Hamlet has begun, and as predicted, the costumes look epic under the stage lights. I am working as wardrobe crew head and I've started recognizing more of the responsibilities that come with being higher up on the working food chain. I fill in for any missing crew members, make sure notes are given to the correct people. I am also in charge of fixing everyone's costume malfunctions, enforcing food and technology rules, and finding missing costume pieces before and after the show.
As head, however, I am not allowed to do any major quick changes in case I'm needed elsewhere. I also wouldn't normally be assigned a room to take charge over, but there's enough people that I still get that little responsibility. I also help with Laundry and delegate small tasks such as costume fixes and alterations to the other crew members. I've got a very competent crew, and it's been great so far! If they don't know something, they learn it quickly and they always try to be as helpful as possible. It's wonderful. I'm not sure what I would have done if I had a novice crew, or one that was disrespectful. It's all fairly new to me, being in positions of power. Yay for stepping out of comfort zones!
This has been a great experience for me. I've gotten better acquainted with both actors and technicians, gained a new perspective on what it will be like in a professional work place, and how to better manage people without being too pushy or too soft. I've had to find the happy medium between snappish and demanding and saying sorry too much. A very valuable skill to learn.
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