That being said, sometimes it can just drive me insane. This insanity generally comes in the form of what my coworkers fondly dub "bad people." Bad people seem to exist to make the life of the crew a living hell. Be it through malice (rare) or incompetence (common), the lack of communication and preparedness of these people is enough to drive me up the wall.
I have, over the course of the past year come up with a game of sorts. As I interact more and more with a group, I begin to grade their particular level of asshattery. I even developed a score system:
- Coming to us the day of the event with some obscene request that could have been easily dealt with before hand (ex. lights, mics, banners) - 10 pts
- Bringing children into the seating area for a long event - 1 pt each
- Bringing children into the backstage area or as performers onstage - 2 pts each
- Having a set... - 5 pts
- ...that moves... - 10 pts
- ...and is too big for our stage door so we have to open the large sliding door - 25 pts
- Being an asshole to the staff... - 5 pts
- ...in front of the audience... - 30 pts
- ...because of something that is your fault - 50 pts
- Being drunk/high/both - 15 pts
- Unrealistic expectations as to what modern theater technology is capable of... - 5 pts
- ...and then ignoring attempts to politely explain why you are an idiot - 15 pts
- Not knowing how to use a mic... - 10+ pts
- ...and tapping to make it work - 5 pts
- Miscellaneous points are additionally awarded for general pain and suffering
All events are guilty of at least one of these things, and I will admit, the scale is relative. However it is not difficult to avoid most of these pitfalls and I have seen events range from a mere 10 pts to an astounding 647 pts (don't ever, ever let a children's dance troupe into your theater).
It is things like this that makes me hate humanity as a whole.
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