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Theatre techies are often given a snub by the actors onstage. In community theatre the tech crew are may be thought of as those folks who come into the production late in the game and just slow down a couple rehearsals for the “real stars” of the show. In some cases, the tech end of a show is almost an afterthought. None of these things is, or should be true.
Fact is, good tech can usually make the difference between a really good show and one that leaves the audience scratching their heads, or worse, falling asleep in their seats.
In this episode, the Geeks talk about how theatre tech is as much a part of the show as the performances themselves, and why good tech is worth its weight in gold.
Thanks to Music Alley and Al Phlipp and the Woo Team for our show theme.
I was just the tech director of our company’s production of Sound of Music. I’m also a professional videographer. We absolutely rehearsed our tech. The best compliment my crew got was from the Musical Director who never once during the run had to use any vamp music to cover a scene change.
This was a team effort between our community theatre and a local high school. I had a bunch of kids from the high school for a crew. They were FANTASTIC. I never could have convinced our normal tech crew to rehearse, and the changes never would have been as smooth.
To tie this into your blog post, I took one scene that I videotaped for the actors, and the next show I videotaped the tech. I put the two together so the actors could see what was happening behind the curtain while they were on the stage. If you’re interested: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/video/video.php?v=1493935101413
Anyway, thanks again for the great podcast… I’m getting spoiled having found you today. Waiting for episodes is gonna be hard.
I was just the tech director of our company’s production of Sound of Music. I’m also a professional videographer. We absolutely rehearsed our tech. The best compliment my crew got was from the Musical Director who never once during the run had to use any vamp music to cover a scene change.
This was a team effort between our community theatre and a local high school. I had a bunch of kids from the high school for a crew. They were FANTASTIC. I never could have convinced our normal tech crew to rehearse, and the changes never would have been as smooth.
To tie this into your blog post, I took one scene that I videotaped for the actors, and the next show I videotaped the tech. I put the two together so the actors could see what was happening behind the curtain while they were on the stage. If you’re interested: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/video/video.php?v=1493935101413
Anyway, thanks again for the great podcast… I’m getting spoiled having found you today. Waiting for episodes is gonna be hard.
On more comment:
A techie without an actor is someone with marketable job skills.
An actor without tech is alone, naked, emoting in the dark.
On more comment:
A techie without an actor is someone with marketable job skills.
An actor without tech is alone, naked, emoting in the dark.