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.
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chthonic, Fri 2 Dec 2005, 11:02)
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Dirty GrandmaWas once in a show of 'Elanor Rigby'. It was one of the first show when I wasn't just 'Villager number three', and actually had a vaguely decent part: Nurse.
My part was to wheel on the main character, (who was in a wheelchair) tuck in his blankett, say something nice and then walk off. Unbeknownst to me, a trip from the local nursing home had come down to watch us. So, on walks I, full of nerves and excitement. I do my part quite successfully and am just about to walk off when a little old lady on the front row begins to shout,
"Nurse, nurse. I need you. I had a problem and my legs and bottom are all wet. I need a change."
Petrified I ignored the filthy woman and exited the stage.
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Fluffy elephants, Tue 6 Dec 2005, 20:25,
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