{"id":331,"date":"2025-11-08T20:48:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T20:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmaboyd.net\/?p=331"},"modified":"2025-11-14T20:07:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:07:47","slug":"the-play-that-goes-wong-atd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emmaboyd.net\/index.php\/2025\/11\/08\/the-play-that-goes-wong-atd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Play That Goes Wong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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    As Assistant Technical Director, Emma:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Worked with the Technical Director to plan the build and shop schedule<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Worked through the list of scenic “gags”\n
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      • Adhered to the “simple tech” rule (least complicated technical execution possible)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Lead or involved in every technical aspect of the build\n
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        • Key elements Emma \n
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          • Walls (falling)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Bookshelf revolve<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Steel moving deck (and rigging)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Pyrotechnics<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Weapons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Worked with Campus Safety, local fire department, and local police department to create and execute the Live Flame Safety Plan and Weapons Safety Plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Minimized need for many crew members (ASM was only non actor backstage)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Assisted with turnover between runs and performances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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            Playwright: Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, Jonathan Sayer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Direction: JeanneAnn Comiskey
            Scenic Design: Marley Ross
            Costume Design: Taylor Young
            Lighting Design: Kacy Hughson
            Sound Design: El Maciel
            Stage Management: Ellie Barbuto
            Technical Direction: Bryan Boyd, Emma Boyd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            George Fox University Theatre
            Spring 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            Assistant Technical Director As Assistant Technical Director, Emma: Playwright: Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, Jonathan Sayer Direction: JeanneAnn ComiskeyScenic Design: Marley RossCostume Design: Taylor YoungLighting Design: Kacy HughsonSound Design: El MacielStage Management: Ellie BarbutoTechnical Direction: Bryan Boyd, Emma Boyd George Fox University TheatreSpring 2023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technical-direction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emmaboyd.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emmaboyd.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emmaboyd.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emmaboyd.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emmaboyd.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/emmaboyd.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1489,"href":"https:\/\/emmaboyd.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331\/revisions\/1489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emmaboyd.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emmaboyd.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emmaboyd.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}