I have discovered that there is little time for anything else when you have two shows running simultaneously. Both closed this weekend. Well one just went dark for the Easter weekend and will go back up in two weeks in another theater. Which will require an entirely different light design as the new space is not as capable as the original and will force me to be uh, more creative (that’s a … Read The Rest >>

I mean I really hate winter. I don’t ski, snowmobile, ice fish or any other arctic pass time. I don’t find frozen slush, dead trees, gray skies or dirty piles of frozen white crap attractive. I do not enjoy sitting at my computer in my parka fun. Nor do I get any kick out of frozen toes and huddling by my electric heater. And the wind just plain sucks.

I hate … Read The Rest >>

My favorite time in the theater is always that hour or so before the house opens. Opening night there is always an abundance of energy that often seems to teeter on the brink of chaos. Things are being double and triple checked. Actors are warming up, or panicking or throwing up or doing whatever they do as their pre-show ritual. The guys in black, the tech crew, having gotten … Read The Rest >>

I arrive at the theater about an hour before call. Last night, at the final dress, the lighting designer made a simple change. For him. I have to rewrite about 80 cues. But it is a fairly straight forward process and it takes me about 20 minutes. I have a lamp blow during light check so I replace that, everything else is still focused and ready to go. By this time … Read The Rest >>

Load in has gone really well. It looks like the set is pretty much done and we got the hang and rough focus finished last night. Tonight is the cue to cue/tech run. Actors really hate that.

I am not designing for this show, just running the board. Which I often do for this group. They do work that is not seen many places and that keeps it interesting. One … Read The Rest >>