Many believe that in the early days of theatre it was mostly sailors who functioned as stagehands and riggers. While they were on shore leave, or once they were retired. The legends go that in London, for example, there were even underground passages leading directly from the docks to the big theatre venues in town. The sailors ran from the ship to there, did their duties in the theatre, got drunk after, and went back to their ships in the early morning.
2018 has been an exciting year from TheatreArtLife! We now have 120 contributors, all live entertainment and theatre professionals working around the globe who write articles for us each month who share their journey, advice, wisdom, and experiences from the industry. We are so grateful for our staff of volunteers who run our website and […]
TheatreArtLife has connected with a number of Entertainment Riggers across the globe to bring you their stories, experience and advice on the very crucial roles and responsibilities Riggers hold in today’s industry. Brett Copes is based in the Greater Atlanta Area and is a Rigging Specialist.
Like many others in the industry, I happened upon Rigging by chance. After stumbling into a theater in Detroit, I had a conversation with the owner that was building a call list for an outdoor roof build. It was Metallica’s Summer Sanitarium Tour, 2004. I agreed to work it, found that I loved it. 2 weeks later, I was chasing roof builds across the country.
