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    Noises Off.

    I'm on the board...just gotta go back to January http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4431 Anyway, I dropped out of sight because i was doing Beauty and The Beast, Wizard of Oz and Honk! overlapping in two different theaters...and teaching Art at Elementary School....been a...
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    Noises Off.

    We did this in a REALLY small stage in Community Theater in College...I was the TD...just about drove me over the edge!....so our set was made up of hardcovered flats attatched to each other with loose pin hinges...our "second level" which was about two feet high with one step down ROFL was a...
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    What do techies do when not working?

    Look for cool new things at Home Depot. Make up purchase orders, draft plans, research for next show....Oh, you said when not working...wait I don't know what that is.
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    Nice site

    Welcome (of course, I'm a newbie myself but welcome anyway) Are you still looking for info on periaktoi? We built some for Charlie Brown last year if you need any help.
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    Aloha!

    ha ha ha...cool we can have an exchange program! Mmm...L&L...I have one two blocks away and I don't feel like cooking...maybe I'll steal your inspiration...:mrgreen: Any time you wanna drop in...I can use the help...plus if you're here, I can go surfing!:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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    Ahh..students (lighting disaster saved by batman)

    So, I was running late to a midrun show (I think one of my children were sick...hard to do theater with little kids at home) but my students were pretty good at setting up for the show. We have a cafetorium (love those multi-use rooms) so we have to set EVERYTHING up every night...risers...
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    Aloha!

    Wow...now I don't have to google every question I have and get redirected to sites that have nothing to do with theater...I found you guys! I've been a bunch of places but I live in Hawaii now and have been teaching technical theater (LD, Set Design, TD, SFX..whatever) at Mililani High School...
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    Theater student sues Waynesburg College over injury

    Ouch! I have to say this is one of my worst nightmares...and I mean that literally...I have nightmares of students getting hurt. I teach high school students and I give them safety instructions until I'm blue in the face and they STILL do stupid stuff. And I also know...when actors are forced...
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    temporary scrim paint?

    I love this idea! I quickly looked up tricot and it comes in different weights and colors. Did you use black? Also, any idea what weight you used? I love scrim effects and have a Beauty and the Beast scrim effect in mind but my director turned green when I suggested painting a scrim...I hate...
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