This is not a Meet The Gaffer episode. My daughter wrote and directed this program at the church we attend in Palo Alto, CA. It's a small congregation, but for a few decades we have been putting together quirky, glorified readers-theater type Christmas Programs. It's been an enjoyable tradition, and, along with the Sundays of Advent, a great way to feel that the holiday is underway. However and in whatever area of the world you celebrate, may peace be with you.
Lighting wise, I usually throw up a few tungsten units to augment the existing ETC Tungsten PARS that have been lighting the front of the church for the past 10 years or so. But this time around, I put up two Kinoflo Air Max units on left and right outside and two Freestyle 31 panels on left and right closer to the center. Behind the two building cut outs are two verticalized freestyle 41’s for the Angel choir. The pinch point is that we share the space with another congregation that vacates the premises about a 1/2 hour before we need to go on, so we keep all the floor set up to a minimum. It’s a very, Just In Time approach to theater. The transitions were controlled wirelessly through Blackout. I missed a couple cues, along with the placement of the spot the second time it comes on. We do our best with the available prep time and personnel!
8 июл 2024
