Stagehand 101: Power Problems

Is the O-N-O-F-F switch in the O-N position?

If you set up an audio, video, or lighting system incorrectly, when you turn it on, it’s very apparent that it’s not working right. Either there’s no sound, video, or light, or there is.

Actual photo of the stage lit by a lighting system that is set up incorrectly.

But power problems may or may not be immediately obvious. Sometimes we find out the hard wa…