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You would think backstage work in theatre would be energetic and fun, and it usually is from my experience. \u00a0But for the past week my backstage work has consisted of doing laundry.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been load after load, monotonously putting in the performers clothes. I\u2019m working on the opera, La Boheme, and since hardly anyone changes costume during the acts, the only thing I have to do is get everyone\u2019s laundry from the past act in intermission and put it in the washer.<\/p>\n
And then we wait for it to finish, and wait for it to finish in the dryer. In between I get to work on homework though! Or today I\u2019m writing this in one of the breaks.<\/p>\n
It sound\u2019s like it would be quite a boring way to spend 5 hours each night for the last 8 days. But it\u2019s actually been quite the opposite.\u00a0It\u2019s been a really good experience. I\u2019ve gotten to know the other 5 members of wardrobe crew pretty well, through listening to Beyonc\u00e9, ordering pizza\u2019s backstage at the end of the night, learning about the magic of coconut water, having conversations about how our academics are different and more.<\/p>\n
Most of them are in the vocal performance department, so it has been really cool getting to meet so many people in that program that I wouldn\u2019t have ever interacted without doing this.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m really glad I decided to try things again. Last time I was on a wardrobe crew I hardly enjoyed it and I thought I wouldn\u2019t want to do it anymore. This time around however, it has been a really good experience that I honestly greatly enjoyed. Even though it\u2019s only laundry it has turned out to be the typical fun backstage experience. Maybe I just had to look at it with a new mindset. Whatever it was, now I\u2019m looking forward to doing this more times in the future. Though maybe on a show that has more fast paced changes and activities. For now, it\u2019s back to doing the laundry!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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