Working on Willy Wonka Jr. has been a great experience, and
one I hadn't counted on having at the beginning of 2013. What began as signing up for Jim's lighting
class (partly after the recommendation of a friend who had taken the class in
the past) became my first full experience as a designer for a show.
My primary focus in ISU Theatre has been (and in large part
still remains) as an actor. Being asked
to try my hand at lighting design wasn't something I was expecting, even with
my taking the lighting class. And at
first, I felt daunted by the prospect. Am
I confident enough in myself to handle this?
Learning that it was at Jim's suggestion that I was asked told me
something important, though: regardless
of my confidence, someone else DOES have confidence in me.
Even then, this was something I had never really tried
before. Sitting in on the production
meetings really helped me get excited for the project. Everyone kept bringing such wonderful ideas
to the table, it was really fantastic. Having
that source of energy and having Jim as someone I could ask questions to really
helped me along.
My board tech, Kaine, showed himself to be quite capable of
running the board. While it's true that
virtually all the cues were set to run at the press of a button, he kept focus
well and felt comfortable leaving the second weekend of performances in his
hands.
Now that it's finished, I'm really pleased with what I
accomplished. I've done something that I
hadn't expected to do six months ago, and did it well. And while I still want to focus on acting, I
think I'd like to continue to learn and do more with lighting.
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