I do technical theater, and use the internet a decent amount. So naturally I scroll through theater content on the internet and something I come across a fair amount is this fake perception that actors and techs have some sort of antagonistic conflict driven relationship, which I personally have not found to be true. While sometimes we can get on each otherās nerves, Iāve only ever encountered a few actors who are constantly pricks towards techs, and none of the techs I know actually hate actors. So to help cultivate a better relationship between techs and actors here are
Things techs want to tell actors but donāt because most of us are big balls of anxiety
If we sound angry at you while doing our job, I can almost guarantee we are not, and are just in a rush so we come off as terse.
We do fuck up, and when we do, we absolutely recognize that it inconveniences you. Sorryā¦ š¬
(For theaters/companies where techs put on mics rather than actors putting mics on themselves) During these situations, our number one goal is to make yāall feel safe and comfortable. The process can be awkward, and we try our hardest to reduce that awkward as much as possible.
When yāall do a good job on stage, we can tell and ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. Hit that note in the one song? Thereās at least one tech silently cheering in the wings. Nailing the heart-wrenching dramatic scene? At least one tech is given chills by the acting. Dancing your heart out? At least one tech is off stage celebrating the scene with ourā¦often lacklusterā¦dance skills.
When you give us chocolate it absolutely makes out day. Your kindness has absolutely not gone unappreciated.
Your job is massively difficult, and we understand that. Keep going and weāll do what we can to make it easier.
TLDR: Actors, your techs love you, keep going!
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