Well boys and girls, it's time again for the (apparently) barrel of fun that is the California Theatre Education Association's annual convention type-thing.
Our school won our division's contest and so we are to show our piece, Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses in 8 days time, the 18th at the Upland High School theater. 1500 seats. Big. We're coming from a black box with about 160 seats if people get friendly.
Sooo... given that we have a 4 hour load in 7am-11am and need to rebuild our set including 13'x20'x6" pool in the center in that time, as well as check lighting and extra sound...
Any tips? I am the TD, but I've never had to go touring before We have reconstructed the set as a jigsaw puzzle and plan to load backwards into the truck to let us get it off ASAP and start piecing together - with a cast of 30+ we should have enough hands to get this damn thing together quick-smart.
So, anything I should be prepared for/ask the venue TD about in the realms of light, sound, or "other"?
I feel comfortable with using their sound system for my playback needs, but I'm most likely going to have to reinforce this show without lavaliers - too much water damage risk. We're talking submerged actors here, not splash damage. My thoughts are to put as many directional mics around the perimeter of the set as possible (without having so many as to drop my usable headroom to squat) and perhaps rig some lavs to people who don't get wet. Thoughts?
Light-wise, venue tech says that we can email a plot and they'll see what they can do. Original show had a Chauvet Legend 150R (Yes, I know) for a few special effects; should we bother bringing it? Their bars are quite a lot higher than our grid. Both my LD and myself are familiar with the desk they use, so we should be good there. Again, thoughts?
Basically I'm just looking for some advice/comfort/caffeine right now.
Thanks to all, this site ROCKS.
Cail
Our school won our division's contest and so we are to show our piece, Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses in 8 days time, the 18th at the Upland High School theater. 1500 seats. Big. We're coming from a black box with about 160 seats if people get friendly.
Sooo... given that we have a 4 hour load in 7am-11am and need to rebuild our set including 13'x20'x6" pool in the center in that time, as well as check lighting and extra sound...
Any tips? I am the TD, but I've never had to go touring before We have reconstructed the set as a jigsaw puzzle and plan to load backwards into the truck to let us get it off ASAP and start piecing together - with a cast of 30+ we should have enough hands to get this damn thing together quick-smart.
So, anything I should be prepared for/ask the venue TD about in the realms of light, sound, or "other"?
I feel comfortable with using their sound system for my playback needs, but I'm most likely going to have to reinforce this show without lavaliers - too much water damage risk. We're talking submerged actors here, not splash damage. My thoughts are to put as many directional mics around the perimeter of the set as possible (without having so many as to drop my usable headroom to squat) and perhaps rig some lavs to people who don't get wet. Thoughts?
Light-wise, venue tech says that we can email a plot and they'll see what they can do. Original show had a Chauvet Legend 150R (Yes, I know) for a few special effects; should we bother bringing it? Their bars are quite a lot higher than our grid. Both my LD and myself are familiar with the desk they use, so we should be good there. Again, thoughts?
Basically I'm just looking for some advice/comfort/caffeine right now.
Thanks to all, this site ROCKS.
Cail