Big Epiphanies in Little English

I am extremely grateful for the assignments and research I have done during the course of Eng 20. At first, I will admit a certain reluctance. I did at one point or another utter the phrase, "Oh my goodness, what the hell good is this going to do?!" But I was dead wrong- this class and keeping my thoughts in this blog has been a blessing. I was under the impression that after reading a script and looking through some picture books of interior design my time reading and writing for a show would be over, and I was dead wrong. I knew about the trade publications that all the technicians read, but I thought it was for fun. Through my research on this topic, I have come to understand that at least twenty percent of my life as a theatre technician will be spent reading and responding to emails, reading scripts, studying building and design methods, investigating new technologies, filing out paperwork such as purchase orders, etc. At least I know now, rather than be shocked and awed at the unexpected work load after graduation. But hey, it's all part of the gig.