Sustainable Theatre at ENSS

Sustainable theatre means

• colouring everything in your theatre green

• considering effects of materials and resources used in theatre

• eliminating costumes from productions

• livestreaming productions so people don't travel to shows

Fabric waste accounts for what percentage of solid waste in landfill?

• 2%

• 5%

• 10%

• 25%

To upscale theatre costumes is to

• trim costumes with diamonds and other rare gems

• throw them into landfill

• buy fabric on sale and make new costumes

• adjust and adapt previously used costumes

True of False? To reduce the use of paper, ENSS theatre plans to use some electronic tickets.

• true

• false

To reduce the use of single-use plastic, ENSS theatre plans to (choose all that apply):

• ban single-use water bottles

• make a water bottle refill station available to cast, crew and audience

• sell single-use water bottles at all performances

• ban the use of refillable water bottles

What technique allows ENSS theatre to reduce the amount of material used to create sets?

• elaborate stage construction

• many layers of coloured curtains

• holding all shows outside

• scrim with projections

To reduce energy consumption used in lighting, ENSS theatre plans to (choose all that apply):

• use more incandescent lighting

• use more LED lighting

• use compact fluorescent lighting

• perform all shows in the dark

Other sustainable initiatives of ENSS theatre include (choose all that apply):

• shopping for costume items at thrift stores

• using rechargeable batteries

• recycling

• making use of fabric scraps and old costumes