The tech run is the name given to the
rehearsal of a
theatre production at which the main focus is to get the
technical aspects right (compare
dress run). The
show is run all the way through with all the
cast (as opposed to a
tech stagger), stopping only if a
technical event goes badly wrong, and needs to be sorted out.
One problem that often occurs during a tech run is that the
director tries to turn it into an
acting rehearsal, telling the
cast what they should be doing in one of the stops in the run. They should have been informed before that the tech run is purely for the benefit of the
technical team, and that it would go a lot quicker if the
director left the
tech team (
techies) to get on with it.
If the
techies feel that a tech run isn't going to go particularly well, and that there might be a lot of stopping and starting, then they may often refer to is as a
tech stumble.
If you're after any other theatre tech information, then do take a look at '
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