My experience with NEIGHBORHOOD 3: REQUISITION OF DOOOOOOOOOOM
HELLO OUT THERE IN THE INTERWEBS! This is my first “b-log” post since freshman year of highschool. And you totally care about that! So far the SPF experience, as it has come to be congealed in my silly brain, has been full of laughter, educational experience, networking opportunities, triumph, failure, frustration, total mental collapse from lack of sleep, free booze, free food, and lots of other tasty/useful perks. I recently finished working as assistant to the costume designer for Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom. I worked under Holly Nadel, who was one of the sweetest and most knowledgeable costume designers I have come across. Our many hours working and playing at Century 21, Sims, Big D and other ghetto discount department stores will remain as fond memories for years to come. I would have to say that my most important experience working as Holly’s assistant is when she taught me the proper way to dye clothes using only powder dye and a washing machine. I had no idea that you could do that! It will surely come in as a handy alternative to looking for specific colors of clothing in the future. Another interesting, yet not so much a fond memory, that I retain is that of a crisis that occurred before one of our performances. 45 minutes before one of the shows, it was discovered that a dress was stained and had to be emergency re-dyed, a cache of shoes went missing, and various other costume items were MIA. This all with only 30 minutes to curtain! Luckily, my partner Max and I, under the brave leadership of Holly, managed to resolve the matter by curtain with literally 2 minutes to spare. It was truly a test of nerve and efficiency, and also a startling reminder of the unpredictablility of live theater. I won’t be forgetting that fiasco any time soon! Heheh… he.... ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
moT