Job Role Evaluation: Overall Show

Tech Rehearsal:
Cons:

  1. During the day of the tech rehearsal we ran over on rehearsal, this could have been avoided if people had stayed later.

  2. We overloaded the dimmers; this meant that the trip switch kept tripping. Next time we could have ignored where the lights were and tried to use more cable to plug the lights in to all 3 dimmer packs evenly. Another cause of this was that there was not enough cables, so in the planning stage the Lighting Designer should consider the amount of cables needed before rigging too place.

  3. The tech rehearsal also had delays because the cast had to stop allot to take out piercings and change clothes. This could have been avoided if the cast came to the tech rehearsal in full costume.


  4. The cast should also consider that this rehearsal is a tech rehearsal and the placements of the lights are important to achieve the full aesthetics of the performance. We found because the blocking for the numbers was very varied that once it came to the next run, the lighting had to be changed. It is a lengthy process and the LX crew must see all variations of the positions of the cast so we can avoid the lighting having to be redone.

Tickets:
  
   5. We also need to reconsider the ticketing method as some people came on different nights. The wrist bands we used for tickets were all the same colour however they had the day on them but this proved difficult to stop and check and people were walking in too flast and flashing their wrist band instead of having it checked. This could be avoided if we have a different colour for each night.

Tickets/ seating:

Pros:

  1. We also chose to tell the audience before they came in to fill up the seats from the middle outwards this avoided parties of 2 or more people from being split up and left over seats being scattered around the seating area.

  2. We also decided to use the radio system to let the FOH Manager make any announcements to the audience. However this proved in effective as the audience talked over the tannoy and did not realise there was an announcement. This could have been avoided if we had a musical piece before the announcement to introduce the message and make sure people hear it.

 3.  Even though the doors of the set were slightly broken and they were difficult to use, Jordan and Sophie the ASM and a member of the crew felt the smoothness and fluency of the doors progressed over the last two nights. For example the QLab and Projection operator found that from the front they looked smoother each night.

  4. The checklists that I drafted and then the ASM redrafted and approved was also very helpful for many of the crew and operators. The Lighting operator felt that the Lighting checklist helped remind her of the desks functions. I also felt that the crews checklist was well executed each night pre show as it helped remind me of all the small things that needed to be checked, for example the rubbish under the seats. The check lists also helped the crew be more independent and self efficient, it let the technician and teachers feel able to leave the students to run the show with very few questions or mishaps.