Rehearsing at Elden Street
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Safety Considerations
The Elden Street Players have benefited over the years from a very supportive
relationship with the Town of Herndon. Since the Industrial Strength Theatre is
owned and operated by the Town of Herndon, it is often rented out on a regular basis to
several local groups and organizations. While the Elden Street Players are the
primary user of the facility, we pay a rental fee to the town for rehearsals and
performances.
To minimize these rehearsal costs and maximize the town's ability to rent the space,
ESP rehearses most productions in a space we affectionately call "The Town
Shop." Actually it is the large cafeteria/breakroom at the Herdon Public Works
facility, located next to the Police Station. We have enjoyed the use of this
facility for several years and want to be able to keep rehearsing there for many years to
come.
To that end, we must abide by several rules:
- Parking: NO vehicles may be driven or parked inside the Public Works
facility fence. All ESP personnel must park in the lot between the public works
facility and the Herndon Police station, and then walk through the gated fence.
- Security: The gate between the parking lot and the building must be
kept closed with the lock inserted through the latch, although the lock may
remain "unlocked" while we are on the premises. ESP has a key to the "Town Shop." We are only
allowed access with this key. Please do not enter the building without the "key
holder" present.
- Furniture: Please take care of the furniture. It our
responsibility to leave the space as we found it. So any furniture that is moved
must be put back. Do not sit on the tables, they are not built to sustain that
weight. Please pick up tables when moving them, do not slide them across the floor.
- Floor: see furniture note above. Please make an effort to clean
your shoes before entering the facility and do not where shoes that would mark the floor.
- Restricted Area: The rehearsal space ends at the glass door at the end
of the hall. Do not go into the office areas of the building. We are
restricted to the cafeteria and restroom areas of the building.
- Town Personnel: Please be courteous and understanding of the Public
Works personnel. They are lending us the use of that space, and so we must allow
them to move freely about the facility as needed. Usually, this is not a
problem as our rehearsals are normally after working hours.
- Schedule Conflicts: Unfortunately, an occasion will occur where the
Town has committed the space to another group (Cub Scouts, normally) in conflict with a
rehearsal. Contact your producer and/or the ESP executive producer. DO NOT
throw anyone out. Again, we are guests of the Town and must live with the occasional
mistakes that come with scheduling multiple groups and facilities.
- NO SMOKING in the facility.
- Food and Drink: It is a cafeteria after all, so food and drink are, of
course, permitted. But, individuals are responsible for cleaning up after themselves
and placing recyclables in the proper containers.
Please take these rules to heart. We cannot afford to lose the Town Shop for
rehearsals.
Directions to "The Town Shop" Rehearsal Space.
"The Town Shop"
Herndon Public Works Building -- Cafeteria
1479 Sterling Road
Herndon, VA 20172
Facility Phone -- (703) 318-0642
DIRECTIONS:
From the Dulles Toll Road (Rt 267), Take Route 28 (Sully Road) north (35 cent toll).
After the first light (Innovation Ave) take the next
exit ramp right on Old Ox Road (Route 606) toward Herndon.
Go approximately one mile, turn right on Rockhill Road, then left behind the
former Herndon police station and proceed all the way to the gated fence, turn left and park in
the parking lot. (Alternate Entrance: proceed past Rockhill Road and turn right into the next driveway for the Public Works facility.)
Park outside the fence between the public works building and the former Herndon Police station.
Enter the premises through the padlocked gate in the middle of the fence.
The entrance to the rehearsal space (cafeteria) is on the left side of the building (facing Old
Ox/Sterling Rd).
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Directions to The Industrial Strength Theatre.
If you need directions to the Industrial Strength Theatre where the Elden Street
Players perform, follow this link.
The Industrial Strength Theatre
269 Sunset Business Park Drive
Herndon, VA 20170
Box Office Phone Number - (703) 481-5930
Rehearsal Information Phone Number - (703) 481-5930 # 7
Industrial Strength Theatre Lobby and Backstage Phone Line - (703) 481-4495
Page Last Updated:
01/17/2009
