Today, we had our first tech run and surprise, surprise: it was a disaster.
Now, let me clarify, that "surprise surprise" was meant to be ironic because it was, in fact, and utterly horrifying surprise. When I got home tonight, I threw myself on to the couch and groaned. Nick asked me if it was the worst run of a show that I'd ever participated in. If it'd been in front of an audience? Yes. Without a doubt. The projections failed. The sound cut in and out. Every other cue took 10 - 45 seconds to load. The songs overlapped. The tech we have spent the last three days preparing so carefully simply crumbled.
Then Cameron came. Cameron showed my designers how to manipulate Q lab and make it work properly. By the time I got back from the I'm-just-down-the-hall-but-in-the-dark-by-myself-so-call-if-you-need-me-but-please-leave-me-alone-for-twenty-minutes portion of my dinner break, everything was up and running. And then, surprise surpsise (again genuine): we had a great run. Not flawless, but pretty good. Almost every cue worked and the lag was minimal. A 87% turn around from the afternoon. And it left us a little in awe of Cameron, honestly.
Now, surprise surprise (ironic): I'm exhuatsed, hungry and half asleep at my computer.
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