Ballroom Tech

Well, these past two weeks, I have put in hours trying to get everything ready for Ballroom to leave on their Pacific Northwest mid-semester tour. They left early morning Friday for their ten day tour. I no longer work with Ballroom, but put in a lot of effort making sure the RB theatre was prepared for their pre-tour show and all props and tech equipment was gathered and packed. Thursday was spent packing the truck and it was quite a challenge. I have awful bruises on my shins and knees from helping. Somehow, we are over-packed this year so we had to sacrifice some equipment to get everything to fit in the truck. Therefore, we had the truck packed by 1pm, but came back two hours later with just Benjamin, Mark, and I to unpack it all, remove some equipment, then pack it up again. Ow ... I really don't care much for tech cases. But it proves my strength when it comes to lifting. Now I need to learn how to lift storm cases without bruising my shins every time!! Anyways, when we finished packing it up again, the director discovers what we had to sacrifice and again they discuss a packing solution. I was so afraid we'd have to unload and load again, but thankfully, we left the truck as it was. I spent eight hours at work that day making sure everything was organized. It felt good being a major part of organizing and packing equipment. I almost wish I could have joined them on tour, but I am just fine staying here in Provo, plus I have other commitments. Good luck, Ballroom!