When you think about live theater, what comes to mind? Let me guess, a dazzling actor. Actors aren't the only people invloved in putting a show together.
There's the director, the baskstage crew, house, light booth etc. I've been given the oppurtunity to interview a fellow Wyoming Theater Company member, who resides in the light booth. Marissa Garcia says "First we have to change the batteries in all the mics, and in the pianists music stand light.
There's the director, the baskstage crew, house, light booth etc. I've been given the oppurtunity to interview a fellow Wyoming Theater Company member, who resides in the light booth. Marissa Garcia says "First we have to change the batteries in all the mics, and in the pianists music stand light.
The hardest thing about working lights is figuring out when to make decisions on our own, or when to wait for guidance. We always have to make sure that we're following along in the script and that we're doing the right things at the right time.
It's always really stressful when we mess up, because then the next time you always remember that one mess up and it haunts you. It's a lot of trial and error basically.
On the other hand it's a wonderful feeling when the sound is perfect and the lighting is great and the actors are able to feel at home in the scene because of what we do.
When it all comes together it definitely makes it worth it." This is Marissa's second show working the booth and she has done marvelously. It's thanks to hard work from crew members like her that a show actually goes well. So remember next time you pop in to see a Wyoming Theater Company show and things don't go horribly, it's probably thanks to the crew member.
