Today, I was working the lighting for a drama production. In the last scene, two characters realize they are in love and kiss, then the stage goes dark. I mixed up my settings, and instead of a blackout, flashing party lights started going off. 300 people turn around to stare at me. FML
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Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I was in a play and had a battle scene. I got a little too into it and wound up twisting my ankle. The audience was treated to me screaming like a little girl before face-planting the stage a moment later. FML
Today, rehearsals started for the haunted house I act in. As we were running through the house and reading through our lines, the set designer turned on the hydraulic pump to test something, accidentally causing a tumbling bookshelf effect to go off. Guess where I was standing. FML
Today, I had one of my biggest dance shows ever. After months of practice I had finally gotten the lead position. When I entered the stage and raised my arms my straps fell down and I flashed an audience of 5000. FML
Today, we had a surprise party for my boss. Someone turned out all the lights. I was so scared of the dark, the first thing my boss saw when he walked in was all my co-workers watching me scream, "TURN IT ON!" FML
Today, I signed up for a theater production as they needed extras. I had exactly one line in the entire play. During opening night, I became so focused on remembering the line, I forgot to walk on stage when it was my cue. People stood there on stage waiting for my character, who was backstage, congratulating himself for not forgetting his line. FML
Today, it was opening night for the play where I was, for the first time ever, one of the leads. I went on stage with a loud and energetic entrance. I came in two scenes early. FML
Today, I was part of a community theater play as a prop helper. I was supposed to slide a fake letter under a door, but I got overenthusiastic and kicked it into the audience. The actor improvised, but the crowd laughed harder at my blunder than the actual play. FML
Today, I had a theatre performance. I had to put on a lot of makeup for the role, and one of the guys said I looked nice. I smiled and said thanks. Seconds later, I'd been sucker-punched by his girlfriend for "flirting" with her man. FML
Today, I was stage-managing a school show. Some kids were goofing off backstage, so I yelled at them that they could hurt themselves. While walking back to my chair, I tripped over my own feet and fell 5 feet off the stage, shattering my cheekbone. FML
Today, I had my first gig with my new band. I was concentrating on my guitar during the second song when I tripped over the singer's microphone cable, hit my head on the bass drum, and blacked out. When I came to, people were applauding, apparently thinking it was part of the act. FML
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Maddoctor 10
Well at least it was a dramatic finish!
greenltrn2003 0
**** the drama lets party!!!!!!!!!
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hoddington 0
@JackMHVS: b*****ks to that, the chances of the desk corrupting like that are slim. Mebbe the desk would lose the show completely, but not rewrite a cue to create a chase. Anyways, a half decent lighting op will always check each of the cues before a show to ensure they haven't got mucked up. Sounds like purely operator error to me, totally deserved it.
waterynuggets 0
MLIA
funnymonkey109 0
dude I'm a technical director and believe me you are not the only one that has screwed up a lighting cue or hit the wrong preset(if you are using an old lighting board). i know i have and a lot of the other tech directors that i know have all done it before.
shelboo_fml 0
I LOVE YOU LOL
FreddyLunch 0
All this kissing makes me want to party...
djrocksolid01 0
Thats ******* sweet. You go to kiss someone and then lights start flashing everywhere! Haha
AmoraLynn 6
Oh geeze that freaking sucks. My boyfriend just got his degree in Lighting and its so freaking stressful, especially with all the bitchy people who have no clue how hard your job is telling you it is a piece of cake. Hope that was just the first night of the show, since the second one is always better and there are fewer issues.
_THE_MASTER_ 0
o damn the dude in the play must've been like holy shit!!!! Michael Bay is directing 'To Catch a Predator' now!!! I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS UNDERAGE!!! EXPLOSIONS!!! WHERE ARE MY EXPLOSIONS!!!!
South_Park_Shay 0
Dude, thats gotta be awesome. You freakin' rock.
thatswiggedywack 0
if i was there i wouldve started dancing!!!! dont feel bad i think thats funny in a good way.