Personal Narrative: My Time At The Essential Theater

Working with Essential Theater was very productive and I not only continued to learn about managing a stage, but also aspects of stagecraft and the handling of tools. I felt it was not hard for me to adjust to the setup and the functions due to the stage equipment being provided and easy to access. While being a production intern, I was also working with other interns whom assisted me with the props as well as being a team player. The production that was taking place was a two play festival, which features two original stage plays that won a contest and is granted a full production as well as a cash prize. One of the plays was called “Dispossessed”, but I was a part of the run-crew for the play “When Things Are Lost”. My time at the essential theater had me work in basic stagecraft and running a production with a run crew assisting me.
During the first 4 weeks of my internship, I assisted with gathering equipment in order to build the stages. I acted as a carpenter by using basic tools such as screwdrivers and saws as well as gather 2 by 4 in order to build multiple platforms. It did took me a few tries in order to fully work with the power
This process was more familiar to more due to my experience in being a run crew member for the play Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, which ran at Clayton State. I had to work with other crew members who were easy to work with and was like friends during the entire festival. Some of the things I had to do include, sorting out props for the actions, setting up the props backstage as well as preparing the props for “fight call”. I also had to gather and set props during the transitions and make sure actors are entering in certain areas. Overall, I felt the run of the shows went smooth and the experience of interning with Essential Theater was