So, the past week or so I have been focused on getting “And Then There Were None” on stage and then struck at Thomas Jefferson School.  All in all, it went great and the kids did an awesome job.  I couldn’t be prouder and neither could they.IMG_0346

In addition, at New Line, last Saturday we hung and focused lights. This was my first time to do lights in the Marcelle because Ken has lit the last three New Line shows.  I suspected that it would be easier than lighting a show at Wash U South because the fixed seating and no catwalks above meant moving an extension ladder around and working it into the rows of seats. In addition, WUS was not cabled for DMX and did not have auxiliary power outlets scattered in the grid…lessons that I used when planning the Marcelle.  That used to take hours just cabling.  We finished all of the the hang, cabling, and focus in just 6 hours at the Marcelle!  What a difference.  Plus, we were able to hang 2/3’s of it from scaffold rolling on the stage. The remaining 1/3 we could reach from a step ladder by moving one row of stack chairs!   read more…