Last time you were in the theater...

[TheDonkey]

What did you do?
ie, for those that work in theaters, what did you do the last time you were there?

I spent 2 hours today painting our whole stage and Levels Matte black.
Then spent 5 more hours figuring out how to get a checkerboard pattern going that stays clean over all the levels and condenses to a forced perspective.

It was an odd experience having 20 people constantly walk up to you asking which line to paint(I'm terrible with a chalk line, especially with 6 different height levels and no laserline)

It was a day spent with friends and wireless mics and music, and it was a really really fun day. My feet are killing me >.<

[avkid]

I boarded several of them up for the season.

[techieman33]

The CMT tour was my last show, loaded in the electrics, did the truss focus, ran a spot light and packed their crap back up. A pretty normal day at the theater.

[Footer]

Same thing I do every day... kept the kids from burning the place down and made sure they left with all the appendages they showed up with.

[sk8rsdad]

I rebuilt a Martin Roboscan 918, put together a couple of 50' extension cords, cut gel for an upcoming show, taught somebody how to program a step effect on an ETC Ion for a dance show that's in this weekend, painted the stage floor, and rehearsed the choreography for our upcoming production of Just So.

[willbb123]

I am right now

I came in at noon to clean the contacts on our cyc lights. Then wrote light cues for the jazz show that is going on right now.

Yea... So our dinner break was at 5, and I had some where at 5:30 so I had to go immediately. They took forever to set up, so the ast. production manager told them that I had to go immediately at 5 so they had to speed up and do a run through, so I can make cues before the show. The lead guy then says... Its a jazz concert not a light show we dont need any lights...

[icewolf08]

I don't remember the last time I left the theatre this week... I have been in tech for "The Light in the Piazza," and when we were not in tech we have been doing worknotes. You all know how it goes. However, this week I got lots of overtime AND holiday pay!

[ScottT]

I was in yesterday prepping for the senior drama class’s individual performances… Setting the lights up and finishing their sound Qs. Not one of the seniors who told me they were going to do tech showed up (I’m a junior and don’t even take theatre). Well this isn’t What Went Wrong so ill stop it at that.

[WestlakeTech]

Since it was the last day of school before Thanksgiving break, I asked a few of my teachers if I could spend class in the Black Box "helping out." Out of 8 periods, I spent 6 there, only 3 were actually classes I have there. I wasn't even a part of the crew, I just kinda chilled as the shows went on and helped my teacher if she asked.

[cisgrig]

being a one man tech dept. in the community theater here, I've mopped then painted the deck over the weekend. Next up reworking some flats and then cleaning the lens in abut 85 instruments. We are dark until probably late Feb. so there is time to do LOTS of catching up.