Day 3

Today i was back in the theatre.  It was the matinee day today so we had the sound box on with the musical running in the background.  It was a lot busier today as they had to get the washing done for 2 as the matinee performance started then.  I didn't help with the washing but observed.  I helped today to sew name labels into the new gloves for the next performance along with name labels into shirts. this job was repetitive however it shows that not all theatre work is exciting and these jobs don't do themselves.  I did finish these rather quickly though and it helped listening to the show as i did it.

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Tonight i followed the Swing boys,  the pre set was pretty much the same as the night before.  However they have only their first costumes and undergarments in the dressing room the rest of the time they get dressed down stairs under the stage so everything is layed out in reverse order there.  We did today have to lay a costume out in the wings as one of the boys has a quick change. 
Again like the girls the actors pretty much know what they are doing,  apparently you get to know who needs help and who can do it themselves.  It surprised me how much banter goes on between not only the actors but with the dressers as well, it was really nice to see that everyone seems on the same level.  This was a lot busier role than the night before as we had to move around a bit more.  Dressing at the side of the stage again was exciting however it was very busy so i felt like wherever i stood i was in  the way, i think that was due to it being such a small space.  The guy i was following tonight again was really helpful as he does other stuff in the day which made me realise that i could do this and another job as a maker as well as i didn't originally want to loose that option by becoming a dresser.  I realise now i could do both.  I really enjoyed this night dressing.