#Tech Theater

[todayon-prozacdreamdiary]

sent this to my best friend this morning. little did I know she'd done something very similar to her friends while they were filming the previous day lol

[gabyscoolasfreak]

Being in the booth during tech week everybody pray extra hard that the theater ghost haunts me and takes over for me

[virtualtyrant69]

The bad batch as people in theater!!

I'm a theater major and I love the bad batch so I thought why not combine the two lol. Most of this is personal experience working in some of these positions but some I have never worked as and it's just based on my own observations of these people that I have while working with them. Sadly, none of the bad batch are costumers, which is my area of focus but I have done other stuff like lighting and set building. Also, she/her pronouns for hunter because she's a woman to me. Anyways, onto the list!

Hunter- She would be a stage manager. She has the spirit to be one. She's the kind of stage manager that takes absolutely no bullshit at all from anyone but would also be very nice and carry around a fanny pack full of snacks. She would also have first aid essentials, gaff tape, and pins in that thing. Maybe a multi tool too. She is prepared for anything to happen even if she isn’t an assistant stage manager and is only calling cues. She would also be so on top of cues and would run that theater like the navy. Her timing is absolutely impeccable.

Tech- I know in my heart of hearts that Tech is a sound guy. ((respect to people who do sound in theater, I could never)) Like, in TCW episodes, they mention that Tech is always recording sounds??? And they never bring it up again??? Wish they would since that’s so interesting but whatever. Anyways, he’s sound because he likes sounds and I think he would have a genuinely good time making audioscapes and sound effects for plays. I feel like he would get annoyed at having to help actors with putting mics on but I don’t really think he’d be audio crew, just the board operator and the sound designer. ((this also kinda goes along with my hc that Tech makes beats/EDM))

Wrecker- I had a bit of a tough time with Wrecker but I think I’ve settled on him being in set building/carpentry. I feel like this is a bit obvious and uninspired but I really do think it fits him. He would have a fun time doing tasks like welding and painting and carving. I feel like this field really works with his ADHD in that he has a lot of different tasks he can do and the way he would need to build something changes every time. It's a constantly changing puzzle that he needs to solve with his brain and strength and I think he would get a kick out of it.

Crosshair- Another obvious choice to me but Crosshair does lighting. I’m not sure if he enjoys the programming or design aspects of lighting but I’m sure he would love the electrician parts of lighting. He would have such a good time doing lighting focusing. I can also imagine him yelling at an actor to stay in their light lol. Also from what I’ve experienced in college, many people who do lighting do stage management and Crosshair feels like the kind of guy who would also want to be a stage manager so he’s probably an assistant stage manager to like, Hunter. I bet he’s so intimidating backstage lol. The deck and costume crew are shaking in their boots.

Echo- They’re a props guy. I don’t think they work props in a show but instead they design and build them. All the props people I know are pretty chill but really weird and I think that fits Echo pretty well lol. I think they have loads of fun making realistic food out of inedible things. Whenever an actor breaks a prop Echo does the whole “I’m not mad, just disappointed” thing and that shames the actors more than being angry would. They just have a fun time building and finding objects that would fit whatever play they are working on.

Omega- She’s an actor :). And she would be an absolute darling of an actor too. She would have some trouble trying not to talk too loud backstage but she would be able to learn before the performance. I also feel like she gets kinda nervous about her entrances so she’s always really early in places just to make sure she isn’t late. She also does a bunch of weird things to help her memorize her lines like singing them or saying them in funny accents. She can cry on demand and sometimes uses this power off stage and for evil lol

[iloveplayrehersal]

My friend and I got an award for being the best spot opts in all of the shows our schools put on this year (we spotted the lightning thief)

[syvvieon]

my favorite story from my techie pal is like. once an actor (theatre one/two because of course it was) was messing with the set and was gonna break it.

"hey! don't fuck with the set! they aren't punching bags!"

"uhm. like, why do you care?"

"wh. who do you think built it?"

and then confidently they responded...

"...art kids? duh?"

this techie hasn't been the same since

[strangenewclassrooms]

I love doing theater, I do. But god help me sometime ~artists~ are the worst. I've spent 28 hours of my long weekend at the theater (8-8 Saturday, 11-6 Sunday, and 12-8 tonight) half of it was with a single director tweaking and re-running every little light cue. It's a 3 short play mini festival, and we were able to finish with two of them in about a quarter of the time *combined* that it took to just get the frigging light cues in the board for the final show.

It'll be FINE and my producer friend who roped me into it has apologized for how long it's run. But ughhhhhhh directors who are waffly are my least favorite. Also I'd like to go to bed

[barcodeboy]

I don't think y'all understand my love for hi jackers. like they are the perfect ladder. they are perfect

they are just so perfect! I am just in love

[elijah-loyal]

was just told that the theater trip i signed up for is all acting

im a techie. i TOLD them i was a techie from the GET GO.

what do i do

[nerd-at-sea5]

tech week is really just ‘i’m about to dress as punk rock as possible but also have a completely functional outfit for everything i’m doing’

stretchy pants, work boots and a fitted shirt (not tight enough to be dysphoria but not loose enough to get caught on shit) a warm jacket for rehearsals and then a blazer with all my pins for the shows (bc this time im also working lobby crew and we’ve gotta be a little more presentable but still in all black)

my fav thing is being able to wear black shirts with designs on them and then just turning them inside out during runs

[lyingiinthereeds]

being a booth techie is great because i can sit and look at drawings of people kissing or read about those same people kissing and still do my job semi-efficiently

as i was typing that i missed a light cue whoops i jinxed it

[virgil-upinthestars]

"how many community service hours have you done" how high does that little drop-down slot of yours count

[ghost81194]

if no chew cable than why pixed at mouth height

[natur3sf1rstgr33n]

OHMYGOD I CANT WAIT FOR THIS SEMESTER TO ENDDDD. i cant do this for much longer i dont like my schedule and im going to TWEAKKKK 💔💔💔💔i have a tech theater project and i have to build a mini set inside a shoe box and its driving me INSANE, i also have two essays to write and 7 missing assignments

[catholicguiltmusicedition]

I was cast in a student made one act, and I'm doing tech for the main production :D

[pridefulartist]

A set piece in my school's theater that says it's from 1938

[nerd-at-sea5]

i had the day off from theater yesterday and weirdly enough it was harder for me to wake up today than it is when i’m at rehearsal till 10pm

i’m blaming it on daylight savings