My New Nickname

Tech for The Foreigner went incredibly smooth!! We teched all of Act One in three hours!! I was very proud!

In Act Two, Scene Two there are a lot of special effects. The last one is a car explosion. Now keep in mind that during rehearsals part of my job is to yell out the sound effects when they come up. So for instance the scene will be going along and I yell "Thunder!!" or "car driving up." We had cued this entire explosion sequence but just have not run it. I take the cue when Field (playing Froggy) pushes down the plunger... something I have seen in rehearsal for WEEKS. Here is what happened on headset...

JESS: Electrics 45, Sound 90 and Deck... (Froggy Pushes Plunger) Boom!... I didn't say "Go" did I??
LIGHTING DESIGNER: Nope
JESS: I said "Boom" didn't I?
LIGHTING DESIGNER: Yep!

So the entire Electrics department started calling me Boom Boom. I LOVE IT... now that's not to be confused with Bam Bam... that I would not love so much... right Donna and SGS??

I have embraced this nickname so whole-heartedly that the DJ at the Karaoke bar I go to with my interns now calls me Boom Boom.