Today is the first BYU reading day. What did I do today? Well, I spent eight hours at work striking everything from the RB theatre to prepare for demolition Monday, then I continued packing for tour. It is going to be an adventure! One discovery I made is that instead of the usual wireless headsets that keeps the front of house connected to backstage, we will have to use an RTS system which means everyone will be connected by wire. We have to connect to the power supply up in the booth for two of us, then send a line all the way down to stage and our two stage hands on both sides of stage will be connected by daisy chain really restricting their movement. It'll be interesting. Thankfully, we'll only have to use it if the venue does not have a headset system already in place. Most places should, for how else does booth connect to stage?
After finishing work, Krista (my roommate) and I spent three hours at The Quarry. Yay! I did some rock climbing and boulder climbing. Pretty fun! It was a bit of a challenge at times, but I enjoyed myself. After that we went to Yoasis for yogurt. It's been a good, busy day. I've definitely worn myself out.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
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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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