Don Giovanni is finally over ... hmm, I'm sure there is some class paper I have to write about it ...
Tonight was the closing night and it only took us three hours to fully strike both set and lighting. The lighting crew was the last to leave and it was just before 1am. It was so much fun, if one can call striking fun.
Next, I'll help out with the hang for the silent film on Friday. I also have to spend my time in the RB theatre to strip the electrics and hang a new plot. It'll be fun if we can find free hours in the theatre when dance groups aren't having class or rehearsing.
I'll be working on the Ballet Showcase the first week of November, then off to the Theatre Ballet Tour to Colorado. A week later we begin work for Christmas Around the World. That's the plan for work. Not too hard, I'd say. But it will still be a lot of work.
From September 2009 to March 2011, I will be posting to my other blog. For those who want to follow my mission experiences in Florida Fort Lauderdale, please go to:
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
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Stagehands have astonishing learning curves. It's not unusual for stage crews to have trucks full of unknown scenery arrive at a theatre on Monday, which we need to assemble and understand to open a show we've never seen before... on Tuesday night.
Most people, if confronted with such a task, would flatly say it was impossible.
Stagehands find ways to make it possible. We learn quickly, we draw upon years of experience, skills and training, and (all too often) we drink lots of coffee and work all night.
I've had one longstanding handicap in my career as a stagehand. I don't drink coffee.
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