BEHI ND THE SCENES

Beauty & the Beast

L I G H T I N G - S O U N D -M A N A G E M E N T
OMBT would love to share more about the technical
crew behind our lights, sound and stage management
team! Without them making the magic happen behind
the scenes, the show would not be possible!

ART I ST SPOT LI GHT

M EET T HE T ECH CREW
Mollee Erickson | Stage Manager | Inventory Specialist
Mollee has been inv olved w ith theatre for 25 years; graduated
w ith a technical theatre degree, has w orked as a master What makes OBMTs tech unique and
electrician, scene shop superv isor, lighting, stage
challenging?
management, etc. for many theatres in the area! She know s
There are a lot of technical challenges w ith
her stuff and has brought her organization and talents to OBMT
this space, (outdoors, limited pow er, storage
and w e couldnt be happier to hav e her! All these
space, w eather, thrust stage, fixed lighting
experiences help me to keep things organized, running
positions, etc. Andy is constantly mixing mics
smoothly and allow s ev eryone to really enjoy the experience
because of humidity and w ind, changing mics
w e are creating! says Erickson.
betw een actors during the show s, Matt and I
are adjusting lights almost ev ery show as cloud
Where do you find your tech crew members? cov er changes the lighting and more. There is
We mostly draw from the people w e know , w e are all a big a short tech w eek for this show due to w eather
family! Most of our tech crew are former Cooper High School so w e had a limited time to get it all together,
students w here our lighting and sound designer Tom Becklund but I knew I had a capable crew and w e
is the Technical Director. I ts mostly people w e hav e w orked w ould make it happen! - Mollee
w ith on prev ious show s or w orked w ith elsew here. For
example, Heather and the backstage crew are all technicians
at Valley Fairs Hallow een Haunt that I do ev ery year. she
says. Anyone w ho w ants to participate or a unique tech W HO M AKES UP
experience is inv ited to become inv olv ed, w e alw ays lov e THE CREW?
more hands on deck!
Tom Becklund Lighting/Sound Designer
Matt Goldman Lighting Technician
What is your favorite part of working on this show?
Andy Peterson Sound Technician
The people. From cast, to designers, to the board of directors,
I lov e w orking w ith a w ide range of ages, experiences and Drew Ashley-Grochowski Follow Spot
ev eryone supports one another. The quality of the people is Cole Ashley-Grochowski- Follow Spot
felt in ev ery performance and I am humbled to be a part of it Backstage Crew : Carrie Greicar, Todd
all. - Mollee Greicar, Hunter Greicar, Heather Kilber
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