In the world of live theater, a crucial part of any performance happens behind the scenes, both before the production opens and during its run. Building the set, designing the lights, planning the sound cues, and creating the special effects\u2014it\u2019s all just the beginning! Once a production hits the stage, the tech crewmembers work together to keep each performance running smoothly and safely, from the moment the curtain rises to the very last cue.<\/p>\n
Christian Keyes \u201919 knows this firsthand. He joined the Theater Department tech crew last fall, during his first year at Trinity-Pawling. The first project he tackled with fellow crewmembers was building a door for the set of Almost, Maine,<\/em> the School\u2019s fall production last year. It was his family business, Keyes said, that led him to join the crew in the first place. \u201cMy grandfather owns a construction business, so I thought, with my previous experience of building, why not help out?\u201d he began. \u201cI also have an interest in electronics and lighting, which led me to my station at the lighting board.\u201d<\/p>\n Harvey<\/em>, this year\u2019s fall play, marks Keye\u2019s fourth production on the tech crew. Rehearsals are in full swing\u2014which means the work behind the scenes has kicked into high gear. \u201cThe most challenging part of being on tech crew is all of the preparation,\u201d Keyes shared. \u201cBuilding, planning, and putting it all together so that the audience can truly enjoy everyone\u2019s hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n For Theater Director Kent Burnham, Keyes and the entire tech crew are the unsung heroes of the Theater Department. \u201cThe tech crew is integral to making a play come to life,\u201d shared Burnham. \u201cThey physically create the imaginative concepts and pie-in-the-sky ideas of the director. They are the collaborative tissue \u2014 the nuts and bolts \u2014 that create the world of the play. I look to Christian and his team for help at every turn of the process.\u201d<\/p>\n When putting together a production, Keyes and his fellow crewmembers find it exciting to see their work enhance the action on stage. After all, the show would not be complete without the lights, set, and sound. When Keyes is at his station behind the lighting board, he most enjoys experiencing the moment when the production really comes to life. And it\u2019s his team\u2019s hard work behind the scenes, he said, that makes the performance that much more captivating. \u201cI believe the audience can gain a greater understanding of the storyline and the actors through the set, light, and sound cues,\u201d he shared. \u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to seeing my team in action on opening night.\u201d<\/p>\n Harvey<\/em> will take the stage in Gardiner Theater on November 9, 10, and 11.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the world of live theater, a crucial part of any performance happens behind the scenes, both before the production opens and during its run. Building the set, designing the lights, planning the sound cues, and creating the special effects\u2014it\u2019s all just the beginning! Once a production hits the stage, the tech crewmembers work together […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2303,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-october-2018"],"acf":[],"wps_subtitle":"LIGHTS, SOUND, ACTION!","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2302"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2312,"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302\/revisions\/2312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}