It's been a long while, my friends, but I am back with an important topic - Tech Week! Get ready to talk through the 9 steps of Tech Week; your show's big 'finish line' moment!
[0:00] Intro
*Tech week happens in the performance space (not the rehearsal space)
*Tech Week has 9 parts: Load In, Level Set, Cue to Cue, Tech Rehearsal, Dress Rehearsal, Open/Invited Dress Rehearsal/Preview, Performance, Strike, & Post Mortem
[1:32] Load In
*Bring set, props, and costumes into performance space
*Spike and dress your set
*Pre-Label costumes with the first & last initials of the actor's names, and the act and scene before load in
*Actors should not help with load in, crew only
*Create a dressing room for actors if your performance space doesn’t have one
[5:13] Level Set
*Create a cue sheet (including details of all lighting and sound decisions)
*Load sound cues into the theatre's soundboard, or program them as a playlist on your laptop
*Check your actor's stage make-up during light walking (to a) correct make-up, and b) check lighting design for dark or washed-out spots)
COMING NEXT:
Part 2 Tech Week: Cue to Cue
Part 3 Tech Week: Tech Rehearsal, Dress Rehearsal, Open/Invited Dress Rehearsal / Preview, Performance, Strike, & Post Mortem
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Juel has a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Toronto and a 4-year conservatory acting diploma from Sheridan College. Since graduating in 2010, Juel has been writing, producing, acting in, stage managing, directing, and coaching in her hometown of Toronto and Los Angeles. Juel has worked with such names as Trey & Darren Anthony, Rachael-Lea Rickards, and Marion J. Caffey. She's currently working freelance with several theatre companies, directors, and playwrights.
Juel Brown has been helping new (and experienced) directors for over 10 years, from choosing their script to polishing their blocking.
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Juel is also the author of the New Adult Contemporary Fiction novel THE REFINING. https://www.amazon.com/dp/177733070X
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