Ok, so I know both me and Ashley have been really lame about updating this, so since I promised Nicole I would do this (although I didn't bring a camera to school like I promised) I'm going to update on what I've been doing lately!
So as you may or may not know (for like the three of you that reads this :P) I work on stage crew for the plays Dobson puts on (and for the occasional Dobson Dance Company show). Last week was our final play of the year. It was the script from the movie 'Moonstruck'.
We usually have at least three weeks before a show to rehearse, get the set together etc., but for some reason the drama teacher decided to schedule the show the second week after the final DDC concert. Which meant the crew had less than a week and a half to build a really elaborate set. But since our building manager (my friend Christian) had lifeguard training every day after school that week, we had a three-day weekend to pull it off. So I got to school at about 11:30 that Friday morning, and all five crew members (plus Christian's mom and our stage manager's friend) stayed until 3:30; painting and re-painting platforms, wiring a lamp-post, and trying to figure out how to make a moon out of cardboard. Saturday I arrived around the same time, stayed until four, then came back at six and stayed until 10. Our set still wasn't done, and the first show was Tuesday.
Monday I went to my first three classes, but for the rest of the day stayed in the auditorium with other crew members, now scrambling to get everything done. Finally, Tuesday after school, we put the finishing touches on our stage. Three days and it was the most elaborate set I had ever seen our school do. Which isn't saying much, since I've only seen three of our plays, but it was still impressive :] Except I was dumb and didn't take pictures.
Anyways, Saturday was our last show, we tore down our beautiful set (with help from the cast) in less than an hour, and the crew had our traditional 'Stay-Up-Really-Late-And-Hang-Out-At-School' party. We rented movies, ate Taco Bell in the auditorium, then lowered the screen onstage and watched Monty Python. Not a bad ending to a stressful week.
So as you may or may not know (for like the three of you that reads this :P) I work on stage crew for the plays Dobson puts on (and for the occasional Dobson Dance Company show). Last week was our final play of the year. It was the script from the movie 'Moonstruck'.
We usually have at least three weeks before a show to rehearse, get the set together etc., but for some reason the drama teacher decided to schedule the show the second week after the final DDC concert. Which meant the crew had less than a week and a half to build a really elaborate set. But since our building manager (my friend Christian) had lifeguard training every day after school that week, we had a three-day weekend to pull it off. So I got to school at about 11:30 that Friday morning, and all five crew members (plus Christian's mom and our stage manager's friend) stayed until 3:30; painting and re-painting platforms, wiring a lamp-post, and trying to figure out how to make a moon out of cardboard. Saturday I arrived around the same time, stayed until four, then came back at six and stayed until 10. Our set still wasn't done, and the first show was Tuesday.
Monday I went to my first three classes, but for the rest of the day stayed in the auditorium with other crew members, now scrambling to get everything done. Finally, Tuesday after school, we put the finishing touches on our stage. Three days and it was the most elaborate set I had ever seen our school do. Which isn't saying much, since I've only seen three of our plays, but it was still impressive :] Except I was dumb and didn't take pictures.
Anyways, Saturday was our last show, we tore down our beautiful set (with help from the cast) in less than an hour, and the crew had our traditional 'Stay-Up-Really-Late-And-Hang-Out-At-School' party. We rented movies, ate Taco Bell in the auditorium, then lowered the screen onstage and watched Monty Python. Not a bad ending to a stressful week.
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Sounds like so much fun Cori-Oreo. We can't wait to come see you this week!
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