Ours got to keep the flyspace but the "garage door" between the shop and
stage is only 10x10 so we still have to build everything On stage..just as
we always had to in the little theater.. When a show is up for performance,
the costumes are hanging out there in the shop and it is a trial to keep the
actors/construction crew from grabbing the nearest 'cloth' for a paint mop
up. The red liner also found no reason to connect the lights on the catwalk
to the lighting booth. So the poor light guys have to climb the flyspace 4
stories to access the overheads and then return to the lightbooth in the
back of the auditorium to check and run the board.
Don't know if it was a tech problem or not but the fall curtain was never
used the first 3 years the Theater was open. It may be that no one (even
the first Tech director)knew how to "fly" them or anything else. That has
changed, at least, and the current director puts all his equipment through
the paces. And he got a clotheswasher installed! It is in the carpenter
shop...but what the heck!
Kathleen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon Collier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Historical Costume'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 10:48 PM
Subject: RE: [h-cost] Thank You Albert (OT) plus some Miss America info
A good case is the Mountain View performing Arts Center. It was designed
with a lovely fly loft. But a city architect thought the fly loft spoiled
the "look" of the building, so he cut it down by half. (at least, that's
the
story I heard, but it is so believable)
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of michael tartaglio
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 6:16 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: [h-cost] Thank You Albert (OT) plus some Miss America info
Amen, Brother! I am constantly amazed by how much these "theater design
professionals" make on designing such non-functional crap. I have been in
only a few places that really show some (pardon the phrase) intelligent
design. On a good note, our Brother and Sister writers will hopefully soon
be back. As a side note, any one interested in some pics of Miss America
gowns? The MAP is moving their offices from one of the venues I'm working
at. The gowns and some shoes (from the "show us your shoes" schtick of the
MA parade) will probably not be there long. There are about 7 gowns and 15
pairs of (mostly silly) shoes. Let me know within a few days and I'll take
a
camera in and snap some pics. Cheers, Mike T.
And theatres are designed by people who have never done anything but
sit in the audience. Back stage! We need some back stage space
please!!!! Not just in the wings. It would be nice to not have to go
out in the parking lot to cross from stage left to stage right during a
performance.
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