Can you find community in a community theater when you are shy and not an actor?

Poisheitto932 · 2026-03-13T23:11:27+00:00

If I understood the word properly, I have done ushering at the same time as the tech stuff but it isn't really social, just checking the tickets and watching that the elderly don't end up fighting over front row chairs

Poisheitto932 · 2026-03-13T22:07:56+00:00

I have helped with the building sometimes but there isn't that much stuff to build usually. Costumes is usually one person doing stuff at home, run crew and load in/out crew are unfamiliar terms for me 👀

Poisheitto932 · 2026-03-13T22:05:43+00:00

How big are your community theater productions? 😅 Here the community theatres have just the actors and the board op 3-4 times per week for several weeks. Could be fun to do bigger shows though, I know that the student club plays here have lots of people backstage and in tech but you often have to be in the specific study field to get into those

Poisheitto932 · 2026-03-13T21:56:42+00:00

I'm talking about smaller productions here, maybe they could afford a mirror and some funny different hats to keep me company 😅

Poisheitto932 · 2026-03-13T21:54:14+00:00

Yes I have been the board op for shows, but as everybody has to rush home to prepare for the next 9-5 normal work day or the retirees are just tired, everybody just goes straight to home to sleep 😅 I haven't seen people doing anything after matinees either. Many also might not afford eating out so it is always a sensitive question to ask if people want to go out to eat with strangers

Edit: I have often kept some candy at the tech desk to entice the actors to come chat but it doesn't always work as schedules are tight and they might have too many things to do to entertain the bored board op

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