In the Red and Brown Water, an E-Run's perspective

I'm doing e-run for Red & Brown Water here at UCI, which opens this weekend in the Claire (shameless plug). This is my first time working more hands on with the lighting process from load-in to the actual show, and eventually to strike. It has been very interesting and even intimidating. I cannot quite wrap my head around the thought process that goes into a show with a larger scale of lighting than I am used to. The Claire Trevor is the biggest theatre I have ever worked in, and the amount of lights up in the air and on booms is a headache inducer. I have no idea how Stacy does it, but I hope that further instruction (perhaps Fall 2012? -hint hint-) will help it all make sense in my head. I think I just need a chance to be more hands on, and so far I have gotten that from e-run. I've seen the frustration that can come from an idea that fell short or having to align hand-made gobos made of mesh that refuses to line up on the floor read. This is also my first time seeing so many changes being done daily to the lighting. It has been interesting to see how it has changed and develops. Gels have changed and focus has been adjusted several times. All together, this experience with Red & Brown and 50C has been helping me understand lighting so much more and I'm very glad I've involved myself in them both.

Jess - the aBad one