The people behind the magic: A Midsummers Night’s Dream’s stage crew

What is your role in the stage crew? “I'm (the) backstage assistant, so I do a little bit of everything everywhere. I helped out with hair. I have to lift the Quick Change, such as makeup. I helped out with the construction and I was also an usher, so I did a little bit of everything everywhere.“ Why did you join Stage Crew? “I honestly do not like being on stage. I prefer to work in the ma...

What is your role in the stage crew? “I am tech. I do certain things that most people don't do.  I'm one of the people that go up on the catwalk to remove the lights or put them back on. I was on sound for a little bit so I would have to turn on the music for a little bit in in for intermission.” Why did you join Stage Crew? “I joined because my parents told me, ‘You seem like a theater kid, you sh...

What is your role in the stage crew? “My role in stage crew is helping out with hair and costuming.” Why did you join stage crew? “I didn’t really want to be on stage with everybody, but I wanted to help out with the drama program as much as I could.“ Do you enjoy being in stage crew? “ I do actually love being in stage crew, it's really fun, there's a lot of nice people in it, the atm...

What is your role in the stage crew? “I do make-up backstage.” Why did you join stage crew? “I joined because I like doing makeup and I thought I might as well use my creativity for an extracurricular program.” Do you enjoy being in stage crew?“ I love it because I've made a lot of new friends. I've only been there for like two months, three months, but I've already made a lot of ...

What is your role in the stage crew? “I am in charge of all backstage management and tech.” Why did you join stage crew? “I did it because my friend was doing it and I thought it sounded really fun. Then I joined tech because I thought it'd be really interesting to do all the lights and sound.” Do you enjoy being in stage crew? “ I like it a lot. It's a lot of fun for me because I get to be v...

What is your role in the stage crew? “I helped build the sets as well as lights.“ Why did you join stage crew? “I felt that I was really contributing towards the drama community in that way without having to be out on stage constantly.“ Do you enjoy being in stage crew? “I really do enjoy it. Mostly because of the relationships and the community that you slowly start to build with having those ...

What is your role in the stage crew? My role in the stage crew is assistant stage manager Why did you join stage crew? I joined the stage crew because I’ve always loved being in productions and I’ve only ever been on stage so I wanted to try something new and see which one I liked better.  Do you enjoy being in stage crew? I definitely enjoy being apart of backstage because you get ...

What is your role in the stage crew? “I was the tech side of crew.” Why did you join Stage Crew? “I joined to get to know more people, become more confident, and learn productions work.” Do you enjoy being in Stage Crew? “I did enjoy being a part stage crew. It made feel very productive and active.” What does stage crew do to help make the play go smoothly? “Stage crew basically runs the ...