Ahh the Theatre
I got the theatre job, and am now in sort of training to be a lead tech. Boss Man loves the fact that I'm on board and I'm willing to be a lead (and pretty much come in at a moments notice). The rest of the crew is pretty cool, although there are a few 'interesting' people who work with me.
First is Ren Grrl. She and I have very similar personalities and interests, so we get along great. She plays rugby twice a week and works with me pretty much the rest of the week. She has a quirky-dark sense of humor that works great for the theatre.
Next is Tall Friend. She's the one who introduced Himself to me many moons ago (6 years ago). She has no desire to be a lead tech, which is fine since she's not as good as some of the other techs we have. Not to say she's bad at it or anything, it's just that we have better techs who want to be leads. Tall Friend more wants to find a 'normal' job and just be on call at the theatre. This is pretty normal since the job is pretty much on call (some of us just get called a lot!), although it does make getting hours a little harder.
Finally we have Attitude Grrl. Having the guts to demand hours is pretty good for women in the theatre industry (especially back stage where men pretty much outnumber the women 10-1), but it's not always the best way to get hours at a high school theatre. She complains when she doesn't get enough hours or when 'lesser' people get more hours than her. A.G was really happy when the tech who used to be in charge of the schedules doled out the hours. People who needed the money the most (people who lived on their own, had cars, bills to pay, etc) got the most hours and the people who didn't need the money quite as bad got the second pick. A.G complained about me getting a prime show to work (I'm going to be learning lights!) and her not getting called at all. She can be really nice, but get her on the subject of hours, and you're in for a rant-fest.
The boss of us all is Boss Man. He is by far one of my favorite bosses. He's tough, gruff, and fluff. If he doesn't give you a hard time about something, you better think about what you may have done wrong, and if he gives you a pet name, you're one of the favorites. While he may sound like a real monster to work with, Boss Man keeps us more entertained than many of the people who come in to use our theatre.
There are various other people, most of which I don't see all that often, but as I get to know them, I'll probably write about them
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First is Ren Grrl. She and I have very similar personalities and interests, so we get along great. She plays rugby twice a week and works with me pretty much the rest of the week. She has a quirky-dark sense of humor that works great for the theatre.
Next is Tall Friend. She's the one who introduced Himself to me many moons ago (6 years ago). She has no desire to be a lead tech, which is fine since she's not as good as some of the other techs we have. Not to say she's bad at it or anything, it's just that we have better techs who want to be leads. Tall Friend more wants to find a 'normal' job and just be on call at the theatre. This is pretty normal since the job is pretty much on call (some of us just get called a lot!), although it does make getting hours a little harder.
Finally we have Attitude Grrl. Having the guts to demand hours is pretty good for women in the theatre industry (especially back stage where men pretty much outnumber the women 10-1), but it's not always the best way to get hours at a high school theatre. She complains when she doesn't get enough hours or when 'lesser' people get more hours than her. A.G was really happy when the tech who used to be in charge of the schedules doled out the hours. People who needed the money the most (people who lived on their own, had cars, bills to pay, etc) got the most hours and the people who didn't need the money quite as bad got the second pick. A.G complained about me getting a prime show to work (I'm going to be learning lights!) and her not getting called at all. She can be really nice, but get her on the subject of hours, and you're in for a rant-fest.
The boss of us all is Boss Man. He is by far one of my favorite bosses. He's tough, gruff, and fluff. If he doesn't give you a hard time about something, you better think about what you may have done wrong, and if he gives you a pet name, you're one of the favorites. While he may sound like a real monster to work with, Boss Man keeps us more entertained than many of the people who come in to use our theatre.
There are various other people, most of which I don't see all that often, but as I get to know them, I'll probably write about them
M
posted by Morrigan Le Fey at 1:44 PM
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