Re: Stage left/stage right?? Break a Leg!

Posted by Domenic Micarelli on July 31, 2002 at 19:58:29:

In Reply to: Stage left/stage right?? posted by BJ James on July 30, 2002 at 23:42:58:

BJ

Just the other week I mixed/opened for Sha Na Na in an old time theatre (ten vocal mics and rock & roll, yahoo!) and was talking to "Jocko" their drummer/performer, (who has always been really generous to me, by the way.)

Anyway, we talked about this same subject. We also talked about "breaking a leg." Evidently this has to do with the old fashioned way of taking a bow, where one bends his knee for the audience rather than bending at the waist. It's wishing for someone to have a good performance, hence the need to take a bow or "break a leg."
I always thought it had to do with sarcasm and superstition. The things you learn while waiting for the stage to be "struck."

Here's hoping you break a leg,
Domenic

: If reading a text stage plot, and guitar is stage left, is it left from the muso point of view or left looking from foh?
: I'm guessing it's looking AT the stage, not looking FROM the stage.
: Just looking for confirmation of this.
: Tia.........BJ

Follow Ups:

• Break a Leg! How I heard it. Jack Arnott 06:12:35 08/01/02 (2)
  • Re: Break a Leg! How I heard it. Mark Okern 23:54:04 08/01/02 (0)
  • Re: Break a Leg! How I heard it. Domenic Micarelli 19:53:12 08/01/02 (0)

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: BJ

: Just the other week I mixed/opened for Sha Na Na in an old time theatre (ten vocal mics and rock & roll, yahoo!) and was talking to "Jocko" their drummer/performer, (who has always been really generous to me, by the way.)

: Anyway, we talked about this same subject. We also talked about "breaking a leg." Evidently this has to do with the old fashioned way of taking a bow, where one bends his knee for the audience rather than bending at the waist. It's wishing for someone to have a good performance, hence the need to take a bow or "break a leg."
: I always thought it had to do with sarcasm and superstition. The things you learn while waiting for the stage to be "struck."

: Here's hoping you break a leg,
: Domenic

: : If reading a text stage plot, and guitar is stage left, is it left from the muso point of view or left looking from foh?
: : I'm guessing it's looking AT the stage, not looking FROM the stage.
: : Just looking for confirmation of this.
: : Tia.........BJ



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