/Metro area on days off. However, all other times are subject to the individual circumstances in cooperation with the main office and your Road and Stage Manager(s).
A: Housing in Omaha is generously given to us by supporters in the community. The hosts do not charge you as the employee, or NTC Productions®. On the road, NTC Productions® pays for the hotel reservations; you are responsible for your incidentals.
A: As we all know, winter sometimes has up and down temperatures - more often down. Winters can be bitter with snow and ice. You will want to be able to wear layers.
A: The weather in Omaha is very up and down. Winters are normally quite cold, and we do get snow. We are known to have ice storms, although we've had fewer of these in recent years.
A: Once you are hired, we ask you not to change your hairstyle, or cut it without consulting NTC Productions® first.
A: No. Our crew handles load-ins and load-outs. However, we do have a sign-up sheet while you are in the rehearsal process for a volunteer crew while on the road. This crew would be called upon at a time when the technicians might need some extra hands, such as delays from a winter storm. Again, this list is volunteer.
A: NTC Productions® has been known to have both one-nights and sit-downs. There are two tours, the East Coast (Red) Tour and the Midwest (Green) Tour. The East Tour has more one-night stops than it does sit-downs, and vice versa for the Midwest Tour.
A: Please see the "Employment" page of our website. Go to the category entitled "auditions".
A: Technicians and Musicians, please see our employment section of the website. Actors, please call the office directly at 402-553-4890 ext. 135.
A: If you are not going to a national conference and are doing a one on one audition with NTC Productions®, whether it be a live audition or a taped audition, you are asked to provide: 1 full song, not acapella; two contrasting monologues - one Classical, one contemporary - preferably not tragic; if you are a dancer, please be prepared to show your dancing skills. If doing a live audition, be prepared to do a cold reading. Please make a live audition appointment with, or send your audition tape to: NTC Productions® atten: Lara Marsh 6915 Cass Street Omaha, NE 68132 or contact Lara Marsh at: 402-553-4890 ext. 135 or
lmarsh@omahaplayhouse.com
A: Ibsen Costume Gallery 1-800-456-6938 or Mangelsens 402-391-6225 or Ralston Costumes 402-331-2770
A: The Dance Shoppe, Country Side Village 10808 Prairie Hills Drive Omaha, NE 68144 402-399-8580
A: Because casting constantly changes, we do not hand this information out until the appropriate time, to the appropriate people. We appreciate your excitement to know who you may or may not be working with, but we do abide by confidentiality as long as we see appropriate.
A: Yes, we ask you to have your lines memorized before you arrive in Omaha. The music will be handed to you on the first day of rehearsal.
A: You do need to bring your own shoes. You should have your standard black character shoes. We recommend you have cats-paw on them, as we do not provide rosin on the A Christmas Carol tours. We can recommend you to different shops while you are in town if you need maintenance work done while you are here.
A: You need to wear something that gives good support. A strapless is ideal for the Fred and Millie party dresses. Do not wear a sports bra.
A: We do provide tights for you. If you want to purchase extra pairs, you can do so.
A: NTC provides ample tools to do your job. However, if you have a favorite tool, a comfortable pair of gloves, or a laptop you cannot live without, you are encouraged to bring these items to make your job easier.
A: No, you do not have to drive a truck. The caravan travels the actors in a 50-passenger coach bus. The technicians travel in a sleeper coach. The set travels in a semi.
A: You should wear blacks; wear something comfortable but presentable.
A: No, all our music is live.
A: We try to use a piano for the productions. However, not every venue can accomodate this. In these particular venues, we use a keyboard.
A: Yes, usually the score is sent to you 1-3 months ahead of time.
A: If you know your child is going to go on the tour, you will need to talk with his/her principal and teacher(s). NTC Productions® will provide permission forms, and will guide you through the process. You can then arrange with the teacher(s) for homework. NTC Productions® will help get more homework, and return completed homework, as needed while your child is on the road.
A: There is a chaperone/tutor on tour. This person spends daily time with the children in the cast working solely on studies.
A: The chaperone/tutor makes sure your child works on his/her homework while on tour. There will be daily requirements of hours put in for study, either on the bus, or in the hotels. Completed homework can be sent back to Omaha, either directly to the schools, or via the NTC Productions® office.
A: Your child will call home as often as you, as the parent, think the child should call home. There is a form the chaperone has conveying such information and rules to abide by for your child.
A: You may visit your child on tour. However, NTC Productions® is not responsible for your hotels, travel arrangements, or for getting you tickets into the productions. Sometimes a parent or grandparent may ride on the bus with the child, but again, NTC Productions® cannot guarantee the space on the bus from year to year, and such arrangements need to be discussed ahead of time.
A: The Chaperone, as well as acting as the tutor, is responsible for all care of the 3-4 children cast on the tour. The childrens' age-ranges are 8-18. The chaperone makes sure the children eat right, drink properly, don't spend all their money in one place, and make sure they get to bed on time. They also make sure the kids do their homework, call home, laundry is completed, and they are where they need to be when they need to be there, both on and offstage.
A: Please direct this question to Hyperion Productions 646-652-6418
www.hyperion-productions.com
booking@hyperion-productions.com
A: Most of the publicity is available through our website. If you have outstanding questions, please direct them to Hyperion Productions 347-726-9116
www.hyperion-productions.com booking@hyperion-productions.com
A: A Christmas Carol is 2 hours, 5 minutes, plus a 15 minute intermission.
A: Please check the Calendar section of the website. It will display every town/city A Christmas Carol, as well as all our other productions, are playing.
A: We do offer workshops for A Christmas Carol. You can accomplish this by mentioning it upon booking, or you can make arrangements directly with the NTC Productions® office. During the off season, you would make these arrangements through Artistic Coordinator, Lara Marsh. During the on season, you would make these arrangements with the Road Manager, who is responsible for calling each venue in the October/November time period before the tour leaves.
A: Due to royalties rules, we cannot provide tapes of any shows to anyone.
A: Our previews are a viewing for the seventh grade students of the Omaha Public School system. We cannot sell tickets, or provide seats for anyone not related to the production or the OPS agreement.
A: You can get tickets directly from the venue NTC Productions® is performing in. NTC Productions® does not sell tickets to any production on the road.
A: We do sell CD's of A Christmas Carol. If you are interested in a CD, please contact Lara Marsh at
lmarsh@omahaplayhouse.com.
How long a company member stays with you depends on the person. Actors are normally in Omaha 2-3 weeks. Technicians can be in town, depending on the person, 5-8 weeks.
A: We ask you to provide: a bedroom, bathroom privileges, kitchen privileges, and a place to park their vehicle (if they bring a vehicle).
A: No, you are not expected to cook for our company members. We ask you to allow them kitchen privileges, and then they can cook their own meals.
A: No, you do not have to drive them anywhere. Some company members bring their own vehicles. For those who do not, NTC Productions® sets them up on a carpool.
A: You get the satisfaction of knowing you have made a stranger to the Omaha area feel warm and welcome. You also develop a friendship with a NTC Productions® member that can last a lifetime. Many hosts learn a great deal about a theatre person's career during this interaction, and if there are children in the house, housing a company member becomes a wonderful experience for them. Also, the NTC Productions® office does provide a form for the tax season, as you can write off the time as a donation to the playhouse.
A: Lara Marsh, Artistic Coordinator of NTC Productions® at 553-4890 ext. 135 or
lmarsh@omahaplayhouse.com.
A: Yes we do. We have CD's of our music from A Christmas Carol for sale. We also have red Scrooge scarves, mugs and A Christmas Carol ornaments. If you are interested in purchasing any of these items, please email Lara Marsh at
lmarsh@omahaplayhouse.com
. Also see our concessions tab on this website for pictures of the products and details.