Short and sweet....hahahaha, yeah, me at a loss for words online, THAT is a good one...
So...this is my first blogger...I DO have a xanga however....
The reason I have a blogger...(jesus, that sounds SOOO close to booger...) is because I know some who DO and I have to be a member to bug them, Muhahaha!

So about me....

I am currently Stage Managing a play called Laughing Wild. And I love it! Long story short the direcotor is my aunts best friend and she also is friends with me madre.... She called me one night a few months ago and was like, "Hi, it's Elicia, so, I need a stage manager for the play I am directing, wanna do it...?" "Uh..well, Elicia, I have not done ANY theatre for 3 years and I have never stage managed." "Oh good, so you'll do it?" "Yes, sure...when's rehearsal?" "Tonight, see you at 5:30..." *click*
Well, mabe it was not that brutal...but still...
So, we are ending our 3 week run this Saturday...our pick-up rehearsal is tomarrow and we run Thurs-Sat and strike set Saturday night...
I'm so sad...This play is a cast of 2 and tech team of 4...So we got kinda close....lots of good laughs and memories...
But nothing to fret about! I have ALREADY begun rehearsal for THE NEXT play...it's going to be The Crucible....we have been going for a few weeks now...and I am Assistant Stage Managing under Laughing Wild's director, Elicia who is the stage manager for The Crucible. Talk about a large cast, about 18-25...Eeeekkkk!

Culture shock! I went from a kiddie pool to the ocean with sharks surrounding me!
But...at least I'm only asst. and I have someone VERY experienced over me. I am SO ready to get this rolling.
The director made us both these binders of the play, he typed out...god he has WAY to much time on his hands... I usually just write in my script...but I DO like the binder, much bigger print.
Scary things are happening....hahaha....

Ugh...well, I better get going...I have school tomarrow...and then work...and then off to rehearsal... I really miss that stuff...oh...what's it called....air? Yea, that's it, what's it like to breathe?

Oh, and one last thing before I leave....some bible verses...


I. Give not unto the actor his props before his time, for assuredly as the sun does rise in the East and sets in the West, he will lose or break them.
II. When told the placement of props by the Director, write n ot these things in ink upon thy script for as surely as the winds blow, so shall he change his mind.
III. Speak not in large words to actors, for they are slow of thought and are easily confused.
IV. Speak no in the language of the TECHIE to actors, for they are uninitiated, and will not perceive thy meaning.
V. Tap not the head of a nail to drive it, but strike it firmly with thy strength.
VI. Keep holy the first performance, for afterwards you shall party.
VII.Keep holy the last performance, for afterwards you shall party.
VIII. Remember always that the TD is never wrong. If it appears that he is, then you obviously misunderstood him for the first time.
IX. Leave no the area of the stage during the play to go and talk with the actors, for as surely as you do, you will be in danger of missing your cue and being summarily executed or worse.
X. Beware of actors when flying in walls, for they will stand and watch and be crushed.
XI. Beware of actors during scene changes, for they are not like unto you and are blind in the dark.
XII.Take not they cues before their time, but wait for the proper moment to do so.
XIII.Take pity on the actors, for in their roles they are as children, and must be led with gentle kindness. Thus, endeavor to speak softly and not in anger.
XIV. Listen carefully to the instructions of the Director as to how he wants things done-- then do it the right way. In the days of thy work, he will see thy wisdom, give himself the credit, and rejoice.
XV. If it is not yours, do not touch it, for surely as you do, your hand will be severed.
XVI. If you break it, you shall buy it.
XVII. It is not the question, "What if something goes wrong?" but, What will go wrong?"
XVIII. The question, "Why do we have to sing?" when doing a musical, should never be asked.
XIX. Do not miss your cue, for as you do, your world will crash down upon your head.
XX. The only valid excuse for missing one's cue is death.
XXI. Do not overestimate the audience.
XXII. Do not underestimate the audience.
XXIII. Always write down your blocking notes, for if you do not, the stage manager shall punish you.
XIV. One must always check their props, for if thou don't, they will mysteriously disappear.
XXV. To be early is to be on time, to be on time is to be late, to be late is to be replaced.
XVI. And above all, get carried away not with the glow-tape or they stage will be like unto an airport.


Over N Out

Techie-in-the-Black.

"Techies do it in the dark."