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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BalueI can remember doing 'A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra' by Britten in the County Youth Orchestra, where every single instrument has a solo bit to play. Cue Double Basses being semi-tones out, even after one whole year of rehearsal *cringes*
Feel lucky you ain't in Russia! The dig Double Bassists like we dig Viola players.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2005, 22:15, Reply)
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