flamingo
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Hi folks!
Working on a small show as LD for the theater I work at. This is very different from our normal process. (Inside, weeks of rehearsal/load in, tech, weeks of shows, etc) It's a special event that was born from the need of covid shutdown / fundraising. Now, it's morphed into something like a community gathering with a theater-esque main event. I'm enjoying being involved, especially as I don't often get to design. Normally the head elec.
The local rental/event houses (of which there are few) don't seem to keep any IP gear on hand. I mean, I'm getting a hard "No." when I ask about them..... But these are companies that regularly do (stage/lights/sound) for all kinds of events and companies locally, with musical acts that don't always have a cover/roof for the stage or people on it. And - I'm specifically talking about LEDs / movers / etc. here... I've done a summerstock outdoors, but that was a 100% source four rig to my memory.
Our whole affair will be up & down within a week, and rain will cancel our performances... but still. Isn't this a pretty big risk to take?
Do any of y'all do or have you done this type of stuff enough to know the typical methods?
Am I crazy? Are people really just putting indoor fixtures outside and crossing their fingers?
Working on a small show as LD for the theater I work at. This is very different from our normal process. (Inside, weeks of rehearsal/load in, tech, weeks of shows, etc) It's a special event that was born from the need of covid shutdown / fundraising. Now, it's morphed into something like a community gathering with a theater-esque main event. I'm enjoying being involved, especially as I don't often get to design. Normally the head elec.
The local rental/event houses (of which there are few) don't seem to keep any IP gear on hand. I mean, I'm getting a hard "No." when I ask about them..... But these are companies that regularly do (stage/lights/sound) for all kinds of events and companies locally, with musical acts that don't always have a cover/roof for the stage or people on it. And - I'm specifically talking about LEDs / movers / etc. here... I've done a summerstock outdoors, but that was a 100% source four rig to my memory.
Our whole affair will be up & down within a week, and rain will cancel our performances... but still. Isn't this a pretty big risk to take?
Do any of y'all do or have you done this type of stuff enough to know the typical methods?
Am I crazy? Are people really just putting indoor fixtures outside and crossing their fingers?