Today the stage crew was to remove a stool and a plinth from the stage. Unfortunately, one of them heard “plant” and proceeded to pick up a massive decorative pot and carry it off stage, to the bemused reaction by the director. We all got a nice laugh out of it.
Anyone else have a funny moment like that?
I’ve found the dickies temp-iQ pants to be my favorite, super lightweight, doesn’t overheat, several pockets. The only downside they wear out after a year….. and now I can’t find them. They are no longer in the website. So…
What are yall wearing to work?
I’ve found the dickies temp-iQ pants to be my favorite, super lightweight, doesn’t overheat, several pockets. The only downside they wear out after a year….. and now I can’t find them. They are no longer in the website. So…
What are yall wearing to work?
Hello everyone,
I'm almost 40 and been in love with moving heads since I was 12. A few years ago I bought 4 Robe 250AT, second hand all of them because of this love. Also 6 years ago, thanks to a friend who had "connections", I worked as an operator (Could I call me LD?) at a night club for a season. It was quite cool but I saw the bad side of the nightlife light operator being problems with sleep and metabolism.
Since covid I stopped and had an office job.
But now I think of quitting my office job and I asked a company to try this.
Yesterday was my second event. First one was last week. Both of them from the time I arrived at the venue till the time we left to go home, took us 24 hours. Not rest no hotel because the crew was from town they went home for 4-5 hours. I couldn't. I live about an hour way but I was needed with some other people.
Was it fun? It was when we joked with other people. We had so much fun. And we liked the show, the music, the lights.
Was it hard? It was hard as hell. And I have worked at a cement factory. And it wasn't that hard. I couldn't imagine how hard it is to setup all the trussing, cabling, move the impossibly heavy speakers and the amps that I feel they weight as much as a car. (And the boss reminds us of the costs. He keeps saying that our safety is number one but please be careful with the equipment because that cost that and this cost that.)
And guess what... The last venue did not had access for the crew. So we carried them down the stairs of the open theater. Like 5-7 tons of equipment. Yesterday I was asking god to help me carry on.
Every single part of my body hurts. I can't imagine how people do this for life for living. I need to pay my respects to all of them.
This week we have another one that will take 3 days it's far away from base and thank god we will have a hotel. But I feel it's going to be the last one.
Do you have similar experiences?
Hey everyone,
I’ve been working on a new lighting design tool called StagePen, and I’m finally ready to open up a closed beta to get some real-world feedback.
My goal with StagePen is to make the design process faster, cleaner, and less frustrating. I’m looking for lighting professionals and enthusiasts who are interested in trying it out, breaking things, and letting me know what features you actually need.
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I want to get into stagehand work and wanted to ask for some advice on venues that accept new stagehands. I am getting started on my OSHA 30 construction certification but want to get some hands on experience asap! I would eventually like to get into theatre work but i’m open to anything to get started! Any advice is much appreciated thank you! (i’m new to actually posting on reddit so if this is the wrong subreddit pls lmk 🙏)
I wanna move up from bein a hand. I wanna get into lights and pyro, whats a company in Ohio willing to take hands who have good knowledge of building the equipment and teaching them how to use the equipment? I wanna do an apprenticeship but havent been able to find anyone willing to pay me for my labor any ideas what companies get my foot in the door with production (i work for Rihno so obviously idc if its shit pay as long as its over 20/hr im happy)
I worked this stop in 1993. It was my first giant stage and the day I accidentally stepped into concert production for the next three decades. Curious if anyone else here was at the Gorge (or saw the tour) that year. IF anyone wants to relieve some of those memories then come visit.
Hi everyone, I’m getting a job offer from PRG and was wondering what it’s like working for them. I will likely be employed as a tech for tours. What’s a good starting rate?
Any insight would be appreciated, thanks :)
Got my first strike for an arena tour coming up and the end of the month. What equipment should I bring with me and what tips does everyone have?
Thanks!
I am ordering a spud wrench set and it comes with a spud ratchet thing. What size should I look for?
a couple of days ago i managed to snatch a few pairs of fjallraven trousers that were barely worn for like 1 tenth of their retail price. they’re insanely comfortable and look good but i am a bit afraid of ruining them. they do feel quite sturdy but still.
so far ive used them only for light work gigs where we need to look representative (conventions, hotels etc.) but given the comfort they provide and the option to wax them to keep them water resistant i’m tempted to bring them to outside gigs which are a lot harder on our clothing.
does anyone have any experience with those and know if they could hold up to abuse or if i should stick to my overalls and jeans for tougher events and builds. it’d be a shame to ruin them
First thing this morning my Union lead dropped a bomb on us, that two people were crushed to death by equipment tipping over at the Las Vegas Speedway today. There’s nothing in the news yet and I can’t reach the people I know on-site. Anybody heard anything? Who was involved? Are there more people injured? What company were they with? This is stressing me out. Any info appreciated.
I would try it with the lower back version they make for mtb, but I don’t want to look like a fuckin nerd
Crossposted from r/theatertech, sorry if that’s a problem. Struggling here.
Hey y’all, so I basically inherited the general tech position at a community theater by virtue of “I own tools.” I’m fairly handy but I’m new to all of this. We had a seat come totally apart and I have no idea how to repair it because I have no idea what’s actually broken about it. I don’t want to cannibalize an unbroken seat to figure out what hardware is broken/missing on this one because I don’t even know how to take them apart without breaking them. If anyone has any insight or the name/number to a shop I could speak with, that’d be great. We have hardly enough income to keep the doors open, I’m just doing the best I can with what I’ve got.
Literally any information you have will help me. There is no limit to the depths of my ignorance here.
Thanks in advance.
I started doing stagehand work in 2022. I don't really have any specialty. I make most of my income by working arenas, conventions, and theaters in my metro area. I've never done stagehand work anywhere else.
A buddy of mine wants to go on a road trip. I'm thinking it would be a good opportunity to work elsewhere. We don't have any specific plans other than maybe visiting a cabin in Minnesota sometime in the middle of the summer. My friend is similar to me, work-wise. He's also done basic stagehand work only in his metro area.
I've never been one to go to festivals much. It seems like it ought to be not too hard to find work by contacting festival organizers, but I don't really know where to start.
With our plan being so open-ended, what are some events or companies I might try contacting for work in July or maybe August? Will I have better luck by reaching out to IATSE locals, or contacting festival organizers, or should I try applying for national companies? Maybe I should just do all of these things?
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I have a client requesting three different colors of camo gaffe. White, green, blue.
I can find green and tan easily. I have not been able to find anything blue or white – not even clear exactly what white would look like. Does anybody have recommendations? Or someplace with quick turnaround for custom?
I’m a Nashville local, and I’ve recently started trying to get into freelance work. I’ve been networking, and working with multiple companies. I’ve been recording, I built a studio and rehearsal space for local bands, and I’ve worked at a local festival a couple of times as well. I’m a year in on working as a stagehand now, trying to focus on audio.
If there are any resources for a guy like me, or suggestions for what my next steps are to becoming a freelance worker in audio, leave some info in the comments! Thanks yall!
So I'm singing paperwork for a new employer (non-union) and I'm running into a lot of "you can't sue us if you are seriously injured" paperwork. It's everything from "you can't sue us if you get SA/harrassed" to essentially "if our machinery malfunctions and you die, that's your problem".
Do we have any rights not to sign these? I've been working mostly union and for nicer, smaller companies and these are the big boys who are just stagehand mills, throwing bodies at a job.