8am day today, but it wasn't so bad. We got in and got right to work. Sean and I reset the tech table and got the board ready for focus. Edgar Oliver, the actor for East 10th Street, actually had his lighting designer come for focus instead of having the stage manager or one of Team Lighting do it. So that was new. There were very few lights to do, but it the focus seemed to take longer than most of them. The lighting designer seemed to know what he wanted, but he struggled vocalizing it. He had a very thick accent, so I wonder if maybe he didn't have the words. But then again, he always got them eventually. Maybe he was just thinking a lot about what he wanted to do. It was weird. It took me a little longer than it should have to focus the front of house lights - I had to keep moving unused lights out of the way so I had focus space. I've never had to do much of that, so it was weird and annoying. It just means resetting the house plot will take that much longer. I got to utilize the technique of beating lights with my wrench that I learned from the stage manager of Khmeropedies in the first rep. A few of my shutters wouldn't cooperate...so I hit them and got it to work. I was proud.
Once focus was done, it was Sean's turn to program. But I guess he didn't really program the last shows we did. He just fixed preexisting cues (since Khmeropedies brought all their cues on a flash drive and loaded them in). So Jarrod had me "backseat program" and sit with Sean while he worked in case there were problems or questions. So I got to test my programming knowledge and walk Sean through a few things like copying cues and changing timing and doing follow cues and the like. It made me really confident with what I know about programming and the ETC Element and stuff. There were a few things I didn't know that the lighting designer had to prompt us on, but for the most part I was good to go. I felt good about it, and I was glad that Jarrod trusted me to know my stuff and keep everything under control.
While we were focusing and programming, we were also waiting for the rest of the company to arrive and start tech. According to the lighting designer, they "liked to sleep." So they were just...not there yet. It was strange to me, that you would waste the time that was set aside for tech. Wouldn't you want to use it and get everything down pat so you could be confident about it? I wouldn't want to show up late and rush things together and not get it right.
But they showed up at 11:45 for a tech at noon. They got there. Just kind of late. And they forgot the costume so we had to do a bit more waiting so that could get there. It was a lot of sitting around. Not a huge deal, but still.
Then they started tech. The artist came across really strange..weird..creepy...not the kind o guy you'd want around your children. So I let my judgments get in my way and I didn't watch. Instead, I worked on my pickle rig. I covered a milk crate in black fabric and hung a stand in the middle. I wanted to use 4 pickles and make a E shape (for East 10th Street and for Edgar Oliver). The the E would light up on the black background and look pretty sweet.
Once tech was done we were off on a 4 hour break until show call. I had time to get lunch/dinner and relax a little so that was nice.
We came back and did a show of Cedric Andreiux. It was still odd..flat..dull..but a little interesting. I payed attention to different sections tonight so I got a little bit of a different stuff from it. I'm still unsure of how I feel about it. The Cedric has an interesting story as a dancer, I just get bored so easily watching it. I wish he had music. But the whole thing is that he learned dance without music. So I don't know. We'll see how I eel at the end of the run. But everything went smoothly...no hiccups or problems or flukes.
We smoothly changed over into East 10th Street - go the blackout and then strip lights set. No issues.
I did my pickle - the E shape didn't hold very well but the pickles lit up nicely, so it still worked out. Last pickle of the season..it was kind of sad.
Then, I decided to get over my judgments of Edgar Oliver and watch his show. And it was great! I mean, I still think the guy is creepy. He scares me and makes me a little uncomfortable. He has a very strange sense of humor and has had a very strange life. But the way he tells his stories, and the scenarios he found himself in, and the people he came across..they were hilarious. Strange, but told in such a matter of fact fashion, I had a good time and had a few good laughs. I'm glad I got over the first impression and went.
I wasn't the biggest fan of the lighting though. There were lots of shadows and I couldn't always see his face. The strip lights faded in and out at weird times too. I found myself searching for meaning behind it instead of really focusing on Edgar. I love the music they played though. Pre-show was weird and kind of jarring. But they played an opening song and then played it again at the close and it was really pretty. It kind of made his life seem sort of fictional or mythical. It was a cool effect. So the tech was a mix of decency and things that I didn't understand. But that happens with a lot of shows.
I have most of the day off tomorrow. In at 6 for show call and the final show of Cedric. Then I am going to see if I can't make it over to the Memminger to see Circa. We'll see. Saturday I am working with the SPs all day - 8am to 7pm. I wanted to see Emilie, but I don't think I will make it on the SP schedule. Oh well. Then we head right in to strike...It's weird how close the end of the festival is. I don't want it to be over already!
But alas..there will be new adventures soon.
Keep checking back!
Once focus was done, it was Sean's turn to program. But I guess he didn't really program the last shows we did. He just fixed preexisting cues (since Khmeropedies brought all their cues on a flash drive and loaded them in). So Jarrod had me "backseat program" and sit with Sean while he worked in case there were problems or questions. So I got to test my programming knowledge and walk Sean through a few things like copying cues and changing timing and doing follow cues and the like. It made me really confident with what I know about programming and the ETC Element and stuff. There were a few things I didn't know that the lighting designer had to prompt us on, but for the most part I was good to go. I felt good about it, and I was glad that Jarrod trusted me to know my stuff and keep everything under control.
While we were focusing and programming, we were also waiting for the rest of the company to arrive and start tech. According to the lighting designer, they "liked to sleep." So they were just...not there yet. It was strange to me, that you would waste the time that was set aside for tech. Wouldn't you want to use it and get everything down pat so you could be confident about it? I wouldn't want to show up late and rush things together and not get it right.
But they showed up at 11:45 for a tech at noon. They got there. Just kind of late. And they forgot the costume so we had to do a bit more waiting so that could get there. It was a lot of sitting around. Not a huge deal, but still.
Then they started tech. The artist came across really strange..weird..creepy...not the kind o guy you'd want around your children. So I let my judgments get in my way and I didn't watch. Instead, I worked on my pickle rig. I covered a milk crate in black fabric and hung a stand in the middle. I wanted to use 4 pickles and make a E shape (for East 10th Street and for Edgar Oliver). The the E would light up on the black background and look pretty sweet.
Once tech was done we were off on a 4 hour break until show call. I had time to get lunch/dinner and relax a little so that was nice.
We came back and did a show of Cedric Andreiux. It was still odd..flat..dull..but a little interesting. I payed attention to different sections tonight so I got a little bit of a different stuff from it. I'm still unsure of how I feel about it. The Cedric has an interesting story as a dancer, I just get bored so easily watching it. I wish he had music. But the whole thing is that he learned dance without music. So I don't know. We'll see how I eel at the end of the run. But everything went smoothly...no hiccups or problems or flukes.
We smoothly changed over into East 10th Street - go the blackout and then strip lights set. No issues.
I did my pickle - the E shape didn't hold very well but the pickles lit up nicely, so it still worked out. Last pickle of the season..it was kind of sad.
Then, I decided to get over my judgments of Edgar Oliver and watch his show. And it was great! I mean, I still think the guy is creepy. He scares me and makes me a little uncomfortable. He has a very strange sense of humor and has had a very strange life. But the way he tells his stories, and the scenarios he found himself in, and the people he came across..they were hilarious. Strange, but told in such a matter of fact fashion, I had a good time and had a few good laughs. I'm glad I got over the first impression and went.
I wasn't the biggest fan of the lighting though. There were lots of shadows and I couldn't always see his face. The strip lights faded in and out at weird times too. I found myself searching for meaning behind it instead of really focusing on Edgar. I love the music they played though. Pre-show was weird and kind of jarring. But they played an opening song and then played it again at the close and it was really pretty. It kind of made his life seem sort of fictional or mythical. It was a cool effect. So the tech was a mix of decency and things that I didn't understand. But that happens with a lot of shows.
I have most of the day off tomorrow. In at 6 for show call and the final show of Cedric. Then I am going to see if I can't make it over to the Memminger to see Circa. We'll see. Saturday I am working with the SPs all day - 8am to 7pm. I wanted to see Emilie, but I don't think I will make it on the SP schedule. Oh well. Then we head right in to strike...It's weird how close the end of the festival is. I don't want it to be over already!
But alas..there will be new adventures soon.
Keep checking back!
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