I can't believe I just had to do that...

[pmooney]

This year, since I don't have much to do during second act, I'm taking my second turn at being the lower half of Mother Ginger in our production of the Nutcracker! The worst part is not being able to see anything and worrying about running over the little Bon Bons!

[BeccaTheSM]

Just had the first orchestra rehearsal for ANNIE in the rehearsal room. After the rehearsal, I had to mop up the spittle from the spit valves of all the brass. Can you say disgusting that they simply walked away from it!?!

If it helps, as a brass player myself, I can attest that it is mostly condensation, not spit.
And I'm sorry that the musicians don't have their own spit rags.

[cschott]

This year, since I don't have much to do during second act, I'm taking my second turn at being the lower half of Mother Ginger in our production of the Nutcracker! The worst part is not being able to see anything and worrying about running over the little Bon Bons!

Good luck with that!  I've never done it, but I don't think I want to.  I'd be afraid not only of running over the little girls but my feet as well!

[Tempest]

This one was so weird that I acutally put in the report "No, I can't beleive I just asked for that, either."

PROPS: Can we please have a piece of foam core, hinged in the middle so it will fold up to about 8.5" X 11" with a Rorschach style ink-blot image on it that is, pretty obviously, two reindeer "doing it."  Director says, "Reindeer porn, with blots."

[SMLois]

On a show last spring we had a bathtub on set.  The production manager had a plumber in and we were able to control water flow both from stage and the booth. It was really cool.  A character was killed by being drowned in the pool at the end of the play and the thrashing in the running water never ceased to surprise the patrons.

However, the tub was an antique and did not have a drain.  This meant that at the end of the night I had to grab a hose, run it to a drain in the vomitoriums and run a siphon by sucking on the end of the hose. ICK. 

Thankfully, after seeing me sucking back bathwater one night, arrangements were made for a small pump to be bought so that I wouldn't have to get a mouth ful of dirty water every night.

[dallas10086]

However, the tub was an antique and did not have a drain.  This meant that at the end of the night I had to grab a hose, run it to a drain in the vomitoriums and run a siphon by sucking on the end of the hose. ICK. 

Thankfully, after seeing me sucking back bathwater one night, arrangements were made for a small pump to be bought so that I wouldn't have to get a mouth ful of dirty water every night.

That seems incredibly unnecessary and unsanitary. Did you ever suggest the pump before putting your mouth to the hose? I would refuse to do it if that was the first suggestion.

[SMLois]

I was originally told that it was too expensive - that they were over budget on the set and couldn't afford a pump.  Somehow that changed when the AD saw me working at it.  The other suggestion was to bail it out with a bucket (which would have taken a substantial amount of time).