Tag: production

An Occasional Midsummer Night’s Dream (David Bowie)

The director chose this as an ensemble piece. It was for tech, too! February has fallen into a pattern over the past few years. It’s when things start picking back up from the quieter January. The gradual changeover between maintenance, and repair throughout the theatre leading into prep for my usual season of shows coming …

Color-code your problems in Qlab

TL;DR: Color-code cues in Qlab while they are highlighted, during your run, so you can go back to them later, using Hotkeys. The Story: I love books. But I hate paper when it comes to the production process. Partly because I’m a geek and want to find cool ways to do things. And partly because …

Passing through the halls of Yale

Over the course of April and May, both Mary and I have been working at Yale, both in the Electrics (Lighting) department. She has been hired on as staff/Assistant Master Electrician for the Carlotta Festival, while I have been contracted in as the Master Electrician for the Yale Baroque Opera Project, “La Didone.” This means that …

The sun will come out…

…because it’s Spring in New England!  Also, because I just wrapped on a production of “Annie.” It’s a pickup gig that I do lighting for every year, with a small school theater that has little budget but a director whom I like working with a lot. Not every gig is with international rock stars and …