Inside Signs need to be completed (printed & organized for distribution) by the end of the day on Tuesday, the week of the festival so they can be put up Thursday.
Why Inside Signs? We want folks to know how to get where they need to go. Do you remember your first day in this building? I'll bet it was confusing. Realize that many of your guests have never been to your facility. Frequently there is little time to get from one place to another and not knowing where you are going to begin with, doesn't help.
Basically, there should be signs giving directions to everywhere from everywhere. That is to say, everywhere people are likely to need to go. Each of the following places will need signs identifying them and some giving direction to other places.
Places to be identified
Theater
Green Room
Set Storage
Stage
Cafeteria
Rest Rooms
Registration / Information
Student Forum Rooms
Home Bases
Lighting / Sound Booth
Directors Critique Room
Directors Room / Lounge
First Aid
Snack Bar (optional)
T-Shirts / Concession (optional)
Sign post locations:
Theater lobby
Stairwells
Main Entrances
Cafeteria
Corridor intersections
Other
Other parts of the festival may also request signs. Check to see what they could use.
Snack Bar
Registration
Concessions
There should be signs on every theater door that say "Quiet Show or Rehearsal in progress".
Make a map of the facility and plan what signs should go where. The signs should be large and easy to read. Maybe they should include the festival logo or some other common decoration in keeping with the festival theme. Keep an inventory of what signs go where so they can be replaced if they disappear. If the signs are made on a computer, save them on a disk.
Highway Signs need to be completed (printed & organized for distribution) by the end of the day on Tuesday, the week of festival so they can be put up Wednesday.
Highway signs should help people find the festival. Schools and parents will be coming from all corners of the New Hampshire. They probably have never been here before. Seeing a sign is very reassuring for the long distance traveler.
Directional signs should be located at all intersections near the host facility and any major highway exits. These signs should at least have the NHETG logo and an arrow. They need to be big enough to be seen from a passing car.
Some sort of sign or decorations outside of the building can help guide folks to the proper door.
At the end of the festival signs will need to be taken down so they do not become litter.