Pre-show ‘load-in’ protocols unchanged
After student death, committee still at work reviewing procedures
Two and a half months after a Yale School of Drama student died while unloading a set for an upcoming show at the Yale Repertory Theatre, a committee convened to review safety procedures in school-sponsored productions is still at work.
Pierre-André Salim DRA ’09 was killed in November when a 1,100-pound stack of large sheets of particle board crushed him during a ‘load-in,’ as he was unpacking set materials from a truck to prepare for the premiere of the Yale Rep’s play “Tartuffe.” Since then, the University has not only created the committee to examine current safety procedures...
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