Ah, yes, tech week. A week of absolute madness for anyone in the theatre department. It’s the final rehearsals leading up to the show, where they add lights, music, sounds, costumes, and the last of the props. The time where instead of having rehearsal a few days a week, rehearsal takes up the majority of your night. And, of course, teachers and professors add more homework because it’s tech week; well, maybe just because it’s the end of the term, but I like my first theory better. There are so many things that crosses one’s mind as they go through tech week, and here they are:
1. I’m going to bed early tonight
2. I have so much homework and no time to do it
3. I’m just gonna skip the reading, the teacher will never know
4. But wait, what if they will?
5. I’ll just read it backstage
6. And do the rest of my homework backstage
7. Let’s be real here, no I won’t
8. My hair is not cooperating today
9. I really don’t want to wear this much makeup
10. Is my foundation blended well enough?
11. Does my foundation look somewhat natural?
12. Did I put too much blush on?
13. Nah, there’s no such thing as too much blush when it comes to stage makeup
14. Crap, I messed up and now I have to start my eye makeup over again
15. My mic is really irritating me
16. I wonder what I’m going to say/sing for my mic check
17. I’m just going to wing it
18. Thank goodness mic check is over
19. I need water
20. I got lipstick all over my water
21. I need to reapply it now
22. Oh we’re doing warmups. OK
23. We’re singing really high
24. OK, now we’re singing really low
25. That’s not even in my range anymore, wow, OK
26. I gotta get myself pumped up
27. I need a lot of energy but I also need a nap
28. The stage manager just called five. What can I do in five minutes before we start?
29. Oh wait, nothing. Absolutely nothing.
30. OMG OK I need to get into place. OK
31. Act/sing your little heart out
32. Crap, I have to pee
33. What’s my first line/note again?
34. Oh wait, got it.
35. First scene done, many more to go
36. Do I have time to pee before the next scene?
37. I should pee
38. But what if things go faster than expected?
39. I’m going to wait until I have a while
40. Like intermission
41. I have to end this scene on this side of the stage and start the next scene on the other side of the stage, so that’s great
42. Yes, it's intermission
43. Time to pee
44. Why is the bathroom full? Please let me pee
45. Ah, yes, finally.
46. Be careful of the mic
47. OK, we’re good now
48. I wonder how the actual show is going to turn out
49. Alright, let’s do the second half
50. I never realized how bright those lights are
51. Is their mic on?
52. Is my mic on?
53. I wonder how this looks to the audience
54. Crap, I messed up
55. Hope the audience can’t tell
56. OK, we’re on the last scene
57. It's the final countdown
58. Now we have to get notes
59. So. Many. Notes.
60. I can’t believe I have to do this all over again tomorrow….I’m pumped!
