whatislifebesidesrehearsal

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Lighting Op: see by sex they mean lighting design which was totally clear

#theater #theatre #behind the scenes #theater tech #techblr #lxblr #lighting #lighting design #theatrical lighting #the booth

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Writer: Actually nvm its not that long i just have half a page of stage directions lol

#listen I vibe w/ Arden as mush as any other early modern fan but they do keep getting me on this one #i keep going 'oh i need to set aside so much time for this play cause its going to be a long one' and then 2/3 is introductory essays #theater #theatre #behind the scenes #playwriting

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Professor: Isn't it funny how everyone sat as far away from me as possible?

#literally every time i went to any class it was like 'oh here's a seat in the middle. that's reasonably far back. why am I the front row.' #why are you all afraid of being able to read the board #theater #theatre #behind the scenes #theater class

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Sound Designer: Everyone is. Except when they’re not. Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.

#submission #theater #theatre #behind the scenes #theater tech #techblr #sound design #the booth #theatrical sound

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*cleaning out the tech room with some actors*

Actor: Look what I found! It’s a… something!

Technical Director: Half of the stuff that’s in here are “somethings”

#the best sort of things #submission #theater #theatre #behind the scenes #theater tech #techblr #acting #the booth

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*Going over rehearsal notes*

Deck Chief: This one just says "what is up with [Light Tech]"

Light Tech: HUH???

Director: *laughing* Oh, yeah... You need to find something else for those lights...

*Later*

DC: This one just says "WTF [Light Tech]"

LT: WHAT DID I DO TO YOU, [DIRECTOR]???

*laughter from cast and crew*

LT: Am I being critiqued or insulted??? I can't tell!

#submission #theater #theatre #behind the scenes #theater tech #techblr #directing #acting #theatrical lighting #lighting #lxblr #the booth

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Professor: I'm not sure how much the writing center can help you. I don't know if they write jokes there.

#follow up to this was that they are at least a captive audience #theater #theatre #behind the scenes #theater class #playwriting

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[Over text]

Production Manager: Ooooooh so close

PM: nice try orchestra

PM: [pic of storage room with everything inside a tape square and a single stack of chairs in the middle of the empty space]

#they try to follow directions #its like. a medium-hard try. they usually fail. but they do try #the pit #theater #theatre #behind the scenes #theater tech #techblr #production management

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Actor, describing a candy: So, picture a horse, then think of how it would taste. Okay, now add blue.

#i know how horses taste and that sounds. like blue dirt? #i think i could make a tgwdlm joke out of that if i tried harder #submission #theater #theatre #behind the scenes #acting #food mention #animal mention

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Actor: Hello, I am the captain of… What should I say?

Stage Manager: We’re in the early phases, so whatever you damn well please.

Director: Yeah, that’s cool. Run it again!

Actor: Hello! I am the captain of My Big Wet Dream!

Stage Manager, whispering to crew: Go nuts.

#submission #theater #theatre #behind the scenes #theater tech #techblr #acting #directing #stage management #smblr

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director: can you scooch a little stage right? we need you to die over there so [actor] can die center stage

actor: yeah, I can die wherever you want me to

#very accommodating that way #submission #theater #theatre #behind the scenes #theater tech #acting #directing #death mention

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Production Manager: here's the costume storage. What it lacks in convenience it makes up for in space.

#WHO put this at the top of SEVEN (7) flights of stairs #theater #theatre #behind the scenes #the costume shop #costuming #theater tech #techblr

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Actor: i heard singing and got scared and started walking in the opposite direction

#its a musical YOU ARE THE SINGING #musical theater #theater #theatre #behind the scenes #acting

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Actor, to Actor 2: You’re the kind of person I’m going to tell my kids about, then tell them to stay away from people like you.

Actor 2: But what did I do?

Actor: YOU ATE MY SANDWICH AND YOU DESERVE TO DIE! 

Actor 2: I was hungry…

Actor: I will send an edible arrangement to your funeral :)

#submission #folks i'm working out my schedule for the rest of the year and its a little (read: lot) busy uh oh #theater #theatre #behind the scenes #acting #food mention

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Sound Designer: If nothing weird and wacky happens by 4PM, I’m mixing all the condiment packets from the director’s fridge and forcing someone to drink it.

Sound Designer:  It’s suspicious how normal it’s been.

#submission #gotta spice it up a bit y'know #theater #theatre #behind the scenes #theater tech #techblr #theatrical sound #sound design #the booth #food mention

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Actor: You dropped me!

Actor 2: I didn’t drop you, you just… floated out of my arms.

#to borrow from nursing: they were assisted quickly to the floor #submission #theater #theatre #behind the scenes #acting

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Actor, trying to flirt: I’m good with my tongue…

Actor 2, who’s had enough of their shit: You choked on your own spit yesterday.

#submission #lovelies i want the boops back permanently purely bc I'm in a diff time zone rn so none of my mutuals had theirs on when I was online #so I couldn't boop anyone back bc it was all sent at like 1am :(((( #also mine kept giving me errors :/ #theater #theatre #behind the scenes #acting