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*dancing queen by ABBA plays in the distance while I bleed out on the bathroom floor from 17 stab wounds*

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pro-AI in the sense of "they taught a bread scanning computer to recognize cancer cells" etc etc

against AI in the sense of "we stole artwork from hundreds to thousands of artists, didn't credit them and didn't financially compensate them"

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Love me a top hung grid

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The goat has made it to the 26th!!

Barely.

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vanilla extract is perhaps the fastest a meme has become unfunny to me. it was funny the first time i saw it (everyone choosing vanilla extract in the "let's bake a cake" poll), and then it was funny when i saw it in an unrelated poll. and after that it was never funny ever again

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im in a group message with a bunch of straight guys and i have no idea what's going on. for example one of them just shared this meme which is simply enlightened:

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*googles* how to make the creative team understand that the backstage crew isn’t a dumping ground for any actors who couldn’t make it into the cast

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Eco-Friendly

Be as eco-friendly as possible.

Start a binder exchange. Cast/Crew can pick up a previously owned binder to use for the show and drop it off after the last performance for the next person.

Reusable Makeup Wipes. Encourage to invest in reusable that you wash after instead of single-use ones.

Biodegradable confetti/streamers.

Use google docs/spreadsheet. Send a link to the team to see revisions of and edit together prop lists, cue sheets, change plots, diagrams.

Reusable Bottles. Replace those red solo cups and water bottles with reusable bottles for the cast. You can even have the cast bring in mugs and wash them at end of day.

Recycle Paper. Print on the back of scrap paper and old copies.

Line Notes. Instead of writing line notes on strips of paper email them to the cast. Individually or as a group.

Checklists. Insert your Checklists and sign-in sheet into sheet protectors. If you write in marker and clean it off, you dont need more copies.

Turn Off Signage. Post funny signage telling actors to turn off makeup lights after use, or room lights if they're the last out.

Rechargeables. Encourage the switch to rechargeables from projector remotes to flashlights to battery-operated props to mics. Will also save $$ in the long run.

Recycle Bins. Place a recycle bin mext to each garbage. Maybe you can invest the bottle return into the rehearsal snacks fund.

Dropbox/Google Drive. Instead of copying sketches, printing plots and breakdowns make them easily accessible online via dropbox or google drive.

Hard Copy Upon Request. Restrict printing unless someone requests a hard copy and distribute electronically.

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My Advice For New Techs:

I’ve been working as an IATSE (and freelance) technician/stagehand since 2008, and here’s a list of things I wish someone had told me when I was first starting out.

Keep reading

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In an effort to avoid my theatre related work, and fulfill your request that people ask you about theatre, tell me a cool fact or something you like about theatre?

oh mood! It is Sleepy Times!

This is slightly cheesy, but honestly? One of the things I like about about theatre is the collaboration and the people. Like, yeah, many many things are collaborative, and I'm not saying Only Theatre Is, but like. I have now held a few non-theatre jobs, and I have not found another place that had the same amount of organization to make that collaboration like, *work*. Like, with the stuff I do with IATSE (tech theatre union)? You show up, you know your job, everyone knows their job, and the people in charge know what needs to happen and how to do that. Everyone is having fun. My first calls, at least three separate people recognized I was new, and made sure to check in on me, answer questions, and make sure I wasn't totally out of my depth.

I'm too close to quitting my latest job to get into how wild that place was, but a few summers ago, I worked in an escape room. And when I was learning how to reset the rooms, I started making a list. And everyone was amazed! They had never thought of this before! And, shock upon shock, I picked up the room reset faster than anyone they had ever seen! Incredible! (they also paid me a decent sum of money to give them these lists when I left, so like. it's cool). But like? It would never have occurred to me to not make a list! That's like, half of tech theatre, at least!

IDK, I feel like I'm going off the rails. I was talking about my theatre work with a former colleague a week or two ago, and mixed in with how much I love this job, the work, the people, was just this all-consuming rage and grief about how I've seen my industry die these past few years. Work dried up, people had to sign petitions to get entertainment workers included in pandemic relief. And it was infuriating, not only seeing people not take the pandemic seriously, but also knowing that even though I sometimes got off hand comments that basically boiled down to, "Oh I did that in high school, what made you decide to get a real job?" Pretty much every stagehand I know was leagues better at pretty much every non-medical related portion of the job, and could probably do that part well too with like, training.

Anyway, wear masks, get vaxxed, and everyone should take a stage management course and learn how to move a piano.

A more fun fact: Clue the movie is a really excellent modern example of Commedia del Arte, an improvisational Italian street perfomance art from Renaissance times!

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me: Stage Managers are Gods and everyone else is a mere mortal in our quest for destiny.

also me taking notes during any meeting:

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SCHOOL CHEAT SHEET!!

soothe yourself | self care

stationery  

printables

helpful sites

music for studying | more music

note taking methods  | another one

studying methods

english | physics | chemistry | biology | maths | languages 

how to learn a language

ultimate guide for writing | writing resources | writing helps | tips for writers

how to write a kickass essay | write a great essay | stuff you need to write essays | essay tips | essay checklist | grade your essay

how do I study for…

bullet journals | a guide to bullet journals

the testing effect

everything you need to succeed in school

time management

organisation

how to annotate | another one

guide to aesthetically pleasing notes | improve your handwriting

create a study guide

resources | helpful websites | there’s an app for that

get more out of google 

productivity resources | 14 apps to become productive | how to stay productive

lazy night owl school survival guide

apps for a better life | useful websites for students

masterpost of studying tips

social media citation guide

college masterpost | another one | starting college on the right foot | packing for college | how to survive in college

how to ace that college interview

food to stay motivated | motivation guide

how to stay awake in class

balancing a healthy lifestyle

studying on your period

huge masterpost for the semester

a very long list to help you survive school

not enough time to finish an assignment?

100 delicious cheap recipes 

53 posts for students

high school cheat sheet

other cheat sheets

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this whole thing is way too good to be giffed you need to expirience it 

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Here’s a lighting inspired tag yourself meme that I made instead of working on my Stage Management Folio for school

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Got back to school for the first time in ten weeks and we had to bump out our half finished set after the show got cancelled. Hopefully there will be more shows to work on in the future.

Stay strong to all my fellow theatre techies xx