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So out of curiosity, wolf anyone be interested in like. A podcast about Tech theatre? Kind of like this post I made forever ago that blew up

[IMAGE ID: tumblr user 5-to-places: You know what I want? I want a show in the Style of The Office, only it follows a production team at a theatre. Have like, an SM, some designers, front of house, an electrician, board ops, a Michael Scott-esque director who has all these big ideas, and actors that would cycle through every half season or at the end of the season. Idk just an idea. END IMAGE ID]

I'm kinda thinking of making it, but in an audio format, maybe framing it in the way of a Stage Manager who records production meetings, mixed in with phone calls and things like that.

This is what I'm thinking:

[IMAGE ID: Discord user Kestrel (They/He): So what I'm thinking is a podcast that follows a Tech crew at a theatre company, and I want it to have sort of SF (Stellar Firma) vibes but it'll be scripted. It'd mostly focus on tech crew, but there will obviously be a director, a few actors, etc. And the director has sort of Michael Scott vibes in the way of big ideas and no realistic way to achieve them, And the actors of varying degrees of coolness ranging from 'neat actor who helps out sometimes and generally gets along with tech' to Actor™️ (trademark emoji).

In terms of Tech characters I for sure want a design team (Scenic, Costume, Lighting, and Sound), a Props Master bc of course, a Tech Director, and maybe some scenic carpenters, stitches, and electricians. And a Stage Manager. END IMAGE ID]

I'm not gonna say its definitely gonna be a thing, but I would love to do it if there's an interest in it, so like. Let me know in the replies/reblogs!

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You know what I want? I want a show in the style of The Office, only it follows a Production Team at a theatre. Have like an SM, some designers, front of house, an electrician, board ops, and a Michael Scott-esque director who has all these big ideas, and actors that would cycle through every half season or at the end of each season.

Idk just an idea

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To That One Actress that Sees Crew as Less Important Than Cast:

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Stage Management kits aren’t really practical at my school (ah the joys of High School theatre…), so enjoy my Stage Management pencil case (not pictured are the binder clips, paper clips, rubber bands, and metal things thingies that I don't know the actual name of that I put in there after taking this... poor thing is filled to the brim)

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Shit stage crew says pt 1 of ??

-“No lap Dances backstage” -STOP TWERKING ON THE HAY BALES -WE ARE NOT NAMING THE ELEPHANT DONALD TRUMP - Good Actor Friend: I can’t hit the notes in ‘Cat- Like Tread’ Me: I could kick you in the balls before we go onstage -Remember, you have a tail that can stab people

-“I’m not responsible if you stab yourself!” -“We need the bustles to stuff Parker Jr.” -“No shanking people!” -“We were having a group pasta session.” -“DADDY SAYS GET ON YO’ KNEES!” -“Or we take the asexuals… and we wax Parker.” -“I’m pretty sure the Phantom watched Christine change at least once…” -“His crotch is in his chest!”

-“How many times do I have to say it, NO SHANKING PEOPLE.”

-“I’m not responsible if you stab yourself!”

-“MILK COMES FROM JESUS’S NIPPLES!”

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STORY TIME!!

Okay, so today was pickups rehearsal for Phantom. No big deal, we were out by six. But something happened that pissed me off. We were getting things ready for the next scene change when the athletics director (????) For my school comes over and asks me if I know this girl in pit. I said no. And so he tells me that her mom is there and that he's just gonna go get her. Olay fine. Well, he goes into the wings and proceeds to try and walk onstage. IN THE MIDDLE OF A SCENE. IN THE MIDDLE OF "ALL I ASK OF YOU". So I told him he either had to go through the auditorium doors or the paint room, to which he responded, "well it's just a practice right? I'll just go on the stage." So he proceeded to walk onstage. AGAIN I SAY IN THE MIDDLE OF A SCENE. IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL I ASK OF YOU. Maybe next time the basketball team is practicing, I'll go into the gym and just wander around. I mean after all "it's just a practice". 😡

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Holy Shit

Three Musketeers is officially done. We closed last night. It's been insane, with teacher strikes, spiking re-spiking and re-re-spiking the floors, having to pull on people at the last second, and some things going wrong during shows, but all ended well. And hey, NOBODY DIED!! NOBODY GOT RUN THROUGH! AND THE ONLY TIME WE HAD TO USE THE FIRST AID KIT WAS FOR BAND-AIDS BECAUSE SET PIECES ARE BITCHES! But seriously, even though it was a wild season, it was really fun! And I definitely won't be forgetting my first stage manager experience anytime soon...

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The Story of how I almost died on Opening Night

Okay so I'm SM in Three Musketeers at my school, right? Well, tonight was Opening Night and there's this one part where the Musketeers are dressed as beggars and then they fling off their costumes and fight and then exit. So it's my job to go out and grab the costumes. Well I was waiting in the wings by the curtain to go and grab them in the next blackout when I forgot that the Musketeers exited on my side. RIGHT WHERE I WAS STANDING. My friend who is playing Athos came running in with his swords still out and almost skewered me... I take full responsibility for the near death experience, but damn... I almost died...