Our team worked with industry experts to create an audio learning exercise to help fine-tune your live programming skills. Practice your programming skills in real-time as you listen to award-winning Lighting Designer Ken Billington direct his lighting team for the production of New York City Center Encores’ Me and My Girl.
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As time runs out the team finishes Act II!
It's still a flurry of building Act I while the show plays on.
Dress Rehearsal begins! Ken finally gets to see all the cues he built in Act I with people on stage!
With actors released until 2:00, Ken and his team finish their last notes before Dress Rehearsal.
The tech peters out but Team Lighting pushes through to the end of Act II.
This is tech. We're starting to hear how much can happen on headset at the same time.
The technical rehearsal begins on stage. Since there is only time to tech one half before the run through this afternoon, the company has opted to begin with Act II.
Ken pushes through putting in cues as far as he's seen into Act II.
Final preparations for the afternoon ramp up as Ken and the team jump into Act II.
The sprint begins, Ken and team hit the ground running, "Maybe I don't need green on the band". Got Act 1 Done!
The last push in these 2 extra hours, the clouds are gathering for Monday's storm.
Dry-Tech, against the age-old backdrop of sound checks, Ken continues.
Continuing in dry tech, Ken continues to explore the rig, the pieces are fitting together..."This looks like Encores!"
Ken, Aaron, Greg, and Chad begin building the cues. Focus has gone so well that the team has a 2-hour head start on Monday's Dry Tech.
In this episode, Ken introduces himself, the team, the idea behind Encores!, and preps you for the schedule you are about to hear.
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