My Role in the Musical

In the school production "Back To the 80s" I undertook a few roles including:
SPOTLIGHT: My job handling the spotlight required me to work with the lighting crew. I had to follow the script prompts to put the spotlight on the certain characters at specific times during each performance. This job was very simple but could be easily messed up if i wasn't paying proper attention. The spotlight was quite heavy and i was required to hold and move it allot.

BACKSTAGE: This job involved setting up the sets properly for the each Act and scene and making sure that correct props were on stage for each actor when they needed them. This job required allot of movement and thankfully no one was injured during the process. The job entailed of moving rubix cubes(boxes), desks, lockers and the blackboard on and off the set at the appropriate times. We had to use the sketches of the floor plans for each scene in the acts to distinguish what prop would go where on the stage.

I discovered many difficulties throughout the production:
- Communication: At time it became difficult to communicate with the backstage people on the other side of the stage due to the loud noise. We used allot of sign language, but this at times failed, although we had a runner who was able to go back and forth to help us to communicate more effectively.

- Arm Strain: Whilst working the spotlight i found it was very heavy and placed lots of strain on my left arm, which was the arm i was using to hold the heaviest part of the spotlight with.

Among these difficulties came a lot of success throughout the production.
-Teamwork: We worked great as a team in both the backstage and lighting area. There wasn't conflict at all really
-Learning experiences: I gained allot of knowledge about the entertainment industry which i could further use in later studies
-Successful Production: Everyone who worked on the set or backstage did their job to the best of their ability which meant the production was quite successful for everyone watching it.

The musical was a very fun experience for myself and i developed further knowledge about the entertainment industry, it also allowed me to work with friends and other people within my class i don't usually really work with.