Today I officially begin my internship with Athens Theatre in technical theatre with a focus on sound. Up to this point, there has been difficulty with nailing down a schedule since the director of sound has to work around the schedule of Athens, his company, and my loaded class schedule, but hopefully we’ll figure out how to nail things down as we go, even if we have to take it day-by-day. Nonetheless, I’m really excited to begin this journey, as it is something I currently see as a prospective career path if it goes well. I’ll be at the theatre both this afternoon and later in the evening.

Since I haven’t done anything on-site yet, this serves as a preliminary post for what I’m looking forward to and what I’m hoping to get out of it. Presently, I’m set to do tech for Athens’s production of Full Monty–which I can only describe as an interesting show to start out this journey with. While I don’t know what my specific duties are as of yet, I’m interested in learning about how to do live mixing in a theatrical setting, as well as the other aspects of sound that go into theatre productions. While it hasn’t been discussed at length, if there’s a possibility to expand my learning beyond sound–such as learning about lighting–then it would broaden my horizons quite a bit (especially since productions such as operas don’t involve much sound design, so if I wanted to help out the school of music at a later time post-graduation with a show, it would be a good skill to have).

I’m very excited to be dipping my toes into something new, make new connections, and sharpen my skills in this venture!