theatre Dressing Room Lights
Do you know any of these old theater myths..?
*No painting the green room green
*The saying 'break a leg"
*Ghost light
*Its good luck to have a bad dress rehersal
i should say do you know what they mean
Well, no one is completely sure where most of these terms originated. But I can see why you wouldn't want to paint any room green, as the reflected light would usually cast an unflattering hue on the actors, prompting them to think their makeup was badly done. Can't have that!
"Break a leg" actually means "good luck" but it is considered bad luck to wish someone good luck in a performance (I have no idea why), so they say that instead.
The ghost light is really just a night light so no one walks off the edge of the stage in the dark. Some think it is from Shakespearean times when they would burn a candle at night to ward off the ghosts of past performances.
If you have a really good dress rehearsal, everyone tends to get a bit cocky and relax a bit too much, which often leads to mistakes in the opening night performance. If the rehearsal goes badly, then people are more on their toes and concentrating in order not to screw up again during the show.
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Behind the Scenes of Kent Youth Theatre / Kites (at the 2nd Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury 2002)
What would you pick to see if you got a backstage tour ?
Theatre specifically - Asking what would you like see up close and personal if you got a backstage tour??
-Lights
-Sound Equip.
-Costumes
-Wigs
-Makeup
-Set Construction
-Set Design
-Lighting Design
-Performers dressing rooms
etc..... pick a few if you'd like , but tell me why you are interested in what you choose !!!
Anything that's particular to the specific theatre. For instance, the Royal Opera House in London has an amazing system called Nomad which means they can move sections of the stage floor around and into backstage areas - makes shifting sets very much easier! I always like to go to the flyfloor if I can - every theatre's is different and that interests me. I have no interest in seeing dressing rooms, wigs or makeup but I love going into Wardrobe - for one thing, the wardrobe staff always seem to have the best gossip (!) but it's usually a very welcoming place to go. Lights and sound equipment are fairly standard from theatre to theatre, so unless they've got something strange and unusual, I've probably seen it before so I'm not bothered - interested to know what lighting desk they use, but that's about it.
