How should the room be set-up?
A. The most important element for shows like this to work is intimacy. With a comedy club or cabaret in mind, the tables need to be as close up to the stage as possible (dance floors in front of the stage are a killer and create a psychological gap that can really hurt the show). Many times, hotel banquet captains and conference service personnel think that spread out is more elegant, but big gaps between dinner tables really hurt the group experience and the gelling of your crowd. A private banquet room is always the best. Open areas in public restaurants dont allow for the jokes to get flyin and the clues to be read out. Besides, the loud laughter coming from your crowd might interrupt the other patrons! Please see the following pages for room set-ups and let us know if youd like for us to send these sheets to your hotel or venue contact.
