ohhh carousel...
So if you've been following this journal throughout the summer, you would know that I did not do the Carousel internship. I was not chosen due to "lack of experience." Well since Monday I have been at Carousel rehearsals, because the lighting designer and master electrician brought me in to run a followspot. Throughout the week I have met these interns, and one of the lesbian girlfriends, a volunteer whose participating due to her "love of the theatre." Anyway, I'm not denying that I may have had a lack of experience, but apparently all you need to be experienced is a lot of Broadway show t-shirts, unnecesary duct tape on your body, obscure knowledge of theatre history, and really ugly pants. Also, stupid tech catch phrases. Also, the dress rehearsal today sucked. Like, really bad. A clearcom headset(note: each headset is worth over 100 dollars) as well as its cord was caught under a large set piece that wasn't hinged correctly and missed its cue. On it way out it caught on one of the sky legs and ripped it out of the ground. Awesome. So in conclusion, I may suck at life, but not enough to suck more than these interns. But now I'm not completely sure I would have wanted to be an intern. As much as I was quick to judge, its not that I dont like these kids, its that I wouldn't have wanted to go to every rehearsl of this god-awful show. The end message of this show is that "Yes dear, you can get hit, get hit real hard, and not be hurt at all. Because the person who hit you loves you." What?!? Yeah. If you've seen Oklahoma!, theres no need to see Carousel, cause its the same damn show recycled. Plus, ya know, the woman-beating part.
Usually a show can be absolutely terrible, and I still don't mind particpating in it, because the saving grace is either my participation in something i enjoy doing, or I enjoy insulting the show with the other crew members. Or I get paid well.Welllllll I'm running follow spot, which just sucks, and I can't say anything on the headset once the show starts bc they're still working out lighting cues and the stage manager is way too anal retentive.
So in conclusion, I dont like this show because its way too serious for my ADD, the spot cues change every 4 seconds to confuse the hell out of me, I have to watch interns that are supposed to be better than me screw up stupid shit over and over again, and everyone I work with that I usually enjoy talking to either is in a terrible mood,(i.e. everyone), or is just not working on this show (i.e. Patrick). Oh well. Plus its eating up my life. Every freaking night I'm there from 6-11.
Punk ass bitch motherfucker.
Usually a show can be absolutely terrible, and I still don't mind particpating in it, because the saving grace is either my participation in something i enjoy doing, or I enjoy insulting the show with the other crew members. Or I get paid well.Welllllll I'm running follow spot, which just sucks, and I can't say anything on the headset once the show starts bc they're still working out lighting cues and the stage manager is way too anal retentive.
So in conclusion, I dont like this show because its way too serious for my ADD, the spot cues change every 4 seconds to confuse the hell out of me, I have to watch interns that are supposed to be better than me screw up stupid shit over and over again, and everyone I work with that I usually enjoy talking to either is in a terrible mood,(i.e. everyone), or is just not working on this show (i.e. Patrick). Oh well. Plus its eating up my life. Every freaking night I'm there from 6-11.
Punk ass bitch motherfucker.