Theatre Tips And Tricks:

Theatre Tips and Tricks:

Doors!

More accurately, how to keep doors where you want them:

So you've got a set, and it has a Door. But. Your stage isn't level, or your flat isn't square, or there's a strong airflow current or any number of things. And the door just won't stay Shut/Open/Ajar/In Place.

Paint brushes!

As you can see in the photo above, paint brushes secured to the back of the bottom corner of a door will work like a movable wedge.

They're flexible enough to slide against the floor when an actor moves the door intentionally, but if secured properly, will provide resistance against whatever gravitational or structural forces might conspire to swing the door when unattended.

For example:

This door wants to swing towards me, which has pushed the brush back as it attempts to settle. The pressure of the bristle mass, however, are gripping against the riser and pinning the door in place.

You can increase or decrease the 'hold' by moving the brush up or down the door panel.

And it's virtually undetectable from the front.

Just a tiny blob in the bottom corner of the door.

Hope that helps!

And when they cut your pay/hours/benefits for no reason maybe you can get your XBOX to collectively bargain your employer for you with the help of your PlayStation. Wow! Thanks XBOX!

-teeth grits- Plaid overshirts in the 90s and early 2000s.

Durable. Versatile. Hide damage and stains well. Warm. Soft.

And then the hipsters came along.

I suffered through mockery and humiliation just for these damn posers to grow a neckbeard and buy a newsie cap and call it their own unique fashion.

Selling it at godsdamned Hot Topic.

In MY day you had to hunt the thrift stores because the only NEW shirts at Zellers were orange and purple patterned!

And then everyone now just presumes I'm one of them.

I don't even LIKE vinyl!

does anyone else secretly have that “i liked it before it was cool” complex but wont admit it

Lift skills.

So apparently my driving has two extremes:

FOuR whEeLs HOow???!!?!

And

Drives into place.

Start going up.

Smirk at ground crew freaking out.

Less than one inch gap clearance.

Hell yeah.

Spring = Babies

Or rather, the genetic urgency to procreate and carry on the species.

So when two bird fighting in the air about two feet off the ground flew across the road directly in front of my bike, quick braking saved their lives, but also reminded me to pass this along -

Between territory fights and protecting nests, foraging for food after a long winter, showing off to mates, and many other distractions, our fellow earth inhabitants are incredibly distracted at this time of year.

Please keep a watchful eye on the roads ahead!

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This extends for a few months as baby critters are born, and stumble around after mothers desperate to keep them fed and alive.

The massive downside to meaningful action on climate change is that if global warming is false were left with a clean environment and a sustainable economic model. What a bummer