101 Dalmatians

Recently I've been working on a production in our college '101 Dalmatians' .Originally i wasn't involved because someone didn't turn up so i got asked if i could help out backstage.Later within that day i had to learn everything from knowing cues, where props needed to go, where the set had to be and how to work the 'Blinder'. A blinder is a sheet which can block a screen from what is seen from behind it so for instance in one of the scenes the 'puppies' are trapped in a little basement and you can see this by the blinder being up.

The next day it was already one of their first shows in the evening, i was rather nervous if i did muck something up as anything little thing going wrong can make a big damage to such a play like this. My lecturer told me that i had now officially become assistant stage manager (ASM) i was kinda pooing my pants at that moment as i still felt very unprepared.

So it was time, i was actually very excited. It was all stressful backstage though, everyone running around looking for a prop or item of clothing. But it was time..
Oh yes the audience loved it, laughing from left right and center, i was on the other hand concentrating as i had a head set on and the person giving me the cues was very quiet so when i was just trying to listen for that all important word 'GO' people were talking to me trying to ask where things were.. Lets just say thank god i'm a women so i could multitask.
And then it was all over, one of the best experiences I've had at my college, because I've always wanted to work backstage see what it was like and to see how much goes into any show small or big. And it definitely didn't let me down!

In the pictures One of of my Lecturers (Sarah) each gave everyone a cake and a little personal note before the first show. And lemme' tell you that cake was yummy!