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Sunday, January 18, 2009
Vibe
Well, I'm now exhausted!! Saturday, I spent over ten hours working on Vibe. It was a lot of fun, but a lot of work. We rented the lighting equipment from Oasis so I was able to set it all up, add a bit of my own design, and hope it stays happy. With no weights, I was worried about the light booms being unstable. Then I discover that 11ft is not as high as imagined. I really need to learn how to gauge distances. I can guess about 30ft because of my truss spot experience, but I've still got much to learn. I met a lot of great people while putting on this dance and it reminds me why I love this job. It really isn't just about the equipment I use, the venues I work in, or the shows I get to be a part of. It's also about the many wonderful people I meet and all they are able to teach me. It's too bad I was so anti-social in high school, because I have missed a lot of opportunities of meeting so many great people!
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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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