A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to work as a PA (Production Assistant for those not inclined in the entertainment lingo) at Defying Inequality, a celebrity benefit for marriage equality at the Gershwin Theater. The event was jam packed with celebrity appearances and performances from many Broadway and Off-Broadway casts. Brian and I assisted our friend Jason, a Stage Manager on Wicked, all day, and I do mean ALL DAY (we arrived at 9:30am, I peaced out at 11:30pm, before the show even ended!). But it was such an amazing opportunity to get to work on an event that I felt so passionately about. (click the link above to see the list of amazing performers I spent the day with!)
We started the day with sound checks, which lasted most of the morning and afternoon. Brian, another friend Sean, and I rangled performers and speakers throughout the day, and at night we stuck by Jason and fellow Stage Manager Christy, mostly watching the event from backstage but also retrieving microphones, providing light for performers entering and exiting the stage, and making sure thigns were going smoothly from behind the scenes.
While the day was ridiculously draining and exhausting, I am so appreciative I was able to participate in this important event, and I was blown away by the amount of support and appreciation from all sides about the cause. I think we succeeded in heightening the sense of awareness and support of the importance of marriage equality on the other coast!
Check out some videos from the event:
Purple Haze (The Color Purple nat'l tour):
Stephanie J. Block:
Shoshana Bean:
1 comments:
Sounds great! Wish I could have been there, sporting my "ilove my gay son" button! xoxo Linda
see you next week
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