FICHANDLER STAGE
“Anything Goes”
Information for Ushers
SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR “Anything Goes”:
Show Length: The run time is approx. 2 hours and 31 minutes long, which includes on 15-minute
intermission. Act 1 is an hour and 31 minutes. Act 2 is 45 minutes.
Late Seating Break: Late seating breaks are times during the show when the Director would
like us to take late patrons to their seats.
Aisle Ushers will seat late patrons at the late seating breaks.
We have 2 late seating breaks for this show.
• The first late seating break is 10 minutes into the performance at the end of the first
scene when the song “I get a kick out of you” ends. Please note: The song will stop,
there will be a few lines, then the song will resume. Do not seat late patrons until
AFTER the second part of the song.
• The second late seating break is 20 minutes into the show at the end of the second
scene when the song “Bon Voyage” ends. Please Note: The song will pause for
applause then it will resume. Do not seat patrons until AFTER the second part of the
song.
Additionally, there are several actor entrances through the emergency door in the South East
corner prior to the second late seating break. Ushers should keep that area completely clear at
all times. (Please note the late seating break is subject to change – your house manager will
update you as needed in the usher speech).
Please test your flashlight before the show begins. Aim your flashlight at the ground when
you turn it on. Make sure your flashlight is off when the show starts, but are handy for late
seating.
Warnings for the Show: We will be using a haze effect as well as flashes during Act 1, scene 2. Also,
there is the sound of gunfire heard from off stage during Act 1 Scene 3.
Sound in the theater: Please make sure to turn off your cell phone. Once the show begins,
please do not walk around the promenade – stand still until the Late Seating Break so you do
not distract from the show. Ushers assigned to aisles should remain at their aisle until the Late
Seating Break. Scanners and Direction-givers should wait in the corners of the theater against
the wall – please do not block the doors.
No walking on the stage: There is a railing in front of row A on all sides separating the audience
from the stage. Seats have been taken out in front of Aisle 1 and Aisle 7. Patrons should not
hang their coats or put their feet on the rails. Only actors and crew may step on the stage –
your house manager will address this at the usher meeting.
House Rules:
1. No food is allowed into the theater. Drinks in plastic and paper are allowed. (Please
ask patrons with glass bottles to get a plastic cup from the concessions stand.) Patrons with
left-overs from dinner can leave them at the Coat Check. Scanners and direction givers are to
return to the doors at intermission to make sure no food comes in.
2. Rules for electronic devices: We do not allow photography or recording during the
performance. However, pre-show at intermission and after the show, patrons can take photos
of themselves in their seats. We ask that if you see a patron take a picture, do not approach the
patron – let your House Manager know. Aisle ushers should go up and down the stairs with
signs just before the show begins and again just before intermission ends to remind patrons to
turn off electronic devices.
3. Patrons with Walkers/Canes/Wheelchairs: If you take a patron's walker (or other
assistive device) at the beginning of the show to stow it for them, you are then responsible for
returning it to the patron at intermission, AND after the performance has concluded. You will
be that patron's personal concierge for the evening. Please store walkers, wheelchairs and
chairs in the corners of the walk-around (please ask your House Manager if you need
clarification on this).
General notes:
Usher check in is at the first windows on the left side of the box office. Each usher will be asked
for an ID when checking in. Please line up at the benches in the direction of the restrooms.
Once you are checked in, please go into the theater to help with program stuffing as is needed.
Ushers assigned to the lobby should check in at the Visitors Services Desk for instructions.
After the show, theater ushers stay inside the theater until all the patrons have left. Ushers
given lobby assignments should return to their locations to help patrons exit the building and
answer any questions they may have. Ushers may check out at the Visitors Services desk –
please allow us to service all patrons before requesting your identification. Please bring lost and
found items to the Visitors Services desk.
Guests of actors should be sent to the House Manager at the Visitors Services Desk in the lower
lobby after the show.
General information for the Fichandler Stage:
Seating: On the seating chart below, note how the aisles are numbered and where they are
located. The aisle numbers will let you know what direction to send the patron as they enter
the theater. Also note that at the top of an aisle, the even numbered seats are on your right
hand side and the odd numbered seats on your left. Also note that the front rows in the South
and North section do not have a center aisle, and the first two rows in the East and West
sections do not have a center aisle.
See the ticket below. Please be able to find the section (North), the row (C), the seat (1) and the aisle
number (1) on the ticket. You can also find the performance information along with the date and time
on the ticket.
