Wish I Could

Last night, I said something I never thought I'd ever be able to say again...I love my job. No, I don't love the one at CCBC (I don't know if I mentioned this before, but I've worked at a Community College Theatre for the last four years...and I hate it), that one is just a toilet waiting to be flushed. I got a new job. A better one. I now work at Jim Rouse Theatre for The Performing Arts. The theatre space is so amazing! It was originally built as a dance space, which lends itself more to down and side light than front light, which actually works pretty well since you don't have alot of shadows. The space is mainly rented out, most regularly by the Columbia Orchestra which had a concert last night that I had the pleasure of watching from both backstage and the booth. I got to hear a superb performance of "Someone To Watch Over Me" sung by Theresa Brickham.

This theatre has all the technical equipment I could ever dream of working with: a Yamaha 02R96v2 digital mixing console (which I got to work with and learn alot about last night), a High End WholeHog 3 console *squeals like a teenage girl meeting Justin Timberlake* (actually, I'd probably squeal if I met Justin Timberlake anyway), 2 Studio Spot 575 CMY Zoom, motorized trusses, and even a competent Technical Director who is constantly teaching me things. Last night was only my third day, and already I'm being treated like family, and I've actually been given responsibility, not just thrown at the bottom of the food chain, which makes me happy. Everyone working there is also very nice, probably because they're all so well paid. I know I was willing to put up with a lot more crap there from patrons than I would be over at CCBC.

So, you're asking, what do I wish I could do...the answer is this: I wish I could quit my job at CCBC. Seriously! The problem is, the job a JRT is only part time with very irregular hours. For example, the next time I work is going to be mid-March. Therefore, I still need to put up with my CCBC job for a while till I can get a third job and drop that one, or until JRT realizes they want me on full time (I wish!). Either way, CCBC has stopped being an amusingly bad job, and I think it's high time I moved on...i wish I could!

-Nate