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Foy follies

Today and yesterday I helped out on the desk with the Foy equipment rather than nesting on my perch in the fly rail. It was a bit of a surprise that they didn't have any sort of cue sheet for me. I had no idea what i was supposed to do. Luckily the rest of the Foy crew was really good at helping me out. Traveling (the side-to-side), which i did, is a lot less work than the lifting. The feel of the ropes came right back to me. Even though the flights are not the complex, i've seen them screwed up plenty of times. I'm very happy to say that my shifts were without incident.

I'd like to say i have a perfect flight record, however i've had my share of mistakes in previous shows. The first show i ever worked Foy for was Wizard of Oz. There was this one complicated part during the twister scene. At that point Dorothy goes flying out of her bed as her house starts spinning off stage. One night my view was obstructed and i sent Dorothy flying into the wall. Fortunately the crash wasn't too bad and i think Lori eventually forgave me. Another night, was had a little mishap with Glinda's bubble. It was hooked up to the wires backwards; so, Glinda went out, her bubble flipped upstage, and she had to ride the rest of the way in with her back to the audience. The only other flying accident i was around for was during Peter Pan. One night Peter's line got stuck on a on a flat up in the fly space. It prevented her from going left or right, up or down. We had to bring in the curtain and bring out a ladder to get her down. That was a big mess.

Needless to say i was very pleased with how things turned out these past two days. It was fun being on the deck and actually getting to hang out with other crew members and cast in the green room. Tomorrow it's back up to the rail.