Backstage Blog
Richard Knight - Stage Electrician
by Priscilla
Dec.20, 2010
I’m the stage electrician, which means I work with anything that has a plug on backstage, by plugging electrical things up and unplugging them. My best cue is the Aria scene when Felicia is on the shoe on top of…
Aiden Cloney - Number 2 Sound Engineer
by Priscilla
Nov.15, 2010
We are in charge of all the backstage sound, the radio mics, the pit, the on stage sound and the general running of the sound elements in the backstage area. Then for 4 shows a week I do the mixing…
Gary Young - Assistant Stage Manager
by Priscilla
Oct.28, 2010
There are four of us who help run the show from the wings backstage. So we deal with props, scenery, make sure the cast are safe throughout the whole performance and help the stage manager in dealing with any problems…
James Delaney – Technical Swing/Automation
by Priscilla
Aug.06, 2010
I am on the loading platform above the stage and I clip on the performers for the performer’s fly in. I also clip in all the set that gets flown in and out. This show has a lot of fly-ins…
Melissa Hadley - Wardrobe Assistant
by Priscilla
Jul.22, 2010
I do probably about 9 or 10 washes a day in the machines and probably about an hours worth of hand washing. After that there’s the tumble drying and for the things that are too delicate to tumble dry we…
Matt Roper – Lighting Supervisor
by Priscilla
Jul.14, 2010
The lighting supervisor controls all the lighting for the show; the lights on the bus and the generic rigs around the stage. We make sure it stays as the designer wanted it to look. We also look after smoke and…
Leanne Angus - Dresser
by Priscilla
Jun.10, 2010
I look after Don Gallagher who plays Bernadette. Before that I looked after John Bowe who plays Bob, the ensemble boys and Benji. You have to almost perform a dance backstage when it comes to the costume changes. It is…
Becky Sayers - Deputy Wardrobe Mistress
by Priscilla
May.24, 2010
I run the dept in absence of the wardrobe mistress. I do a lot of technical work for the show regarding the costumes and the costume maintenance. There’s a lot of checking for safety issues, as some of the headdresses’…
Ron Mungaroo – Palace Theatre Box Office
by Priscilla
Feb.04, 2010
Working in the box office can be simple when people know exactly what they want, because you just try to give them the seats they require. For people that are not regular theatregoers it’s more about advising them what’s available,…
Paul Allen – Sound Operator 2
by Priscilla
Jan.12, 2010
The sound operator is in charge of mixing both the cast vocals and the band live throughout the show. In the teching period we’ll have sound operators on stage furiously running around fixing mic positions, as well as people on…
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