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In my high school theater we have two traditions: Break a Leg, and Break an Actor. Break a Leg involves the entire cast and crew, sharing thoughts and thank-you's. The Break an Actor on the other hand is techies only. The seniors get a bottle of sparkling grape/apple juice and we go the around...

So, this is my second time designing lights for a main stage production and I need help with one thing: light throw. How do you design/plan for light throw? I might be using the term, and if so, I mean where the light lands-how wide, any shadows, and the like. So far this is the only problem...

So, I've got this VS-1880 digital recorder I use for my high school. The problem is when I hook up a scsi cable from it to the burner it doesn't register the burner. I'm pretty knew with how to use it, so most of what I do is done after consulting the manual, but I can't figure it out. All I...

I've never had a problem with body packs picking up taps even when they're on during the dance number. Just don't ever use floor mics on dancing type shows. They pick up anything near to them.

I'v got a teacher here with $400 to spend on a PA system. He got the money in an insurance thing and wants to spent it on PA rather than a bass amp. I need suggestions on brands and stuff like that. He's a mean teacher, so helping him out is good for him and me. You know how it goes. Thanks.

I need help fast! I am so bogged down with my schedule. I need to find a good, reasonably priced hazer and a good quality sound design program (software) for about $500 to $6oo. even just brand names or companies would help tremendously. and websites wouldn't hurt.

Who_touched... I like your idea. if only we didn't have to stay with them the ENTIRE time. ccfan213- it's a fairly large cast but we normally rehearse individual scenes. it's the scenes where we need everyone where they think they can goof off or leave, like our music rehearsal where half the...

I can't stand actors that won't shut up. The fall musical for our HS has started rehearsals and already half the cast is jacken' around. Thankfully I'm not a stage manager for the show but the FIVE smad's (stage manager assistant director) are having a terrible time getting the cast to listen to...

Thanks for the help. Because of how poorly our theater is run I really had no idea how big of a deal being TD was. Unfortunately we only have one theater teacher to teach gen. theater and stagecraft. He knows what he's doing but doesn't really have the time to be TD and director or the money to...

Here's the situation- I am a senior this year and one of only a few real techies in our theater department. Because of this and the fact that I'm really the only techie who can run everything I was made Tech Director for the year (if all goes well). Now I know enough to get by and do just...