Yesterday's first two-show
Finding myself at a loose end on Saturday morning with no rehearsals, or fine tuning. I slip through stage door at 11am. It's strangely quiet, after the intense tech period, so I sneak onto stage and start my pre-show checks at my own pace. There are plenty of things to do. Checking the harnesses, which are used in 2 scenes, and the snatch lines from Pearl Harbor are just a couple. There are also some notes, from the previous night's show, that have to be investigated. This morning, it is stopping light leaks on stage.
At around midday, the show crew and remainder of stage management come in and start the main reset. Rebuilding the offstage mayhem into something more manageable. It's akin to tidying a toddler's bedroom. This finishes at 1:00 when warm up starts and our derelict set is taken over by bouncy enthusiasm. Dance, sing, fight. An hour later it's quiet again. Myself and the rest of stage management do a final bit of preset, before handing over to front of house. Two shows? Easy.
Posted by John Caswell (Stage Manager) on 06/10/2013 @ 09:00hrs