Tech Week Wireless Mic Checklist
Your gear arrives on the Monday of tech week and goes back the following Monday. This checklist keeps the week calm.
Before the gear arrives
Finish your mic plot: which actor wears which channel in each scene.
Assign a mic crew: one or two people who own packs, tape and batteries all week.
Plan pack placement with costumes and wigs: mic belts, pouches or sewn-in pockets.
Book at least 9 days ahead so the system ships on time.
Monday: unpack and test
Check every item against the packing list and keep the cases for the return.
Charge or fit batteries in every transmitter.
Run the receiver’s frequency scan and sync each pack, then label packs and mics by channel.
Walk the stage and house with one pack on to listen for dropouts.
Every rehearsal
Line check each actor before the run.
Fresh mic tape daily; wipe mics and packs between wearers.
Charge or replace batteries after every run, not when they die.
Keep a spare pack and mic ready backstage.
Return Monday
Count everything back into the cases using the packing list.
Use the prepaid UPS return label and drop it off on the following Monday.
