09-22-21 The Results are in!
Before work I went to the theatre and showed the electrician exactly where I need the outlet for and the mounting of the 70 inch flatscreen. It turns out I need it for the workshop on set design we are hosting on Sunday. Everything is more challenging in a historical building. Lathe and plaster was not made to do wiring later so we have to surface mount most things and it is tricky to be sure it looks good.
After work Duncan came to my office and we called the 4 people who had auditioned having to unfortunately let one of them down. He has said he will be our Sound Designer though so that makes a great team. I set up a group on FB for our show and invited the three cast members, Duncan, the Director and the stage manager, Sandy. It will be a safe place for us all to communicate. When I posted the results of our casting in the Directors page for the season, the Production Manager, Jenn said she was more excited about them than the election ones. I have to agree. Now the work begins.
I popped home with my Hello Fresh order to get it in the fridge and then headed to the Theatre as we had arranged a work party to move all the tech gear to clear it out of the lobby. I was overwhelmed at first as there were strangers and I also couldn’t remember who it was that had a truck and at the beginning there was still a bunch of stuff in the way in the tech storage room. I wanted to be organized but the day got away and I was conscious there were renters in the studio right up until our start time. It is also hard to just direct people to do things but it really was the only way. Just going up the stairs made the pain kick in and then it was instant trouble breathing/swallowing. I worked hard to hide it from everyone and the job got done in 1hour as 10 of us showed up to get it done. Every piece of equipment was dusted and air sprayed before being moved. The lights are on the stage in a corner awaiting being hung and the booth is just awaiting the counters being installed by me as soon as possible so that the actual gear can be laid in place. It is an exciting stage, indeed. We are a month out from opening night for the first show of the season, Shape of a Girl. Tickets went on sale today which feels so strange when there aren’t even seats in the theatre!!! I wish I had thought to take a before picture tonight as the one I have from the original move showed the space half full but with all the extra items there was barely room to walk when we started!!
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