The spring musical for the school, “Grease” has ended. The actors as well as Ms. Harris have finally been able to relax after the ending of the massive production. Of course, with a very good show, there are techs who work just as hard to see that everything is set together right for the shows performance. While there is a tech class, and that class is mostly responsible for the operation and the construction of the set for the musical, there is also a way for you to volunteer for helping out.
The techs have already worked hard on various shows such as Shakespeare in
Hollywood, where they built the steps and constructed the fountain or the center of the stage. The play for Halloween, “10 Little Indians,” consisted of doors and frames built buy the techs, as well as furniture brought from Scott Obechain’s house. The painting, and the set up was done entirely by them, as well as the lighting, the sound, and the sound set up, although the sound did require a little extra help.
Given the magnitude of the play, Scott Obechain’s, the tech director, had the size of the set fit the size of the play. In other words, it was big. They made a full size diner for the burger palace with steps going up the back, a front for the school, a full room with a bed for Marty’s room, and a platform for the Hand Jive Contest. The work on these set pieces took roughly a month to make, and while they were brilliantly built, the deadline for the play came too fast. But despite this handicap, they managed to get the play sets ready, painted, and mobile for easy access during the plays. There were six shows in total, most of which were pulled off by a total of 8 techs, not including those in the sound booth, and others working on the microphones and lights. Still, including those, there were 11, and it was a major achievement to make the show go as smoothly as it did.
