Dear Constant Reader,
Happy Friday!
Before we get to your tip, I want to remind you about my on-line classes. The third Tuesday of every month at 7pm Eastern I’m offering a talk on history or costuming or whatever strikes my fancy. I’m having a great time nerding out, researching, and creating theses classes and presentations for you. If you can’t make the class, you’ll still get the recording and resources.
Upcoming workshops are:
- July 21, Achieving Closure: how to choose and use the best fastener to keep you costume on until the moment it comes off
- August 18, Fan Dance Uncovered, the history of fan dance and some of its foremost practitioners, plus how it influenced everything from fine art to ashtrays.
- September 15, Stalking the Stocking, part lecture, part practicum. You’ll learn hosiery history and then learn stocking peels and how to strip out of a garter belt.
And now, here’s your tip!
If you’re bringing in any kind of tech for your act, test it at home and then test it again at the venue.
You want to make sure whatever you’re using (a black light, a fan, a projector, &c.) works before you use it in your performance. You should be confident that it works before you leave for the show, so that if it doesn’t when you try it out at the venue, you know the problem is not with the equipment and it’s a little easier to troubleshoot.
Hint: sometimes the issue is a dead outlet. This is where last week’s tip about the extension cord comes in handy.
If, for whatever reason, it really won’t work, you’ll know before you hit the stage and can make any changes to your act that are needed. It may be frustrating, but at least the audience won’t know that something went wrong.
These writings and other creative projects are supported by my 17 Patrons. Thank you so much! To become a Patron, go to my Patreon page.
Oh, The Glamourous Life! 
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