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	So far we've given you a pretty rapid fire overview of the basics. Before we close, it might be worthwhile to review a little, and offer suggestions based on our experience setting up other No Shames in the past. Every house will have its rules... Each No Shame will have the same basic staff structure, format, and core rules. That being said, each No Shame will also develop its own way of doing things and house rules which give it a unique flavor. These house rules are going to depend on a lot of factors, including the demands of the host theatre, the community standards where you live, and the laws of the area in which you are located. When we were in the truck, people in the audience could eat, drink, and smoke during the show. When we moved inside, we had to establish a no eating, drinking, or smoking rule in order to be allowed to use the space. In Theatre B there have been lots of naked people because college theatre tends to be OK with exposed human anatomy. In Chicago there was a no-nudity rule because the bar hosting No Shame could lose its liquor license over things like wantonly waving willies or brazenly braless boobies. For some reason, Charlottesville has a no open flame rule. You never know what people will care about...unless you ask.


	Sometimes a No Shame has to impose so many rules due to the restrictions of its host theatre that they don't even feel comfortable calling it No Shame. The first instance of this is "Yes, Shame!" Yes, Shame! was started by two Iowa City high school students, Emily Yoshida and Anne Sullivan. They were active at No Shame, but thought that it could be cool to try bringing the No Shame experience to kids who couldn't stay out as late on Fridays


	or who had problems with some of the "adult content" of a regular No Shame performance. They knew there were also students at their school who were intimidated by the established Iowa City No Shame regulars and audience. They needed a place with a slightly lower risk threshold and a few more rules