Don't you just hate working on a really great show?

[David Ashton]

Well we're all professionals, right, just there to do a job and do our cues on time, right, then along comes a really hilarious comedy and you're in tears of laughter and can't hear the cues with the audience screaming with mirth, the early Barry Humphries shows were like that and he wasn't a forgiving person, on or off stage.An English production of "in Praise of Love" with a fine actress Sylvia Simms would bring tears to my eyes every night without fail, and when I first operated "the Elocution of Benjamin Franklin I thought what a load of rubbish, but as the weeks went on I fell deeper and deeper into the plot.The other 300 or more shows I have done were mainly just jobs, but has anyone else been unprofessional enough to fall under the spell of a performance?

[Spikesgirl]

Originally Posted by allthingstheatre

Well we're all professionals, right, just there to do a job and do our cues on time, right, then along comes a really hilarious comedy and you're in tears of laughter and can't hear the cues with the audience screaming with mirth, the early Barry Humphries shows were like that and he wasn't a forgiving person, on or off stage.An English production of "in Praise of Love" with a fine actress Sylvia Simms would bring tears to my eyes every night without fail, and when I first operated "the Elocution of Benjamin Franklin I thought what a load of rubbish, but as the weeks went on I fell deeper and deeper into the plot.The other 300 or more shows I have done were mainly just jobs, but has anyone else been unprofessional enough to fall under the spell of a performance?

Oh, there have been a number of shows that I never wanted to end - last one was "Nunsensations!" It was silly, it was fluffy and it was just plain fun. Any of the Ray Cooney shows are always greeted with tears when they are over. In fact, the SM for "Charlie Brown" was in tears yesterday becasue she didn't want the show to end.

I've got another question to feed off of that one though. Has anyone been broken up over a strike? When we did "Time of Your Life", the set was so *&^#$$ beautiful, I ripped, tore and unscrewed with tears in my eyes. Same was true with "Oklahoma!" - but only because it was my first BIG set design.


Charlie

[David Ashton]

I did the last leg of a 2 year Godspell tour which finished in Kalgoorlie, the emotion of the final scene was incredibly powerfull, even though its not a favourite of mine, it was one of those performances you can't forget.

[DarSax]

I have a friend at UMD who told me that when he was working a spot for a Dane Cook show, he felt badly about doing a bad job because the spot was always shaking from his laughter.

[TimMiller]

usually when everyone else is laughing in histeria, no one notices the spot bouncing a little. Now if its tilting from floor to ceiling thats a different story. I have done several shows that i never wanted to end. I have done plenty of others where i'm ready for the show to be over so i can start striking so i can go home.

[Footer]

Originally Posted by Spikesgirl

Oh, there have been a number of shows that I never wanted to end - last one was "Nunsensations!" It was silly, it was fluffy and it was just plain fun. Any of the Ray Cooney shows are always greeted with tears when they are over. In fact, the SM for "Charlie Brown" was in tears yesterday becasue she didn't want the show to end.
I've got another question to feed off of that one though. Has anyone been broken up over a strike? When we did "Time of Your Life", the set was so *&^#$$ beautiful, I ripped, tore and unscrewed with tears in my eyes. Same was true with "Oklahoma!" - but only because it was my first BIG set design.
Charlie

They came out with another of those blasted things? I thought it was over when they made the western version....

[Techiegirly]

I fell in love with a show I just finished up a month ago called, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. To me all other shows were just jobs but this show was the love of my life. I am still trying to get over it. I felt very sad when it had to end. I wouldn't have minded working it a few more months. Fun show, great crew, awesome theatre. I don't know if a show will ever be that good again. I wasn't there for strike luckily I started loading in a new show elsewhere the very next morning after closing. I don't think I could've made it through strike without crying. Lame right?

I hate it when someone says something funny on Com when they know darn well I'm trying to hold my spot steady

[TimMiller]

I'm usually the one cracking the jokes on com :D.

[PadawanGeek]

Originally Posted by TimMiller

I'm usually the one cracking the jokes on com :D.

The team lead on our video team is always cracking jokes over com. Except when his superiors are in the booth =). One time he even was making fun of some sleeping men in the audience while watching them over our robotic camera =O. Crazy people...

[Tank]

I did 'Little Shop Of Horrors' as my last HS show... I was pretty attached we did the whole, all the crew(students) on stage after the last show, me and the lead were best friends and both in year 12 (final year) and we both cried taking the set apart the next day... pretty darn attached we were to the show! I'm sure we both have hoarded a copy of the script away XD