NO MORE 10 out of 12s Scenic Designer Male Scenic Designer

Male Scenic Designer

“During the week when there are work calls staying in the theatre until midnight and then getting up to be back by 7 am…is onerous to say the least. No human should be asked to exist on 5 hours of sleep for days on end.”

“We’re not able to make the kinds of thoughtful responsive adjustments directors and producers want us to be able to make…”

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“What is not recorded is the extra time designers spend IN ADDITION to the 12 hours required to be there. LDs are usually there sometimes 4 hours prior and then stay up to 2 hours after… AND THEN we have to sit through a production meeting and makes some of the most important decisions that will effect the course of the week after an exhausting day… These are absolutely hazardous conditions we put ourselves through. I have on more than one occasion almost fallen asleep behind the wheel.”