Theater | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper: We have so many shows we’re running through, there’s going to be a second, different show starting 15 minutes after one ends. The nature of the beast is that even with the more rehearsed shows, it tends to be very by the seat of your pants.
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I think what Tarnow has to say about him being a part of the improv is really interesting. I think the kind of theatre where the board op is just as much a part of the show is really intriguing. It might go unnoticed by the general public like so much of what we do, but those who know what to look for will see it. It reminds me of my TD in high school who did not want me to preset any of the levels in my light cues when I was running a show, but rather taught me to set submasters that I could run up and down depending on how the audience felt that night. This seems pretty outdated theology now, looking back on it, but I think it can still hold some merit. I think shows do change drastically from audience to audience and going through 100% prerecorded cues every night for different crowds seems like it could be an injustice in certain types of theatre. Improv comedy like this is really the perfect example.
Aaron Tarnow sounds like a great person to work with! He seems to be ready and willing to take on any task put in front of him. The amount of changeover he does with new works and different shows running on the same day is absolutely insane, but he seems to have a grip on how to do it effectively and efficiently. I think it is really cool that he minored in drama (lighting design) at Carnegie Mellon. I wonder if the work he’s doing at Arcade Comedy Theatre is an application of both his major and minor, although I am not sure what he majored in. One thing that makes me a little confused is that though his job title is “Technical Director,” he does not seem to be doing a lot of the traditional things I have learned that technical directors do. I assume every theatre does things a little differently, I just found this interesting. It reminds me a lot of what my TD did at my high school, but on a much larger scale given the number of productions he works on. Very cool!
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