Category: Theater
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Hairspray
We recently worked on the touring version of the musical Hairspray. My job on the show was working with the prop crew. The props lead for the company, Abbie Garrison (everyone just calls her by her last name) was friendly and easy to work with, which made my days easy. That’s not to say it…
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Lighting Preps
Every day isn’t working on a show. There are days set aside for other tasks, and today is one of those. Today is a prep day, and I will be working on the lighting/electric crew today. Usually I work on the audio crew, but if you spend enough time in this business you learn…
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Little Women
This weekend we are working on the musical adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott book, Little Women. The company showed up with 2 simi trucks full of set pieces, lighting, audio equipment, props and lots of wardrobe. So far it’s been an easy day as we had a lot of overhire help (hands hired for…
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What the Hell Do Stagehands Do Anyhow?
Hauling a lot of stuff on to stage for a Broadway show It turns out that a lot of people ask this question when I tell them what I do for work. Actually, we call ourselves technical services, or tech services – or just techs. Turns out we do a lot. I like to say,…