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Tue, 2 Sept 2008, 09:08 pm

David Ashton22 posts in thread

I had a call-out today to a new school theatre, less than a year old.The house lighting system is too complex for the staff to work and no manual. The step lights have been glued in, some are already dead. There are electric winches on all 6 bars. There is no ladder, one is supposed to focus lights by raising and lowering bars till you get them all right. Having spent all this money on bells and whistles they could only afford 20 parcans 6 fresnels and 4 cyc lights and the parcans are open backed single insulated- for kids? No profiles. So a million dollars on [my guess] we have a non functional teaching venue. This is a state school paid for by tax-payers. How do they get away with it?

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"CHOOK PEN - SAGA

Thu, 2 Oct 2008, 12:40 pm

Now my blood pressure is sort of back to normal. It's amazing how caffeine 'n nicotine calms the situation.

I contacted David of 'All things theatre', who was underneath the stage of a venue in Southern cross, fixing a wiring problem.

who kindly said he would drop in to our Chook Pen & see what can be done - as soon as he gets back.

Good old Hywell said he would help, even though he is knackered, after the Dramafest & continual back to back shows at the Old Mill lately.

So hopefully by this Sunday the show will be able to do a dress rehearsal?

Thinking about in a lot of cases, if it wasn't for a lot of old fart techies, I'd hate to think how a lot of Ameatres would get on? I know it would happen anyway, as it always does! But I start to wonder where the next lot of techies will come from?

On my part it is not for the want of attempting to share my few skills about theatre workings, but the tendency is to shy away from using that four letter word [work] when it comes to this game.

It's probably my fault - may be I should of just kept being a warm prop luvvie 'n twirly. At least I might have been a lot slimmer or least fallen of the perch by now!

Arh well - 'USE THE DIFFICULTIES" again & it will turn out alright!

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Thread (22 posts)

bloody architects— David Ashton2 Sept 2008

re BLOODY ARCHITECTS— Jim C2 Sept 2008
I worked in the BMW Edge— Na3 Sept 2008
I agree, early this year i— The Lighting Prince3 Sept 2008
Perhaps it's not so much— Na3 Sept 2008
Like the old slaying goes,— Robert Whyte4 Sept 2008
- Wor war Stories!— JoeMc4 Sept 2008
  - refurbished Old mill— Jim C4 Sept 2008
- Camelus dromedarius— JoeMc4 Sept 2008
Refurbished Old Mill— Norma4 Sept 2008
On consultants, etc...— mtearle8 Sept 2008
The principal and teachers— David Ashton13 Sept 2008
- That is ridiculous. How can— jeffhansen13 Sept 2008
Smoke and Mirrors— Taurean14 Sept 2008
- "We have nothing, do— Na14 Sept 2008
- "WE WHO HAVE NOTHING!"— JoeMc14 Sept 2008
HMMM— Logos14 Sept 2008
- Phoenix gets the cue 'GO'!— JoeMc27 Sept 2008
  - HOENIX @ The Naked Chook Pen!— JoeMc29 Sept 2008
    - "CHOOK PEN - SAGA— JoeMc2 Oct 2008
School Therters...— listerofsmeg28 Sept 2008
- Never hang up that— JoeMc28 Sept 2008

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