opera hang

it's that time of year!

....that time of year when i carry lots of scaffolding off of trucks and set it up for an opera. for some reason, EVERY opera that I have been involved with on the design side has used scaffolding as part of the rig. some have incorporated it into the scenic design, but the familiar yellow and blue towers never fail to appear!

so: today when our hang call was interrupted and we were asked to go unload scaffolding from the truck outside I thought to myself---it will never die. similar to PJ. and ED. VERY similar.

that being said, the hang is going very well. i am impressed with the professionalism of the call in general and im really really happy that the frantic, speed-demon mentality of the studio space is not present here on the mainstage. it makes one much calmer and the call much more pleasant. of course, i have been on the balcony rail all day....but i really do think that taking the time to slow down and not be so obsessed with speed is a much healthier way to do our work.