Reflective Essay On Production Experience

This semester I worked in the Scene Shop for Production Experience 1 for both Vinegar Tom and Dead Man’s Cell Phone. Because I came on later than the rest of my peers, I caught the tail-end of work for Dead Man’s Cell Phone. I also participated in light hang and strike for Vinegar Tom as part of my Production Experience this semester. In terms of scene shop, it was new for me because I had never spent such a concentrated amount of time in that aspect of production or worked on projects on such a timescale. The only other experience I had with scene shop was what I had learned in the half credit Introduction to Stagecraft course I took at Vassar College, which involved learning how to work with wood and how to design props. Working in Northeastern’s scene shop was interesting because you are not designing the props on your own. You are the team responsible for constructing and bringing to life the ideas of the designers. For Vinegar Tom, I was able to take artistic freedom in making the trees in order to fit the aesthetic of the production. In light hang, I did not do any focusing. Almost all of it was hanging, which was fun. During Strike for Vinegar Tom, I got the chance to destroy and break down the set, which was amazing and really helped me gain a better understanding of how …show more content…
However, I am definitely looking forward to learning more in Technical Theatre 1 next semester. I would not say production work is my destiny, but it still could be. I definitely found the scene shop interesting but I think there are other aspects of production work that I might like more. For example, I spent all of last year working with lights at Vassar, and I found myself missing working with lighting. I cannot wait to continue to explore production and design work in the future here at