jakebozz
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I'm working sound for a community theater production of "Little Shop," and about 8 minutes before curtain, I begin to hear faint feedback. I look down at the sound console and verify that everything is down/muted/etc. Where the heck!?!? I start walking around the theater trying to locate the source of the feedback... It turns out that a little old lady, about 82+ is wearing a hearing aid which is set too loud and is feeding back to itself, but she can't seem to hear that frequency and hasn't a clue that it is happening!
Dilemma: How to you approach a little old lady and ask her to turn down her hearing aid!?!?
I chickened out & didn't. I figured that her battery would crap out & do it for me in a few minutes. Meanwhile, at the top of the show, a few people sitting around her are turning around to me, and I'm shrugging my shoulders and gesturing with my hands that it isn't me and there's nothing I can do about it!!!
After about 5 minutes, the independent feedback stopped & all was well again.
You gotta love live theater! lol
Dilemma: How to you approach a little old lady and ask her to turn down her hearing aid!?!?
I chickened out & didn't. I figured that her battery would crap out & do it for me in a few minutes. Meanwhile, at the top of the show, a few people sitting around her are turning around to me, and I'm shrugging my shoulders and gesturing with my hands that it isn't me and there's nothing I can do about it!!!
After about 5 minutes, the independent feedback stopped & all was well again.
You gotta love live theater! lol