Walking the Cat walk

Mr. Walker made many overcome the fear of heights today, when he lead the group upstairs on the cat walk. "I do this all the time on the job", he says, "It's just part of the job." Many of the interns had second thoughts about following Mr. Walker, but he encouraged them to go on. All you have to do is just do not look down. There are several lights up there and at some point the interns are going to have to learn how to use them during the opening of "Do You Like Good Music". Kia Johnson was one of the one's who had a difficult time with heights. "I was crying up there", she said. It's okay because she conquered her fears and went up there anyway. She was all smiles when she came down. On another date Mrs. Robin Harris, the program coordinator, took us up again to the catwalk and Kia went up there freely and came down as a triumpher of fears. Hopefully, she will be one of the people who are controlling the lights during the play. After the trip from the cat walk Mr. Walker returned to the ground to teach more about lighting. Kia, Norris Wiggins, and Dana Smith are the leaders of the pack when it comes to lighting. They all take to it naturally and helped Mr. Walker setup the lighting mirrors for the play. Each of the interns are showing their different strengths with each class. I am confident that together, they will make this play the best yet.
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A Tour of the House

We took a break from costume design today and Ms. Robin took us on a tour of the house in preparation for the play, and she taught us some of the production lingo (front of the house, stage right, stage left...etc.) She made sure that we knew the in's and out's of everything and she explained how things will be set up on stage. Ms. Robin is a production pro and has been involved in theater since she was a teenager. She is also a Howard University alumni. We are learning from a pro. Our stage manager Dylan will be under Robin's wing for the upcoming weeks and she will have to fill some big shoes.