Backstage begins at the door the audience cannot pass. Everything the show needs in order to happen lives behind it.
What is back there
- Dressing rooms and the green room
- The production office, where settlement and paperwork happen
- Catering and the crew room
- The wings, stage-left and stage-right, where gear waits between sets
- Storage for empty cases, which is always smaller than you hoped
How access works
Wristbands or laminates, checked at each door. Festivals grade the levels: artist, crew, working, and an AAA pass that opens everything. Guests are named and counted through Accreditation days before, not talked through the gate on the night.
Behaving in it
Backstage is a workplace with cable runs, heavy cases and moving trusses. Keep walkways clear, keep your guests with you, and keep the wings quiet while somebody else is playing.