Recent content by Techman411

I've tried Light Up ...found it to be good, but you have to almost be a pro at Microsoft Word....it was just under $300...frequent updates that required hours of time on the phone to tech support. I got fed up with this and bought TicketMeister for $27. Easy to put your seating chart in, and...

I worked in a 130 year old theatre that had a bat living in the fly loft. Everyone considered it good luck when he appeared during a show....they named him Bart. He'd dive down, fly into the house, do a few loops, then go back up in the loft again. They're pretty harmless.

That sounds about right on for price. I got a 26' x 70' and it was a little over $1900. Rosebrand was the cheapest I found. Other quotes I received were $2800 and $3100.

I found this on Wikipedia...it's a treasure of a spotlight! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Trouper_(spotlight)

From the looks of the poll on ages, I'm in the minority as an old timer. Did my first theatre work in 1974, and have been going ever since...mostly community and some non Equity professional work. Recently got a job with the public schools as the Theatre Manager/Technician and tend to two...