Production Assistant Life

I'm a producer, world traveller, new blogger and book lover.

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Lucia Photo Life
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Lucia Photo Life
Hey friends, I write this post as I sit backstage waiting for the last performance to come to a close.  Bitter sweet moment I must say. This post is not going to be so much about the show as it is just pictures of the show.  Now that we’ve wrapped for the season, I’m starting … ...
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Honorary Stage Manager Life
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Honorary Stage Manager Life
Hey everyone, Hope you’ve all been having a good week! We’ve had opening night, I’m currently backstage awaiting the start of our second performance and then we will be trucking along nicely into performance number three this Thursday, followed by a pre-strike that night, and a ...
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Fake Blood Life
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Fake Blood Life
Hallo my darlings, Hope you are all well.  Today I bring you a bit of Props and Wardrobe fun by way of making a bloodied wedding dress.  And it’s actually a lot more fun than it sounds. The process started a while back when Deanna, head of Wardrobe / resident Wardrobe designer at Edmonton O...
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Moving-In Life
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Moving-In Life
Hey everyone, As always it’s been a long time.  I have sort of fallen off the face of the earth as of late, working on a number of different projects that are keeping me busier than I had hoped.  For months I had been searching for something to delve into and I’m happy to say … ...
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Tech Week Life
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Tech Week Life
Hello again my darlings, Hope you are having a lovely night.  I am backstage at the Jubilee — surprise, surprise — but this time, on OPENING NIGHT! We opened the show to a sold out audience tonight and I’m so thrilled with how everything turned out! A week ago today we were work...
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Queen of the Night Life
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Queen of the Night Life
Hello my darlings, How are you today? I’m writing to you once again from backstage at the Jube! Today we are focusing lights and setting levels and all that fun stuff. But more about that later, for now I’m here to tell you a bit more about the Queen of the Night! When we first …...
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Paint Life
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Paint Life
Hello everyone! As I almost always start my posts, MY MY IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME… Story of my busy life.  Though, I will admit I’m happy to be a while in between posts if it means that I get to go out and do things and live life! Wheee! Anyways, back to today’s … Continue ...
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Red Ryder Carbine Action BB Gun Life
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Red Ryder Carbine Action BB Gun Life
Hallo my dears! My my it has been a long time.  And boy has it been crazy! I have had the time of my life working on this show and I cannot wait to share that with you.  So sit back, relax and let’s go! This past August I was asked by Janice Flower to work … Continue reading Red Ryder...
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Set Build Life
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Set Build Life
Hello again friends! How have you been? My super-busy-life is about to become my moderately-busy-life again, and I’m very much looking forward to this Saturday’s sleep in.  Tonight is our closing night for Barber of Seville and tomorrow is strike.  Our set is then off to its next dest...
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Barber Life
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Barber Life
Hello all! My my what a busy couple weeks of 8-15 hour days it has been!   Over at the Opera, we did our load-in, install, piano techs, dress rehearsals and have even had opening night! I’m currently sitting backstage during show #2, writing to y’all.   I have so many good things I do...
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