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Episode 3 - Rigging Scenery: It's not as basic as you think

Episode 3 - Rigging Scenery: It's not as basic as you think

Welcome to another episode of behind the plaster line. On today’s episode I want to talk a little bit about rigging and some practices you might not be completely aware of. Before I dive in I want to say that this episode is for educational purposes only and is not official advice. I am not a professional rigger and you should always seek professional advice from a licensed rigger when hanging and flying scenery or people. I don’t know all the information but my goal in talking about this topic is to make you aware that rigging involves more than...

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Episode 2 - How to be a badass and fight imposter syndrome

Episode 2 - How to be a badass and fight imposter syndrome

It has been a while since I recorded episode 1. I have been busy with conventions and the holiday rush, in fact today is the first day all of my 3d printers are off. When they are on they can be very noisy which doesn’t make for a good podcast background, which is also why I held off on recording. For those of you that don’t know I have an online shop called Mighty With All Trades and I sell technical theatre buttons, stickers and other theatre gifts. Feel free to check it out and get your kids or even...

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Episode 1 - Who am I am why I quit

Episode 1 - Who am I am why I quit

I am so excited to finally be releasing episode 1 of my podcast. For those of you that don’t know me let me introduce myself. My name is Mel edwards and I am a former public education theatrical technical director.

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