Loading Dock Hours: 7:30a-4:00p Monday thru Friday

These are hard hours without flexibility as the Calderwood Pavilion does not control the loading dock's operation

The loading dock for the Calderwood Pavilion is shared with the Atelier 505 building. The dock is accessible on Warren Ave between Clarendon Street and Berkeley Street, adjacent to the Atelier 505 underground parking garage entrance, approximately across the street from 23 Warren Avenue.

Dock usage must be pre-arranged with Calderwood Pavilion Staff. Due to the shared nature of the loading dock, availability is on a first come, first serves basis, and appointment times cannot be guaranteed. 

Loading Dock Sizes and Policies:

Max height: 12'9" - we can fit a standard sized Penske or Ryder box truck in the dock when they are lowered on their air suspension

Max length: 24' truck with nose out/door open, 18' truck with door closed

Unload Height: 48", or variable with dock leveler in the longer truck bay. This makes our dock ideal for deliveries on an LTL truck, but not for smaller vehicles.

All trucks in loading dock must be actively loading or unloading. No one may leave a truck at the dock unattended, and all trucks must be parked off-site. The dock is equipped with two loading bays, the longer of which has a leveler. The shorter bay is the preferred location for dumpsters. Users of the Calderwood Pavilion may only occupy one dock bay at a time, including dumpsters, trucks, and other deliveries. 

Load outs that require the use of a dumpster may schedule up to a 30 yard roll off dumpster with a two-week approval by Calderwood staff. The dumpster must be dropped off at 12:30pm on Saturday and picked up promptly at 7:30am Monday. The Calderwood Pavilion has not had a dumpster in the dock since 2018, and the pandemic changed quite a few things around town, so we do not have a preferred vendor at this time.

All load ins and load outs are scheduled by the Calderwood Pavilion Manager and the BCA based on availability of the loading dock and set around performance times. Due to the mixed-use nature of the loading dock, all deliveries via truck to the Calderwood must be scheduled in advance. This includes rental equipment, rehearsal furniture, etc. 

Path to Stage

The path to both the Wimberly and Roberts stages includes three double swing loading doors that are 8'0" tall x 8'-0" wide. This is the size of the opening for the doors and does not account for the width of the door if they are not able to open all the way. All scenery must fit through this opening.

To make the necessary turns from the dock Into both theatres, scenery and equipment can be no longer than 22'-6" in length.

This path is pictured at the bottom of the page.

Mail and Packages

The Calderwood has multiple addresses for receiving deliveries, so please address your mail carefully.

For letters and other small USPS envelopes, please use:

Calderwood Pavilion

Attn. Your Name Here

527 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02116

For packages and larger deliveries, please send them to the following address:

Calderwood Pavilion

Attn. Your Name Here

505 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02116

This address routes packages to the loading dock with UPS, USPS, FedEx, Amazon, DHL, and other parcel carriers.

Note that neither of these addresses is the physical location of the loading dock, these are just shipping addresses. The loading dock is on Warren Avenue on the back of the building, and is located here:

360 degree view of inside the dock and the path to our stages:

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Loading In the Front Door

Loading equipment in and out of the building should be completed through the loading dock and not through other means of entry.

With written permission from the Calderwood Operations Supervisor, loading in through the front of the building is possible. To come in through the front doors and into the theatre spaces, there are at least three doors as detailed below: