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BUILD SCHEDULE

So it is time for the shop build. Hopefully you have done all of the prep work to make the build go smoothly. Hopefully you have more answers than questions. Hopefully you are ready. A show build time depends on the budget and size of the show. A typical Broadway show builds in three weeks, although sometimes you can get four. Some shows are smaller and have a smaller budget and may only give you two weeks to build. Some large shows, like Spiderman, build for months. These are rare. Whatever the length of your build, the one thing you can be sure of is that it will not be enough time. Somehow the powers that be can judge a show and they can somehow schedule the build just short of what you really need, which ends up causing ...

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