Sayen
Active Member
Putting up a show is hard enough. Tracing problems for five years through a 'new' and 'state of the art' building is stupid.
Audio board keeps shutting off randomly. I have a team tracing wires. Might be the sequencer. Or bad wiring leading to the rack. Or the breakers. Electricians might come today to help out. Or tomorrow. Show opened last night.
Lighting keeps losing control. I've changed the cables from the console, and the console, twice now. Monitored those brand new snazzy Leviton piece of junk dimmers. I have no idea why we're losing control. Electricians for the district don't even know what DMX is, and I'm not sure they understand 3-Phase either, so they're not much help. Maybe I'll have the crew sit in the catwalks with flashlights?
Backstage work lights keep flickering. And turning off. My running crew, while very close to being able to see in the dark, can't actually see in the dark. Actors can barely manage when the lights aren't off. Contractor swears they checked the ballasts, so it can't be their fault, of course.
AC was full on all week, so it's been in the 60's during rehearsal. They finally 'fixed' the AC, opening night was 85 degrees in the house. I didn't go backstage, but I sent my poor actors water.
The worst my old building had to deal with was rats and a few roof leaks. Can we trade back?
Audio board keeps shutting off randomly. I have a team tracing wires. Might be the sequencer. Or bad wiring leading to the rack. Or the breakers. Electricians might come today to help out. Or tomorrow. Show opened last night.
Lighting keeps losing control. I've changed the cables from the console, and the console, twice now. Monitored those brand new snazzy Leviton piece of junk dimmers. I have no idea why we're losing control. Electricians for the district don't even know what DMX is, and I'm not sure they understand 3-Phase either, so they're not much help. Maybe I'll have the crew sit in the catwalks with flashlights?
Backstage work lights keep flickering. And turning off. My running crew, while very close to being able to see in the dark, can't actually see in the dark. Actors can barely manage when the lights aren't off. Contractor swears they checked the ballasts, so it can't be their fault, of course.
AC was full on all week, so it's been in the 60's during rehearsal. They finally 'fixed' the AC, opening night was 85 degrees in the house. I didn't go backstage, but I sent my poor actors water.
The worst my old building had to deal with was rats and a few roof leaks. Can we trade back?