On the stageToo shy to ever appear on stage myself, I still hung around theatres like a bad smell when I was younger - lighting and set design were what I was good at.
Backstage we'd attempt to sabotage every production - us lighting geeks would wind up the sound man by putting the remote "pause" button for his reel-to-reel tape machine on his chair, so when he sat down it'd start running, ruining his cues. Actors would do scenes out of order to make our lives hell. It was great and I don't know why I don't still do it.
Tell us your stories of life on the stage.
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chthonic, Fri 2 Dec 2005, 11:02)
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Not sure if i have any anecdotesBut Ive been on stage a few times...
After being threatened by a few people to audition for the school production in my last year of comprehensive, I landed the role of The wizard of Oz. This meant I got to be wheeled around the stage in a giant box by stage crew while inside i could pull levers to control arms and a head on this thing, which was fun. But apparently, shoulder length dark hair just inst an Oz thing, so I had to have my hair clipped and sprayed in place then hidden under a hat. So I left the theatre a few times with my hair making a giant wave shape above my head once id taken the clips out...
My part in my drama GCSE consisted of a pillow fight during the song "These are a few of my favorite things", a handshake with about 10 stages, and forgetting my monologue in a showcase evening..also fun..
And for some reason in primary school i remember being part of a backdrop made up of a few years worth of pupils all wearing those russian hats for the nativety play..
(, Sun 4 Dec 2005, 13:39, Reply)
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