|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:53 pm
-If you are unable to get a large set piece off stage in time and you decide to wrap the curtain around it to "hide it" please don't forget when it's time to bring it back on stage.....in other words DONT RIP DOWN THE CURTAINS!
Sorry I had to add that. It happened once at my theatre and I pray it never happnes again anywhere.
- Don't run behind the curtain....unless the director likes that wave effect in the middle of a scene.
- If you put condoms over the wireless microphones don't leave the wrappers sitting around when the parents come to visit after the show.
-Stay clear of the floor mics. If you kick them the techies will destroy your pathetic existance. evil
-Don't touch the props, Don't touch the props, Don't touch the props, Don't touch the props, Don't touch the props, Don't touch the props!!!
-Safety pins are God.
-Gaffers tape is the other God. (good for when you forget to wear black socks)
-Two rules to auditioning: Be prepared, and Don't give any attitude.
That's all I can think of at the moment.
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:31 pm
Katastrophic_Kate -Two rules to auditioning: Be prepared, and Don't give any attitude. That's all I can think of at the moment. -Thank you! When the auditioner says "Time", it means "TIME!" -You would have no idea how useful it is to learn something seemingly useless like juggling or stone setting or gold leafing or ethnic vocal appogiatura....you get the idea. -Putting a hand to your "good ear" and cupping it towards your mouth will allow you to hear yourself a little better when you're in a big loud chorus. I wouldn't invest in HearPhones. Hands work just as well and they don't look nearly as goofy.
|
|
|
|
|
|
High-functioning Werewolf
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:52 pm
- Glo tape is not to be used for body decorations ( i sitll havnt learned this one)
- If you are running barefooted, dont slip. you could make a fool of your self or cut open some body part.
- If your SM dont let the director fret about the little things
- Somethings bound to go wrong. Deal with it.
- Dont pull any plugs out of the walls, they might be important!
- DONT SAY THE M WORD!! PEOPLE WILL GET HURT!
- (for techs) Never bring food back stage and eat it infround of hungry actors/chorous members. They will now like you from then on in.
- DONT mess with the pyrotechnics if you have them in a show. you will burn your self or something that is extremely flamible (ex. paint and spray paint)
- ( if you underage drink) always have drinks waiting somewhere..you might need them.!
- Dont be afraid to mess up. if you do just dont let any body KNOW that you did.
- Dont be afraid to tell your director to shut up because ur ear hurts.!! xd
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:53 am
1|: Get the blood going before performances. Do what you like, stretch, job a bit, contort your face into all sorts of ridiculous looks.
2|: "All I want is a proper cup of coffee, made in a proper copper coffee pot. I may be off my dot, but I want a proper cup of coffee in a proper coffee pot. Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots, they're no use to me. If i can't get a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, then I'll have a cup of tea."
Good for diction biggrin
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:59 pm
-Watch for buckets of paint on the floor- you never know when they're not closed properly and clean up SUCKS
-The table saw is not a table
-Always do a dimmer check and sound check before any dress rehearsal or show
-Warm ups are essential, even for techies (they help me get focused)
-Tight knit casts = good. Don't cause unnessicary drama
-MAKE BOLD CHOICES
-Don't run behind the cyc/curtains. They will move and everyone in the audience will notice
-Dont kick the floor mics and don't tap on the regular mics. There are better ways to see if they're working
-Don't play with props
-Whatever you do on stage, that is exactly what you meant to do
-Always anticipate what the director will tell you to do. Even if they don't tell you, they will expect you to just know anyway.
Most of those are more technician aimed but... some apply to actors and techies.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:59 am
- Techies=always on standby for something.
- Be prepared to do any of these things in 30 seconds or less.
- Think on your feet as often as possible! Brainfarts are painful for everyone involved.
- Excuses are rarely legitimate and even more rarely appreciated. Unless your director wants to know why you're late, a simple "I'm sorry, it won't happen again." often covers it.
- Give your propsmaster a hug every once in a while.
- You will be loved forever if you bring cookies to rehearsal. 3nodding
|
|
|
|
|
|
High-functioning Werewolf
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:00 pm
-If the prop breaks, DON'T PANIC! Just finish the scene, holding it together with your hands if possible.
-If someone forgets a line, you MAY say some version of it. You are a TEAM. ACT LIKE ONE.
-Peeking between the curtains WILL get you smacked by the director
-Do not leave sharp objects on the stage. That's just looking for trouble.
-Do drama exercises/act at every possible moment. It doesn't matter if people look at you funny. JUST DO IT.
-Whatever you did, you meant to do it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:30 pm
Tinnumir Bloody Red Roses ~when the director says call is at a certain time: BE THERE ON TIME! Better yet, this is what you should remember: If you are 5 minutes early, you are on time. If you are right on time, you are 5 minutes late. "If you're early, you're on time, if your on time, you're late, if you are late, you're fired." In the professional world of theatre, if you are even a minute late you will most likely be handed your two weeks notice and your understudy now has a job. -Whenever a play calls for someone to be bare foot onstage, do a safety check before the show begins (after sweeping the stage). Even if you think that it has been swept well, there is always the chance that a portion of the stage was not swept and the bare foot person will find it. -ALWAYS lock the ropes after a set piece has been flown. Random set pieces flying in in the middle of the scene are not good. -Clean up after yourself no matter where you are. If you leave and the dressing room is still a mess the dresser/costume crew will be annoyed because they have to stay late and clean up your mess. And always hang your costume pieces up the way you found them. -When the SM or ASM give you a call of "Five minutes" (or whatever the time may be), respond with a polite, "Thank you, five (or whatever)". It lets them know that you have heard them and understand how much time you have left. -Making a small kit that contains a small sewing kit, safety pins, bandaids, neosporin, and alochol pads is a very good idea. Even if there is a first aide kit and sewing kit back stage, when you need either of them, they will most likely be missing. -Bring a bottle of water with you. -For sanitary reasons, do NOT share make-up. -Labels are very good to have on make-up bottles/containers, water bottles, character shoes and any other objects that all look alike.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 7:58 pm
-Never, EVER be barefoot backstage
-If you're a director, don't ever let your actors step on you. Actors are simply props who talk.
-Never yell at a techie.
-Hell week is hell for actors, but it's even worse for tech, and even worse for the SM. You'd best be kissing some a** if you're an actor.
-The green room is everyone's room. Treat it nicely.
-OdorEaters in shoes=good idea.
-NO perfume or air freshener in a changing room. Typically, it makes the smell worse. Instead, try fans and Oust.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:17 am
Always check your costumes BEFORE the 1/2hr call.
NEVER bring friends into the green room, they'll just distract you.
Make sure you can hear the intercom or TV
No MUSIC players of any kind... Final.
And no chewing gum. That was my biggest costume disaster xd
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:17 pm
Silverah -Never have a techie do an actor's job, or vice versa What if you are an actor and a techie?
For Techies:
-If you are meant to be telling people when it's time to go on stage, keep an eye on all the performers all the time (I was helping at my school talent show last year and managed to lose 50+ students who were all meant to go back on stage at the end. It resulted in me running all the way round the school trying to find them all. Not fun.)
-If someone walks into a door and chips a tooth during a performance, don't spend ten minutes trying to find someone to deal with it, just send them straight to the school nurse. Something will go horribly wrong if you go to find someone to help.
For Actors:
-Don't wander off during a performance when you're gonna be back on stage in three minutes time.
-Don't start talking before you are on stage.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:31 pm
PossessedByDevil Don't think while on stage. Go with instincts alone. Exactly. Don't miss one day of "hell week." Don't make the director mad. If the director tell you not to adlib from the script..DON'T. BE NICE TO TECHIES!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:50 pm
DO NO TTOUCH OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPS....Don't even LOOK at them....if it isn't yours don't mess with it (long story short we did dracula had a knife backstage and there were some not smart actors)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:05 am
If this is your first show please know that you are loved and valued and appreciated. Further more do not wait for us to say a line you think is comming, and then wisper it to us...because you are wrong.
If you are an underage drinker...I understand. Drinking is apparently fun. However do not show up to an all day saturday rehearsal still drunk and just exeperiencing a large hangover...I really don't care if it was an awesome party.
fellow actors...I love to see what is going onstage too, watching from the wings is fine...its is not fine to make responsible actors shove through a crowd of five of you in a space for two to make our entrences.
If someone tells you to stop...you stop
The director is now god...get over it.
Student Directors...don't precast your show and talk about how its already cast before auditions...no one shows up and then other student directors with an actual love for the craft do not have any actors for our shows.
During hell week someone will piss you off. Don't talk about it, forgive forget because chances are in a week or two you won't remember anyway.
be nice to everyone, you never know who will be your director in the future.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:16 pm
When there is live fire on stage, always make sure that a fire plan is erected before the shows. The person(s) whos costumes catching on fire you are the most worried about will most likely be fine, it is the stupid ones who are only around for five seconds that normally seem to catch on fire.
Do NOT wait until the last minute to write a letter of intent for design work. Do it before tech week and not at midnight the night before it is due. YOu will reread it as you rush to turn it in and wonder why the hell you are still turning it in.
Liquids that do not get drunk on stage are normally not what you'd expect them to be. (Lemonade=lemon soap as an example)
Any matine shows will have low energy. That is just the way things work. As a group either find a warm up that will get the energy up, or do something entertaining, such as make bets on how long the photo shoot after the show will take. Make the prize something very amusing, ex: men having to go out in a dress or girls having to go out in boxers sagging pants, etc. (Ours today was for the winner to pick someone to dance to the show music, which sucks)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reply
