techies?

any nerdfighter techies out there?
let me know.
so we can talk tech...

Permalink Reply by Summer on June 5, 2009 at 8:16pm: I love being a techie! Most of the time I do sound, but I've stage managed and acted, too. Tech is definitely my faaaaaavorite thing about theatre.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Kara D. F. on June 28, 2009 at 12:39pm: I work tech! I acted in middle school (6th and 7th grades), but like tech so much more. I like supporting, and being the person no one really knows about but everyone needs. I am floor manager, so I run backstage, watch over the props, and am the link between actors and techies. This means nobody wants my job. :) My school is absolutely tiny, so I didn't have much ladder climbing to do. I am also learning sound and some lighting, and I hope to make a career in technical theater on the side from being a musician.

A quote from a friend of mine about being part of running crew: "I am a poltergeist. I'm invisible and I move furniture."; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by sara! on July 5, 2009 at 10:41pm: middle school is a great place to start high school only gets better!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Charlotte Levy on July 20, 2009 at 5:23pm: Techies FTW.

I'm a Stage Manager and hope to do a post graduate in it so that I can start a professional career as such. Its so good to see so many techies of all sorts out there, especially you girls! spread the love! I know how you feel about being in a group surounded by men! Though its has its perks in that they are constantly teaching me stuff about lighting and sound, so interesting!!!

Being back stage is hard work but so rewarding anyone thinnking of doing it should just go for it! its fun but hard and I cant think of a better environment to work in. Theatre stress is the only stress that makes me want more!

love to the techies <3; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mickey on September 13, 2009 at 7:21am: Hey there! I'm a SM as well, and do I ever know what it's like to be one of few female techies backstage. I love theatre so much, though, that I'll deal with it. Plus, we look better in our backstage black outfits!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mickey on September 13, 2009 at 7:20am: Hey there! I'm a stage manager, Master Electrician, and sound designer of my theatre company. I've also been known to do carpentry and costumes work. What's up?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by sara! on September 18, 2009 at 5:09pm: That's great! Actually right now we have currently started building the set for our show in November.So I don't have time to get on the ning much. :) But it's worth it I suppose! I do agree with the fact that we girls usually Do look better in black. :).; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ally Kiger on October 11, 2009 at 10:11pm: I am a techie, I do lights i am "the lights queen" at our school. hopefully i'll be ASM for One Act (you may not now what that is).

we just finished our production of steel magnolias, which was incredibly boring for lights but a great show in general. We're about to start our production of boys next door, which is suppose to be much more fun for me. we have two directors and do 5 shows a year so the shows usually overlap a little...

best theatre quote from my directors, "doing theatre is like having sex with a gorilla, you don't stop until the gorilla says so"; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Becka on October 15, 2009 at 7:23pm: I'm a Techie! I've done some ASMing and deck crew stuff (which I LOVE), but right now I'm the sound board operator for my college's one acts.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Alex (the one who found Narnia) on November 4, 2009 at 6:14pm: I'm a techie!!!!!
yay i just found this group!
amazing!!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by RaisaW on November 4, 2009 at 8:34pm: Hey! i'm the technical director of my theatre group. the former stage manager and i have also done costumes and make up and some props. set building is what i enjoy the most though...there is nothing like building a two story set with three people in 9 days and then taking it down 4 days later...oh the accomplishment :) but someone has to do the lights and sound! i love all aspects of technical theatre...it's amazing. keep the techie spirit alive!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Allison White on November 22, 2009 at 5:46pm: I am a Technician (the people in charge at my school will yell at us if we or anyone else calls us "Techies", apparently it is a high school term and we are all technicans or crafts-people). My main focus is on Costumes and Make-up. I am a costume design major at UNC-G and just finished crewing my first college show(The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe) today. I know how to do alot of the other stuff, like set building, lights and sound, I just really love costumes the most. I started in Tech classes my freshman year of high school, but didn't really get involved until my sophmore year with Fiddler on the Roof. I love tech work so much there is always something new and different to learn.; ▶ Reply to This