Trip update!
Trip update!
BwayTheatre11
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
#0Trip update!
Posted: 7/16/04 at 7:05pm
My good friends at BroadwayWorld.com,
I will be away for a week (7/18-7/23) attending a technical theatre camp at Wright State University, the beginning of a dream come true. Eleven other Ohio high school students and I will have seminars daily, along with plenty of independant study/project time. I am very excited because this will be my first formal training and I will get to meet kids that are my age and have the same interests. When I come home, I get to finish up my lighting design project and work with gobos for the first time. I have much to look forward to in the coming months and CAN'T WAIT! Thank you for all of the support you have shown for me. It really means a lot. I will leave Sunday, so you still have a couple days with me.
Love,
Derric
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Updated On: 7/19/04 at 07:05 PM
#1re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/16/04 at 7:09pmThat's a wonderful experience. Enjoy and most of all, have fun!!!
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of breaths we take, but by moments
that take our breath away."
"Life isn't about how to survive the storm,
but how to dance in the rain."
#2re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/16/04 at 7:11pm*tear*
There are some people in the world who say that writing stories, or composing music or dancing sparkly dances is easy for them. Nothing interferes with their ability to create. While I celebrate their creative freedom, a little part of me just wants to punch those motherf*ckers in the teeth...[tos]
BwayTheatre11
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
#3re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/16/04 at 7:12pm
I guess this can be a happy tear (for my experience) or a sad tear (because I will be away). LOL 
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Updated On: 7/16/04 at 07:12 PM
#4re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/16/04 at 7:14pmyup, both. :)
There are some people in the world who say that writing stories, or composing music or dancing sparkly dances is easy for them. Nothing interferes with their ability to create. While I celebrate their creative freedom, a little part of me just wants to punch those motherf*ckers in the teeth...[tos]
#5re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/16/04 at 7:26pm
Have fun, kid.
We'll be here when you get back.
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BwayTheatre11
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
#6re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/16/04 at 7:31pmHOPEFULLY!
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#7re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/16/04 at 8:56pm
Wright State is a good school. I remember really liking the faculty when I got to work with them during ACTF and USITT. (Wow, how was that for blatant use of acconyms)
have a great time, gobos are your friends. *nodnod*
"the ninja monkeys are plotting my demise as we speak..."
broadwaystar2b
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/04
#8re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/16/04 at 9:20pm
Gobos are awesome! Have fun 4-eyes
BwayTheatre11
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
#9re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/16/04 at 10:12pmHaha...I am getting contacts when I get back.
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#10re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/16/04 at 11:08pmWright State is great. Have fun!
BwayTheatre11
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
#11re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/17/04 at 4:32pm
I leave tomorrow at 10:30 AM. YAY! I am very excited. 
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#12re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/17/04 at 5:28pm
A great experience for you! Remember
LEARNING IS FUN CAUSE KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
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SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#13re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/17/04 at 6:17pm
Have a great time. I'm sure you will learn a lot and make some new friends. Just don't forget about us. Find some laptop and drop us a line. Stay out of trouble, young man!
PEACE.
BwayTheatre11
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
#14re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/17/04 at 6:48pm
What I learn this week will be knowledge I will NEVER forget.
*Back to packing*
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BwayTheatre11
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
#15re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/18/04 at 10:14am
And I am off! I am leaving right now, but I had to say goodbye to my friends. Talk to you soon. 
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BwayTheatre11
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
#16re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/19/04 at 7:12am
Everything is awesome down here at WSU. I have met some great people (mostly in the performance theatre camp...none of the techies are actually really interested in tech theatre). Today we are going downtown Dayton to the Human Race Theatre for class. It should be fun. I am still praying we get to do learn about lighting. On Friday, we are having a performance. I am looking foward to that. Talk to you soon!
Derric
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BwayTheatre11
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
#17re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/19/04 at 8:51pmWell, we are having rec time right now. Today was great! Like I said, we took a field trip downtown to The Loft Theatre, home of the Human Race Theatre Company. We are working with their technical director. Today we got most of the minimal set built. Tomorrow we will finish and start to paint and Wed. we will finish painting. On Thursday, we are loading the set, lights, and props into the theatre we are performing in. We will also hang and focus the lights then. I am hoping to run the light board for the show. Scott, the tech director, also is trying to hook up a tour of the historic Victoria Theatre. I am looking foward to another fun day tomorrow. I mostly hang out with the theatre kids, but the techies are fun also. Talk to you soon!
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Updated On: 7/19/04 at 08:51 PM
ponine24601
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/03
#18re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/19/04 at 9:25pmyay i'm glad that you are having fun! enjoy the rest of the trip!
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~The one and only John Lennon
BwayTheatre11
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
#19re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/20/04 at 7:17pm
Wow, it feels so cool to be sitting in a college library. LOL. Today I had an excellent talk with the Tech Director. Finally, tomorrow we are going to start working with the lights. The set is built and painted. All we have to do it put some finishing touches on it and we are done (well, move it to the theatre space). Highlight of my day: he took us on a tour through the historic Victoria Theatre, a union presenting theatre. It was AMAZING. He showed us how the fly system worked and we got to go up to where they load weights. Backstage, they had signed posters from all of the tours that have performed there. Very cool. Oh, and I corrected the teacher when he said IATSE meant something else...I told her the right meaning. Today was my favorite day.
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Updated On: 7/20/04 at 07:17 PM
#20re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/20/04 at 9:32pmWOW! that really sounds like a lot of fun. Seems like my kind of camp.
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BwayTheatre11
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
#21re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/21/04 at 6:58pm
Today was kind of boring. The set is finished and it looks great! Tomorrow is the day I have been waiting for: we are hanging and focusing lights.
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ponine24601
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/03
#22re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/21/04 at 9:55pmawesome! i'm glad that youa re having a great time. this was probably said already, but what show are you doing?
"People asking questions, lost in confusion. Well I tell them there's no problems, only solutions."
~The one and only John Lennon
EddieVarley
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/4/04
#23re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/22/04 at 8:31amGood for you! Sounds like a great adventure!
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#24re: When you read this thread, a tear will form in your eye
Posted: 7/22/04 at 11:26pmWow, where is this? I wanna go!
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