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You Know You’ve Been An LX Op Too Long When..

  • you genuinely believe all actors are only 3 inches tall.
  • you can’t watch a show without slagging off the actors loudly during the boring bits.
  • your finger instinctively twitches when anyone says GO in your left ear.
  • if you wake up before dawn you wonder why the preset isn’t up.

You Know You’ve Been A Follow Spot Too Long When..

  • you only have a sun tan on one side of your face.
  • you think that the bridges are fine it’s the rest of the world that’s too cold.
  • you’ve ever fallen asleep in the bridges.

You Know You’ve Been A Flyman Too Long When..

  • you only recognise actors from the top.
  • you can’t make it though a show without putting a swing on something.
  • you remember shows by the number of weights needed for the heaviest piece.
  • you only weigh thing in 10kg units.

You Know You’ve Been Focusing Too Long When..

  • you feel safe on top of a talLescope.
  • you don’t understand why people look at you strangely when you put your hand into the back of a lit parcan.
  • you think the cause of a solar eclipse is God leaving a shutter in.
  • you believe you can focus the sun if only you could find a big enough stick .
  • you’ve put safety chains on all the lamps in your house.

You Know You’ve Been In The Playhouse Too Long When..

  • you yell “going dark” before turning the lights off at night .
  • you refer to the garage door as the ‘iron’ .
  • you believe gaffer tape is a legitimate building material .
  • the staff The Goose ask if you want your usual .
  • you can only read under a blue light.
  • you know more than one theory for the origin of the name “green room.
  • you consider the red lamp on a traffic light the “standby.”.
  • you can’t remember what daylight looks like but you think it’s like 201.
  • you feel underdressed with out your ‘phone, maglite, multitool and AJ attached to your belt.
  • 95% of your wardrobe is black.
  • if you can’t be found people assume you’re in the theatre.
  • you no longer need sleep.
  • you watch a football match waiting for the interval not half-time.
  • you say you’re “exiting” instead of “leaving”.
  • you tell more stories of what went wrong on shows you’ve done than what went smoothly.
  • at home, you “strike” your dishes to the kitchen.
  • if someone asks you what time it is, you respond with something like, “Half hour ’til half hour.”.
  • you consider changing your name to Dave .
  • you’re no longer scared of the Gloucester arms .