Tech week. I’m pretty sure hearing those two words alone is enough to make me tired. Any student who has had to deal with final papers, exams, classes, work, and being in the theatre during any free time you have, knows what a struggle it is to make it through the week. Going through tech week recently myself brought a lot of days where I was so tired that I was actually loopy and partially incoherent for most of the hours that I was awake. Upon coming home from rehearsals and finishing whatever homework I had to work on that night, I’d often watch a couple episodes of one of my favorite shows ever, the Netflix Original Series, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. My brain used this time to decompress from the stress of the day it just went though. As I laid there in my hell week induced haze, I began to think about how relatable this show was to how I was feeling in the exact moment. Kimmy keeps it real no matter what and for those of us who have been through tech week, you know just how real it can get. So, without further ado, here are just a few aspects of tech week, as told by Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

1. When you realize that you're not prepared for anything but you're too tired to actually do anything about it

2. When you finally get home from full dress rehearsal and think about the fact that you have class in the morning

3. When someone asks to take a picture with you and you know that you're actually dead inside

4. When you're working on the crew and over-tired actors or dancers start snapping at you

5. When you get home from another late night at the theatre, look through your kitchen and realize there is nothing that could actually provide you with nutrients

6. When someone asks you to do literally anything at any time during tech week

7. When someone tells you that you're too young to not have the energy to get through tech week

8. When you're struggling to keep yourself awake at work

9. When your alarm goes off in the morning after you spent the whole night before in the theatre

10. When you're waiting for your call for what seems like forever, end up falling asleep in the theatre and someone tries to wake you up

11. When it's finally opening night and you know that tech week has officially ended