Since introducing yourself seems to be the polite thing to do, here goes. I'm Grover (Hi Grover!) and I do random tech things for a amateur community theatre group. I'm utterly untrained with regards to theatre, being a professional computer geek, but I do have the qualifications of owning a reasonable shop full of tools and of knowing which end of the hammer to hold. I've also done some props stuff (again the tools) and gripped (being 6'2", 240 pounds means I'm an obvious choice when it comes to being volunteered to carry stuff around.)
In fact, I found this board while googling for how the heck to make proper theatre flats, since some of the more experienced people were sick of a "Master Carpenter" that didn't know how they were /supposed/ to be made. Since I've run across a considerable diversity of opinion on the 'net on this subject, I no longer feel quite so ignorant.
I'd imagine I'll be asking lots of questions in not too long a time, as I'm slated to be a TD for an upcoming show. Yeesh.
-OG
In fact, I found this board while googling for how the heck to make proper theatre flats, since some of the more experienced people were sick of a "Master Carpenter" that didn't know how they were /supposed/ to be made. Since I've run across a considerable diversity of opinion on the 'net on this subject, I no longer feel quite so ignorant.
I'd imagine I'll be asking lots of questions in not too long a time, as I'm slated to be a TD for an upcoming show. Yeesh.
-OG