that's pretty much what I would think, based on, you know, logic, but the artistic director is much more likely to be swayed if "that's the way real professionals in New York do it".

Don't know if the Guthrie holds any sway, but those folks most definitely have costumes long before tech. If not actual costumes, as close as the shop can get.

Thanks juliana- that's pretty much what I would think, based on, you know, logic, but the artistic director is much more likely to be swayed if "that's the way real professionals in New York do it".

Would that I could tell you personally what paid people do in New York -- but I bet Equity has rules about it if that would add any weight to your argument.

Thanks again, Trudy and juliana. Off course, if I get through this without a) getting fired , b) the designer quitting or d) the artistic director hating me, I'll be lucky.

The designer seems flabbergasted that we don't normally tech in costume-- the artisitic director, the production manager and the director seem flabbergasted that we would even consider trying to tech in costumes. I don't have enough experience to tell who is craxy-- does anyone know?

My experience is like juliana's. We don't do costumes during the 2 long techs unless there are complicated costume changes. If the costumes affect the way an actor needs to move (shoes, corsets, big dresses, etc.), we usually get costumes (if not the whole thing, then key pieces) well before techs.

We also have costume parades before one of the dress rehearsals where each costume comes out on stage and the lights are set for the scenes that costume appears in so that the lighting designer and costume designer and see how everything looks under the lights.

Illinois now has another convicted ex-governor. Yay, us?

Illinois just has a high rate of successful prosecution of ex-governors.

Illinois just has a high rate of successful prosecution of ex-governors.

Yeah.

It just proves the system is working....

That's two convicted ex-govs in twenty years, though--rather high rate. (Daniel Walker served two years in federal prison for S&L hijinks in the late 80s.)

Danube reaches peak in Balkans, dykes in danger.

Yeah, I didn't parse it right myself either.

Kronus Automatic Wire Stripper.

But I got that one right.

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