Behind The Curtain
This last weekend I racked up 17 hours of work in our scene shop for the theatre department. I know that doesn't seem like a lot, but for someone who can only work 4 hours a week because of school, it is a great amount of hours. The scene shop is where we build the sets for the shows we put on here at ONU. We do everything from building the sets and painting them, to hanging and focusing the lights where they're needed on the light plots and running cables for sound. Basically anything besides costuming (they have their own shop) that is necessary for the shows to be ready to go on stage happen in the scene shop. We also set up and run any events that go on in the Freed Center, like Orange and Black Day, music events and lectures. I've worked in the scene shop for almost 2 years now and have learned so much about scenery and the technical aspects of theatre. I can confidently say that I know how to work most of the tools we have, which I didn't really think was possib...