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DMT Rentals is a service
offered by the Douglas Morrisson Theatre, a
250-seat, year-round community theatre presenting four fully-staged
plays or musicals, plus three chorus concerts, every year. You may
find out more on the About Us page here, or visit our
other Web site at www.dmtonline.org.
The theatre
is a program and facility of the Hayward Area Recreation and Park
District. You can learn about the District's programs, classes, and
other activities by visiting their own Web site at
www.haywardrec.org.
Although we have been a part of the local theatre community for over 30
years, we are a small organization with a very small permanent staff.
Because of this, we are not able to offer the services of
a larger, profit-making business, such as walk-in service, pickup or
delivery, or shipping.
Rentals and returns are by appointment only, and we ask that you
call a few days
ahead of time to schedule your visit. You can reach our Rentals
Coordinator, Larry Jeane, at (510) 888-0160.
Our rental hours are generally from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday
thru Friday, although we may need to modify these hours during our own
production periods.
We have several separate storage areas, all of which are very active
warehouses
with a constant turnaround; our prop and furniture areas, especially,
are not set up for browsing. We suggest that you bring a list of what
you need so we can help you find it
quickly. A lot of our customers build a list from this Web site and
e-mail to us to determine availability and rental fees.
All our props, furniture, costumes, and set pieces have been used or
rented for theatrical purposes for a number of years and show signs of
use. Although this generally works for stage purposes, where the
audience is at a distance, it may or may not work for applications
where the audience is up close, or where a camera will focus in on the
object. For this reason, all our items are rented “as
is.” If you have questions about the suitability of a
particular item for your purposes, please call and we’ll be
happy to discuss it with you.
Because of our small staff and production schedule, we do not always
have people available to help load and unload your vehicle. If you're
picking up or returning heavy items such as furniture, please plan on
bringing appropriate help.
We cannot loan items "on approval." Any items rented and returned
"unused" will be charged a rental or restocking fee.
Please note that at this time we cannot hold items or put them on
reserve for a future rental date. We are working on a way of doing
this, but, for now, all items are rented on an "as available" basis. We
will do our best to accommodate your needs, but, at the most, we may be
able to hold items for one or two days.
Our rental fees are generally based on a minimum of a one-week
period. For instance, an overnight rental or a weekend rental
are billed as a one-week period.
Rental fees are due and payable in full at the time items are either
picked up or returned. Please make all checks payable to "HARD - DMT
Rentals." We also accept Visa and MasterCard. Some items may require a
security deposit in the full amount of the value of the item.
Items not returned by the due date will be assessed a late fee, up to
the full replacement value of the item as stated in the Rental Contract.
All items are the property of the Hayward Area Recreation and Park
District. Items must be returned in the same
condition as rented and may not be altered in any way without the
prior written consent of the District. The renter agrees to reimburse
the District for the full replacement value of items returned in
damaged condition.
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