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I didn't choose the technical theatre life...it crawled out the firery depths of the pit and dragged me down with it🎤

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Three Words Every Girl Wants to Hear Right Now

Alright, we're back!

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FriEND

Best FriEND

Girl FriEND

Tech Week

Only Tech Week has no END. Tech Week will always be here. There is no escape.

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"Smash the patriarchy, wear cargo pants!"

- Female Stage Hand

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"Are you even a stage hand if you don't spend 6 hours a night broken up into 30 min of bordem followed by 30 sec of panic followed again by bordem?"

Heard backstage of The Belle's Strategem

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Being an electrician is all about trust. You have to trust your wrench and your wrench has to trust you.

The Master Electrician to a New Stage Electrician

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There is nothing as calming as sitting on an empty stage after everyone else has left the theatre.

Stillness and the ghost light

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I only have one character flaw and it's my scumbling.

Scenic Artist during Paint Day

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You are loved. It may be hard to see it sometimes, but there are people out there that do. You have touched many people's lives without even realizing it. And if there are people out there that truly don't, that's their problem. Because they are missing out on someone truly great.

I’ve had this ask sitting in my inbox for years and haven’t posted it. I look back on it frequently and remember where I’ve come from and how true these words are. I’ve hit another rough patch in my life and so I felt the need to share this with everyone:

It is OKAY to take a break

It is VALID to feel burned out

SLEEP is in fact necessary to being a good technician

You won’t help anyone if you are so worn-out you make stupid (hazardous) mistakes

MENTAL HEALTH DOES NOT STOP DURING TECH WEEK

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Hamilton but everytime Alexander does something dumb it gets faster

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Techie: Making my way downtown

Techie: Walking fast

Director: Why isn't my mic working?!

Techie: Walking Faster

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If they didn't want me in there they would have locked it

Every theatre kid ever

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Engineering a New Stage Blood - Stage Directions

Stage blood. It’s got to look wet, fresh, and realistic. It’s not the dry effects we can sometimes create using paints, dyes, and gloss fini

Great article for reference!

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No One:

Stage Manager: IS THAT YOUR PROP?!

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Therapist: And what do we do if we feel sad?

Me: Volunteer to work three shows at once!

Therapist: ...

Therapist: No

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This one goes out to all the light technicians

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This makes me die a little inside

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"Just because you find that life's not fair it doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it!If you always take it on the chin and wear it. You might as well be saying you think that it's okay. And that's not right! And if it's not right, You have to put it right!"

Tim Minchin (Matilda)