Busy Week

This week I am scheduled to work 93 hours. I have to leave here in 15 minutes to catch a ride to work. We opened our first two shows last weekend to sold out crowds. I guess Oprah was in there somewhere.

I found out the other day that I get to be in costume for  one of the shows. I am a venetian soldier and I visible to the audience during some scene changes, so that is why I get a costume.

The hours are long, the pay is amazing, since it is hourly, and you meet a lot of great people. not much sleep is had, and you are soar all the time. I have fulfilled half the length of my contract so far, and apparently it only gets harder. Yay for that.

Every member of the 18 person crew has been injured in some way so far. Some more than others. I am pretty sure I tore the cartilage in my right knee early on. I have been wearing a brace the whole time. We work at a ridiculously fast pace and move some of the biggest and heaviest scenery I have every seen.

The other day I got to be in fall arrest equipment for one of our changeovers. The opera does not have a traditional fly system so everything is done from chain motors and the 10 coves (catwalks) that run over the stage.